Discontinuous fold bifurcations in mechanical systems

Summary  This paper treats discontinuous fold bifurcations of periodic solutions of discontinuous systems. It is shown how jumps in the fundamental solution matrix lead to jumps of the Floquet multipliers of periodic solutions. A Floquet multiplier of a discontinuous system can jump through the unit circle, causing a discontinuous bifurcation. Numerical examples are treated, which show discontinuous fold bifurcations. A discontinuous fold bifurcation can connect stable branches to branches with infinitely unstable solutions. Received 20 September 2000; accepted for publication 26 June 2001     

Bifurcations in Nonlinear Discontinuous Systems

This paper treats bifurcations of periodic solutions indiscontinuous systems of the Filippov type. Furthermore, bifurcations offixed points in non-smooth continuous systems are addressed. Filippov'stheory for the definition of solutions of discontinuous systems issurveyed and jumps in fundamental solution matrices are discussed. It isshown how jumps in the fundamental solution matrix lead to jumps of theFloquet multipliers of periodic solutions. The Floquet multipliers canjump through the unit circle causing discontinuous bifurcations.Numerical examples are treated which show various discontinuousbifurcations. Also infinitely unstable periodic solutions are addressed.     

Bifurcation phenomena in non-smooth dynamical systems

The aim of the paper is to give an overview of bifurcation phenomena which are typical for non-smooth dynamical systems. A small number of well-chosen examples of various kinds of non-smooth systems will be presented, followed by a discussion of the bifurcation phenomena in hand and a brief introduction to the mathematical tools which have been developed to study these phenomena. The bifurcations of equilibria in two planar non-smooth continuous systems are analysed by using a generalised Jacobian matrix. A mechanical example of a non-autonomous Filippov system, belonging to the class of differential inclusions, is studied and shows a number of remarkable discontinuous bifurcations of periodic solutions. A generalisation of the Floquet theory is introduced which explains bifurcation phenomena in differential inclusions. Lastly, the dynamics of the Woodpecker Toy is analysed with a one-dimensional Poincaré map method. The dynamics is greatly influenced by simultaneous impacts which cause discontinuous bifurcations.     

Nonlinear Dynamics of an Electrically Driven Impact Microactuator

We study the dynamics of an electrostatically driven impact microactuator. Impact between moving elements of the microactuator is modeled using the coefficient of restitution. Friction between the microactuator and its supporting substrate is modeled using the Amonton–Coulomb law. We consider the bifurcations under changes in the driving voltage and frequency. Grazing bifurcations introduce discontinuous transitions between different motions. It is also found that impacts dramatically change the characteristics of the frequency-response curve. Finally, we discuss the evolution of incomplete chatter to complete chatter, that is, sticking.Contributed by Prof. G. Rega.     

Subharmonic and grazing bifurcations for a simple bilinear oscillator

In this paper, subharmonic and grazing bifurcations for a simple bilinear oscillator, namely the limit discontinuous case of the smooth and discontinuous (SD) oscillator are studied. This system is an important model that can be used to investigate the transition from smooth to discontinuous dynamics. A combination of analytical and numerical methods is used to investigate the existence, stability and bifurcations of symmetric and asymmetric subharmonic orbits. Grazing bifurcations for a particular periodic orbit are also discussed and numerical results suggest that the bifurcations are discontinuous. We show via concrete numerical experiments that the dynamics of the system for the case of large dissipation is quite different from that for the case of small dissipation.     

Discontinuous wave fronts propagation in anisotropic layered media

The problem of dynamic interaction of wave phase fronts with anisotropic elastic media interfaces is considered. A technique based on joint use of the ray theory, locally plane approach and theory of stereomechanical impact is elaborated. It is employed for the investigation of discontinuous waves propagation in anisotropic tectonic structures. The cases of interaction of quasi-longitudinal and quasi-shear discontinuous waves with the interfaces separating different anisotropic elastic media are treated. The issues are considered which are associated with the wave front surfaces bifurcations, generation of their singularities and caustics, as well as with stress concentration and formation of zones where the stresses tend to infinity.     

