Stability analysis of the active control system with time delay using IHB method

In this paper, the incremental harmonic balance method is employed to solve the periodic solution that a vibration active control system with double time delays generates, and the stability analysis of which is achieved by the Poincare theorem. The system stability regions can be obtained in view of time delay and feedback gain, the variation of which is also studied. It turns out that along with the increase of time delay, the active control system is not always from stable to unstable, and the system can be from stable to unstable state, whereas the system can be from unstable to stable state. The extent that the two times delays impact on the system stability region is mainly related to the relative magnitude of the two feedback gains. The system can maintain the stable state under the condition of the well-matched feedback gains. The results can provide evidence to design the control strategy of time-delayed feedback.     

The Simplest Resonance Capture Problem,Using Harmonic Balance Based Averaging

We study the dynamics of capture into, or escape from, resonance in a strongly nonlinear oscillator with weak damping and forcing, using harmonic balance based averaging (HBBA). This system provides the simplest example of resonance capture that we know of. The HBBA technique, here adapted to tackle nonlinear resonances, provides a harmonic balance assisted approximation to the underlying, asymptotically correct, averaged dynamics. Allowing the harmonic balance approximation makes a variety of systems analytically tractable which might otherwise be intractable. The evolution equations for amplitude and phase of oscillations are derived first. Restricting attention near the primary resonance, the slow flow equations are approximately averaged. The resulting flow transparently shows the stable and unstable primary resonant solutions, as well as the trajectories that get captured into resonance and the ones that escape. Good agreement with numerics is obtained, showing the utility of HBBA near resonance manifolds.     

Nonstationary probability densities of system response of strongly nonlinear single-degree-of-freedom system subject to modulated white noise excitation

The nonstationary probability densities of system response of a single-degree-of -freedom system with lightly nonlinear damping and strongly nonlinear stiffness subject to modulated white noise excitation are studied.Using the stochastic averaging method based on the generalized harmonic functions,the averaged Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov equation governing the nonstationary probability density of the amplitude is derived. The solution of the equation is approximated by the series expansion in terms of a set...     

Bifurcation analysis of a two-DoF mechanical system subject to digital position control. Part I: theoretical investigation

This paper analyzes the double Neimark–Sacker bifurcation occurring in a two-DoF system, subject to PD digital position control. In the model the control force is considered piecewise constant. Introducing a nonlinearity related to the saturation of the control force, the bifurcations occurring in the system are analyzed. The system is generally losing stability through Neimark–Sacker bifurcations, with relatively simple dynamics. However, the interaction of two different Neimark–Sacker bifurcations steers the system to much more complicated behavior. Our analysis is carried out using the method proposed by Kuznetsov and Meijer. It consists of reducing the dynamics of the nonlinear map to its local center manifold, eliminating the non-internally resonant nonlinear terms and transforming the nonlinear map to an amplitude map, that describes the local dynamics of the system. The analysis of this amplitude map allows us to define regions, in the space of the control gains, with a close interaction of the two bifurcations, which generates unstable quasiperiodic motion on a 3-torus, coexisting with two stable 2-torus quasiperiodic motions. Other regions in the space of the control gains show the coexistence of 2-torus quasiperiodic solutions, one stable and the other unstable. All the results described in this work are analytical and obtained in closed form, numerical simulations illustrate and confirm the analytical results.     

A Simplified Optimal Control Method for Homoclinic Bifurcations

A simplified optimal control method is presented for controlling or suppressing homoclinic bifurcations of general nonlinear oscillators with one degree-of-freedom. The simplification is based on the addition of an adjustable parameter and a superharmonic excitation in the force term. By solving an optimization problem for the optimal amplitude coefficients of the harmonic and superharmonic excitations to be used as the controlled parameters, the force term as the controller can be designed. By doing so, the control gain and small optimal amplitude coefficients can be obtained at lowest cost. As the adjustable parameter decreases, a gain of some amplitude coefficient ratio is increased to the highest degree, which means that the region where homoclinic intersection does not occur will be enlarged as much as possible, leading to the best possible control performance. Finally, it is shown that the theoretical analysis is in agreement with the numerical simulations on several concerned issues including the identification of the stable and unstable manifolds and the basins of attraction.     

Nonlinear System Identification of Systems with Periodic Limit-Cycle Response

A nonlinear system identification methodology based on the principle of harmonic balance and bifurcation theory techniques like center manifold analysis and normal form reduction, is presented for multi-degree-of-freedom systems. The methodology, called Bifurcation Theory System IDentification, (BiTSID), is a general procedure for any nonlinear system that exhibits periodic limit cycle response and can be used to capture the bifurcation behavior of the nonlinear systems. The BiTSID methodology is demonstrated on an experimental system single-degree-of-freedom system that deals with self-excited motions of a fluid-structure system with a sub-critical Hopf bifurcation. It is shown that BiTSID performs excellently in capturing the stable and unstable limit cycles within the experimental regime. Its performance outside the experimental regime is also studied. The application of BiTSID to experimental multi-degree-of-freedom systems has also been very successful. However in this study only the results of the single-degree-of-freedom system are presented.     

Experimental investigation and analytical description of a vibro-impact NES coupled to a single-degree-of-freedom linear oscillator harmonically forced

In this paper, the dynamics of a system composed of a harmonically forced single-degree-of-freedom linear oscillator coupled to a vibro-impact nonlinear energy sink (VI-NES) is experimentally investigated. The mass ratio between the VI-NES and the primary system is about \(1\%\). Depending on the external force’s amplitude and frequency, either a strongly modulated response (SMR) or a constant amplitude response (CAR) is observed. In both cases, an irreversible transfer of energy occurs from the linear oscillator toward the VI-NES: process known in the literature as passive targeted energy transfer. Furthermore, the problem is analytically studied by using the method of multiple scales. The obtained slow invariant manifold shows the existence of a stable and of an unstable branch of solutions, as well as of an energy threshold (a saddle-node bifurcation) for the solutions to appear. Subsequently, the fixed points of the problem are calculated. When a stable fixed point is reached, the system is naturally drawn to it and a CAR is established, whereas when no stable point is attained, the system exhibits a SMR regime. Finally, a good correlation between the experimental and the analytical results is presented.     

Stationary response of strongly non-linear oscillator with fractional derivative damping under bounded noise excitation

The stochastic averaging method for strongly non-linear oscillators with lightly fractional derivative damping of order α (0<α≤1) subject to bounded noise excitations is proposed by using the generalized harmonic function. The system state is approximated by a two-dimensional time-homogeneous diffusion Markov process of amplitude and phase difference using the proposed stochastic averaging method. The approximate stationary probability density of response is obtained by solving the reduced Fokker–Planck–Kolmogorov (FPK) equation using the finite difference method and successive over relaxation method. A Duffing oscillator is taken as an example to show the application and validity of the method. In the case of primary resonance, the stochastic jump of the Duffing oscillator with fractional derivative damping and its P-bifurcation as the system parameters change are examined for the first time using the stationary probability density of amplitude.     

Control of the nonlinear oscillator bifurcation under a superharmonic resonance

A weakly nonlinear oscillator is modeled by a differential equation. A superharmonic resonance system can have a saddle-node bifurcation, with a jumping transition from one state to another. To control the jumping phenomena and the unstable region of the nonlinear oscillator, a combination of feedback controllers is designed. Bifurcation control equations are derived by using the method of multiple scales. Furthermore, by performing numerical simulations and by comparing the responses of the uncontrolled system and the controlled system, we clarify that a good controller can be obtained by changing the feedback control gain. Also, it is found that the linear feedback gain can delay the occurrence of saddle-node bifurcations, while the nonlinear feedback gain can eliminate saddle-node bifurcations. Feasible ways of further research of saddle-node bifurcations are provided. Finally, we show that an appropriate nonlinear feedback control gain can suppress the amplitude of the steady-state response.     