Bifurcation and path-following continuation analysis of periodic orbits of an extended Fermi oscillator model

In this research, we offer eigenvalue analysis and path following continuation to describe the impact, stick, and non-stick between the particle and boundaries to understand the nonlinear dynamics of an extended Fermi oscillator. The principles of discontinuous dynamical systems will be utilized to explain the moving process in such an extended Fermi oscillator. The motion complexity and stick mechanism of such an oscillator are demonstrated using periodic and chaotic motions. The major parameters are the frequency, amplitude in periodic excitation force, and the gap between the top and bottom boundary. We employ path-following analysis to illustrate the bifurcations that lead to solution destabilization. We present the evolution of the period solutions of the extended Fermi oscillator as the parameter varies. From the viewpoint of eigenvalue analysis, the essence of period-doubling, saddle-node, and Torus bifurcation is revealed. Numerical continuation methods are used to do a complete one- and two-parameter bifurcation analysis of the extended Fermi oscillator. The presence of codimension-one bifurcations of limit cycles, such as saddle-node, period-doubling, and Torus bifurcations, is shown in this work. Bifurcations cause all solutions to lose stability, according to our findings. The acquired results provide a better understanding of the extended Fermi oscillator mechanism and demonstrate that we may control the system dynamics by modifying the parameters.

     

Chaotic thresholds for the piecewise linear discontinuous system with multiple well potentials

In this paper we investigate the bifurcations and the chaos of a piecewise linear discontinuous (PWLD) system based upon a rig-coupled SD oscillator, which can be smooth or discontinuous (SD) depending on the value of a system parameter, proposed in [18], showing the equilibrium bifurcations and the transitions between single, double and triple well dynamics for smooth regions. All solutions of the perturbed PWLD system, including equilibria, periodic orbits and homoclinic-like and heteroclinic-like orbits, are obtained and also the chaotic solutions are given analytically for this system. This allows us to employ the Melnikov method to detect the chaotic criterion analytically from the breaking of the homoclinic-like and heteroclinic-like orbits in the presence of viscous damping and an external harmonic driving force. The results presented here in this paper show the complicated dynamics for PWLD system of the subharmonic solutions, chaotic solutions and the coexistence of multiple solutions for the single well system, double well system and the triple well dynamics.     

Double impact periodic orbits for an inverted pendulum

There exist many types of possible periodic orbits that impact at the walls for the inverted pendulum impacting between two rigid walls. Previous studies only focused on single impact periodic orbits and symmetric periodic orbits that bounce back and forth between the two walls. They respectively correspond to Types I and II orbits in the Chow, Shaw and Rand classification. In this paper we discuss two types of double impact periodic orbits that have not been studied before. The equations need to be solved for double impact orbits are transcendental and it is very hard to see the structure of the solutions. Consequently the analysis of double impact orbits is much more difficult than that of Types I and II orbits. A combination of analytical and numerical methods is employed to investigate the existence, stability and bifurcations of these orbits. Grazing bifurcations, which do not present for Types I and II orbits, are also observed.     

弹塑性材料的平面应力非连续分岔

基于平面应力非连续分岔特性的一般描述,运用统一强度理论,得出了非相关流动情形的弹塑性材料平面应力非连续分岔的起始方位角以及相应的最大硬化模量的统一解析解,并且分析了材料拉压异性以及不同程度的中间应力对结果的影响,进而发现所得的结果一强度准则的选取有关,揭示了在分岔研究中正确选取符合材料特性的强度准则的重要性。最后,同特线理论比较发现平面应力剪切带型非连续分岔同平面应力特征线重合。     

Elucidating the escape dynamics of the four hill potential

This paper treads discontinuous bifurcation in piecewise smooth systems of Filippov type. These bifurcations occur when a fixed point or a periodic orbit crosses with the border between two regions of smooth behavior. A detailed analysis of generalization Poincaré map and monodromy matrix which are related shows that subfamily of system with invariant cone-like objects is foliated by periodic orbits and determines its stability. In addition, we introduce a theoretical framework for analyzing 3D perturbed nonlinear piecewise smooth systems and give necessary conditions so that different types of bifurcations occur. The analysis identifies criteria for the existence of a novel bifurcation based on sensitively the location of the return map. Moreover, the piecewise smooth Melnikov function and sufficient conditions of the existence of the periodic orbits for nonlinear perturbed system are explicitly obtained.     