Delayed feedback control and bifurcation analysis of Rossler chaotic system

In this paper, from the view of stability and chaos control, we investigate the Rossler chaotic system with delayed feedback. At first, we consider the stability of one of the fixed points, verifying that Hopf bifurcation occurs as delay crosses some critical values. Then, for determining the stability and direction of Hopf bifurcation we derive explicit formulae by using the normal-form theory and center manifold theorem. By designing appropriate feedback strength and delay, one of the unstable equilibria of the Rossler chaotic system can be controlled to be stable, or stable bifurcating periodic solutions occur at the neighborhood of the equilibrium. Finally, some numerical simulations are carried out to support the analytic results.     

Bifurcation Control of Parametrically Excited Duffing System by a Combined Linear-Plus-Nonlinear Feedback Control

For a parametrically excited Duffing system we propose a bifurcation control method in order to stabilize the trivial steady state in the frequency response and in order to eliminate jump in the force response, by employing a combined linear-plus-nonlinear feedback control. Because the bifurcation of the system is characterized by its modulation equations, we first determine the order of the feedback gain so that the feedback modifies the modulation equations. By theoretically analyzing the modified modulation equations, we show that the unstable region of the trivial steady state can be shifted and the nonlinear character can be changed, by means of the bifurcation control with the above feedback. The shift of the unstable region permits the stabilization of the trivial steady state in the frequency response, and the suppression of the discontinuous bifurcation due to the change of the nonlinear character allows the elimination of the jump in the quasistationary force response. Furthermore, by performing numerical simulations, and by comparing the responses of the uncontrolled system and the controlled one, we clarify that the proposed bifurcation control is available for the stabilization of the trivial steady state in the frequency response and for the reduction of the jump in the nonstationary force response.     

基于复模态的控制力矩陀螺配置优化

由于陀螺耦合效应,系统动力学方程的特征值和特征向量皆为复数形式,不便于进行控制力矩陀螺的配置优化和控制律设计。本文基于复模态理论,构造出一种实数域上的伪模态矩阵,从而实现方程解耦。综合考虑结构模态、控制输入能量和传感器接收能量的复合优化准则,获得了控制力矩陀螺的最优配置。结果表明,采用线性二次型最优控制,能够快速将结构的响应振幅降至5%以内,验证了使用伪模态矩阵进行方程解耦的可行性及控制的有效性。     

Time-delayed stochastic optimal control of strongly non-linear systems with actuator saturation by using stochastic maximum principle

A time-delayed stochastic optimal bounded control strategy for strongly non-linear systems under wide-band random excitations with actuator saturation is proposed based on the stochastic averaging method and the stochastic maximum principle. First, the partially averaged Itô equation for the system amplitude is derived by using the stochastic averaging method for strongly non-linear systems. The time-delayed feedback control force is approximated by a control force without time delay based on the periodically random behavior of the displacement and velocity of the system. The partially averaged Itô equation for the system energy is derived from that for the system amplitude by using Itô formula and the relation between system amplitude and system energy. Then, the adjoint equation and maximum condition of the partially averaged control problem are derived based on the stochastic maximum principle. The saturated optimal control force is determined from maximum condition and solving the forward–backward stochastic differential equations (FBSDEs). For infinite time-interval ergodic control, the adjoint variable is stationary process and the FBSDE is reduced to a ordinary differential equation. Finally, the stationary probability density of the Hamiltonian and other response statistics of optimally controlled system are obtained from solving the Fokker–Plank–Kolmogorov (FPK) equation associated with the fully averaged Itô equation of the controlled system. For comparison, the optimal control forces obtained from the time-delayed bang–bang control and the control without considering time delay are also presented. An example is worked out to illustrate the proposed procedure and its advantages.     

Dynamics and nonlinear feedback control for torsional vibration bifurcation in main transmission system of scraper conveyor direct-driven by high-power PMSM

The main transmission system of a scraper conveyor direct-driven by the high-power permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) is taken as a study object. With the effect of the nonlinear friction torque caused by the nonuniformity of the transported coal quality in the operation process considered, the torsional vibration bifurcation mechanism and the corresponding control measures for the main transmission system of the scraper conveyor are investigated. Firstly, based on the Lagrange–Maxwell principle, the global electromechanical-coupling dynamic models for the main transmission system of the scraper conveyor are constructed. Secondly, by the Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion, the Hopf bifurcation characteristics of the main transmission system are analyzed to reveal the influence of supercritical bifurcation and subcritical bifurcation on the torsional oscillation of the transmission shafting. Thirdly, in order to suppress the system unstable oscillation caused by the Hopf bifurcation, the motor speed is fed back to construct the nonlinear state feedback controller for the quadrature axis current of the PMSM by the \(I_{d}=0\) vector control strategy. Similarly, on the basis of the Routh–Hurwitz criterion, the influence of the linear feedback coefficient in the nonlinear state feedback controller on the system bifurcation position is discussed. Meanwhile, by the central manifold theory and canonical form theory, the effect of the square and cubic nonlinear feedback coefficients on the Hopf bifurcation type of the torsional vibration and the amplitude of the stable limit cycle are investigated. Finally, the numerical simulation results show the effectiveness of the designed controller.     

On the transient response of forced nonlinear oscillators

We consider the transient response of a prototypical nonlinear oscillator modeled by the Duffing equation subjected to near resonant harmonic excitation. Of interest here is the overshoot problem that arises when the system is undergoing free motion and is suddenly subjected to harmonic excitation with a near resonant frequency, which leads to a beating type of transient response during the transition to steady state. In some design applications, it is valuable to know the peak value of this response and the manner in which it depends on system parameters, input parameters, and initial conditions. This nonlinear overshoot problem is addressed by considering the well-known averaged equations that describe the slowly varying amplitude and phase for both transient and steady state responses. For the undamped system, we show how the problem can be reduced to a single parameter χ that combines the frequency detuning, force amplitude, and strength of nonlinearity. We derive an explicit expression for the overshoot in terms of χ, describe how one can estimate corrections for light damping, and verify the results by simulations. For zero damping, the overshoot approximation is given by a root of a quartic equation that depends solely on χ, yielding a simple bound for the overshoot of lightly damped systems.     

Stability, bifurcation and chaos of a delayed oscillator with negative damping and delayed feedback control

This paper presents a detailed analysis on the dynamics of a delayed oscillator with negative damping and delayed feedback control. Firstly, a linear stability analysis for the trivial equilibrium is given. Then, the direction of Hopf bifurcation and stability of periodic solutions bifurcating from trivial equilibrium are determined by using the normal form theory and center manifold theorem. It shows that with properly chosen delay and gain in the delayed feedback path, this controlled delayed system may have stable equilibrium, or periodic solutions, or quasi-periodic solutions, or coexisting stable solutions. In addition, the controlled system may exhibit period-doubling bifurcation which eventually leads to chaos. Finally, some new interesting phenomena, such as the coexistence of periodic orbits and chaotic attractors, have been observed. The results indicate that delayed feedback control can make systems with state delay produce more complicated dynamics.     