Non-observable chaos in piecewise smooth systems

In the present paper, we discuss bifurcations of chaotic attractors in piecewise smooth one-dimensional maps with a high number of switching manifolds. As an example, we consider models of DC/AC power electronic converters (inverters). We demonstrate that chaotic attractors in the considered class of models may contain parts of a very low density, which are unlikely to be observed, neither in physical experiments nor in numerical simulations. We explain how the usual bifurcations of chaotic attractors (merging, expansion and final bifurcations) in piecewise smooth maps with a high number of switching manifolds occur in a specific way, involving low-density parts of attractors, and how this leads to an unusual shape of the bifurcation diagrams.     

Modified post-bifurcation dynamics and routes to chaos from double-Hopf bifurcations in a hyperchaotic system

In order to understand the onset of hyperchaotic behavior recently observed in many systems, we study bifurcations in the modified Chen system leading from simple dynamics into chaotic regimes. In particular, we demonstrate that the existence of only one fixed point of the system in all regions of parameter space implies that this simple point attractor may only be destabilized via a Hopf or double Hopf bifurcation as system parameters are varied. Saddle-node, transcritical and pitchfork bifurcations are precluded. The normal form immediately following double Hopf bifurcations is constructed analytically by the method of multiple scales. Analysis of this generalized double Hopf normal form along standard lines reveals possible regimes of periodic solutions, two-period tori, and three-period tori in parameter space. However, considering these more carefully, we find that only certain combinations or sequences of these dynamical regimes are possible, while others derived and considered in earlier work are in fact mathematically impossible. We also discuss the post-bifurcation dynamics in the context of two intermittent routes to chaos (routes following either (i) subcritical or (ii) supercritical Hopf or double Hopf bifurcations). In particular, the route following supercritical bifurcations is somewhat subtle. Such behavior following repeated Hopf bifurcations is well-known and widely observed, including in the classical Ruelle?CTakens and quasiperiodic routes to chaos. However, to the best of our knowledge, it has not been considered in the context of the double-Hopf normal form, although it has been numerically observed and tracked in the post-double Hopf regime. Numerical simulations are employed to corroborate these various predictions from the normal form. They reveal the existence of stable periodic and toroidal attractors in the post-supercritical-Hopf cases, and either attractors at infinity or bounded chaotic dynamics following subcritical Hopf bifurcations. Future work will map out the remainder of the routes into the chaotic regimes, including further bifurcations of the post-supercritical-Hopf two- and three-tori via either torus doubling or breakdown.     

An analysis of the relaxation oscillations of a nonlinear thermosyphon

The oscillatory behavior of an asymmetrically forced thermosyphon constituted by two connected vessels has been subjected to an asymptotically valid analysis using the vessel-volume ratio as expansion parameter. Due to the structure of the governing equations, the problem could not be dealt with using standard techniques; instead a phase-plane analysis was conducted. The analytically determined corrections to the previously established lowest-order discontinuous results proved to be useful even for comparatively large values of the expansion parameter. The relationship between these asymptotically valid corrections and the physics underlying the relaxation oscillation as well as the behavior of the system for strong thermal forcing is discussed. The study is concluded by an overview of some specific inconsistencies associated with the discontinuous lowest-order analysis and how these were alleviated by the asymptotically valid corrections.     