Stabilization problems for a system with output feedback (review)

Algorithms for solving the problem of design of static output feedback controllers for stationary linear systems with continuous and discrete time are reviewed. The inverse problem is considered. The algorithms of synthesis of output feedback controllers are generalized to the case of a periodic discrete-time system. To solve such problems, it might be more natural to use an approach based on multi-criterion optimization. It is also shown that these algorithms can be used for the optimal stabilization of unstable systems with delay. In this connection, the parameters of a controller with given structure for a controlled unstable scalar system with delay are optimized. To this end, the system is first approximated by a system without delay, with the exponent approximated by a fractionally rational function. Since the structure of the controller is given, the quality of approximation is estimated as the difference (in the space of controller coefficients) between the stability domains of the original and approximating systems. At the next stage, the gain coefficients of the controller for the reduced system are optimized. The efficiency of the thus synthesized controller is assessed through mathematical modeling of a system with delay whose feedback loop is defined by the gain coefficients found. The approach is illustrated by stabilizing an inverted simple pendulum with a proportional–derivative controller with delay. The problem of synthesis of a robust controller for this example is considered. Some examples of designing a robust controller, including for a third-order system in which the delay rather than some parameter is uncertain are presented     

二维稳定流形的自适应推进算法

稳定和不稳定流形是研究动力系统全局特性的重要工具. 一般系统的稳定和不稳定流形的曲率在全局范围内会有明显变化,应根据流形曲率的变化采用不同尺寸的网格单元计算全局流形. 然而在现有二维流形算法中,流形网格单元的尺寸在全局范围内是统一的. 为持续有效地计算全局稳定流形,提高计算网格对流形曲率变化的适应性. 本文在偏微分方程算法的基础上提出一种二维稳定流形的自适应推进算法. 该算法的基本思想是根据稳定流形曲率的变化自适应地调整网格单元的尺寸. 该算法首先在系统的稳定特征子空间中确定稳定流形的一个初始估计,该初始估计的网格单元尺寸设置为初始大小. 然后根据稳定流形网格前沿的曲率特点自适应地产生新的备选网格单元,继而根据相切性条件更新备选点的坐标,并将距离平衡点最近的备选点接受为已知点,最后更新稳定流形网格的前沿并自适应地产生新的备选网格单元,通过这个迭代过程使流形网格自适应地向前推进. 本文算法通过引入流形单元尺寸自适应,成功实现了洛伦兹流形和类球面流形的计算,并与偏微分方程算法进行了对比,结果表明自适应推进算法的流形计算单元的尺寸可在全局范围内根据流形曲率自适应地调整. 利用自适应推进算法计算二维稳定流形,可实现稳定流形的自适应推进.      

Signalling problem in absolutely unstable systems

The dynamics of unstable systems crucially depends on the nature of the instability, either convective or absolute. The signalling problem, which is the study of the spatial response to a localized time-harmonic forcing, is generally believed to be relevant only for stable or convectively unstable systems and to be ill-posed for absolutely unstable systems, where the self-sustained perturbations grow faster than the forced harmonic response. The present investigation shows that the signalling problem may still be well posed for media displaying absolutely unstable regions. Considering weakly spatially inhomogenous systems, conditions are derived for the validity of the signalling problem. The complete spatial response to harmonic forcing is first analytically derived in terms of asymptotic approximations and then confirmed by direct numerical simulations.     

Nonlinear dynamic analysis of a quarter vehicle system with external periodic excitation

In this paper, a nonlinear dynamic model of a quarter vehicle with nonlinear spring and damping is established. The dynamic characteristics of the vehicle system with external periodic excitation are theoretically investigated by the incremental harmonic balance method and Newmark method, and the accuracy of the incremental harmonic balance method is verified by comparing with the result of Newmark method. The influences of the damping coefficient, excitation amplitude and excitation frequency on the dynamic responses are analyzed. The results show that the vibration behaviors of the vehicle system can be control by adjusting appropriately system parameters with the damping coefficient, excitation amplitude and excitation frequency. The multi-valued properties, spur-harmonic response and hardening type nonlinear behavior are revealed in the presented amplitude-frequency curves. With the changing parameters, the transformation of chaotic motion, quasi-periodic motion and periodic motion is also observed. The conclusions can provide some available evidences for the design and improvement of the vehicle system.