On the existence of low-period orbits in <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-dimensional piecewise linear discontinuous maps

Discontinuous maps occur in many practical systems, and yet bifurcation phenomena in such maps is quite poorly understood. In this paper, we report some important results that help in analyzing the border collision bifurcations that occur in n-dimensional discontinuous maps. For this purpose, we use the piecewise linear approximation in the neighborhood of the plane of discontinuity. Earlier, Feigin had made a similar analysis for general n-dimensional piecewise smooth continuous maps. In this paper, we extend that line of work for maps with discontinuity to obtain the general conditions of existence of period-1 and period-2 fixed points before and after a border collision bifurcation. The application of the method is then illustrated using a specific example of a two-dimensional discontinuous map. This work was supported in part by the BRNS, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India under project no. 2003/37/11/BRNS.     

Bifurcation analysis of a piecewise-linear impact oscillator with drift

We investigate the complex bifurcation scenarios occurring in the dynamic response of a piecewise-linear impact oscillator with drift, which is able to describe qualitatively the behaviour of impact drilling systems. This system has been extensively studied by numerical and analytical methods in the past, but its intricate bifurcation structure has largely remained unknown. For the bifurcation analysis, we use the computational package TC-HAT, a toolbox of AUTO 97 for numerical continuation and bifurcation detection of periodic orbits of non-smooth dynamical systems (Thota and Dankowicz, SIAM J Appl Dyn Syst 7(4):1283–322, 2008) The study reveals the presence of co-dimension-1 and -2 bifurcations, including fold, period-doubling, grazing, flip-grazing, fold-grazing and double grazing bifurcations of limit cycles, as well as hysteretic effects and chaotic behaviour. Special attention is given to the study of the rate of drift, and how it is affected by the control parameters.     

Occurrence of multiple attractor bifurcations in the two-dimensional piecewise linear normal form map

Multiple attractor bifurcations occurring in piecewise smooth dynamical systems may lead to potentially damaging situations. In order to avoid these in physical systems, it is necessary to know their conditions of occurrence. Using the piecewise-linear 2D normal form, we investigate which types of multiple attractor bifurcations may occur and where in the parameter space they can be expected. For piecewise smooth maps, multiple attractor bifurcations will be expected to occur if the condition we identified for the piecewise-linear 2D normal form are satisfied in the close neighborhood of the border.     

Duffing-van der Pol系统的随机分岔

应用广义胞映射图论方法(GCMD)研究了在谐和激励与随机噪声共同作用下的Duffing-van der Pol系统的随机分岔现象. 系统参数选择在多个吸引子与混沌鞍共存的范围内. 研究发现, 随着随机激励强度的增大,该系统存在两种分岔现象: 一种为随机吸引子与吸引域边界上的鞍碰撞, 此时随机吸引子突然消失; 另一种为随机吸引子与吸引域内部的鞍碰撞, 此时随机吸引子突然增大. 研究证实, 当随机激励强度达到某一临界值时, 该系统还会发生D-分岔(基于Lyapunov指数符号的改变而定义), 此类分岔点不同于上述基于系统拓扑性质改变所得的分岔点.     

Example of a non-smooth Hopf bifurcation in an aero-elastic system

We investigate a typical aerofoil section under dynamic stall conditions, the structural model is linear and the aerodynamic loading is represented by the Leishman–Beddoes semi-empirical dynamic stall model. The loads given by this model are non-linear and non-smooth, therefore we have integrated the equation of motion using a Runge–Kutta–Fehlberg algorithm equipped with event detection. The main focus of the paper is on the interaction between the Hopf bifurcation typical of aero-elastic systems, which causes flutter oscillations, and the discontinuous definition of the stall model. The paper shows how the non-smooth definition of the dynamic stall model can generate a non-smooth Hopf bifurcation. The mechanisms for the appearance of limit cycle attractors are described by using standard tools of the theory of dynamical systems such as phase plots and bifurcation diagrams.     

Bifurcations of backbone curves for systems of coupled nonlinear two mass oscillator

This paper considers the dynamic response of coupled, forced and lightly damped nonlinear oscillators with two degree-of-freedom. For these systems, backbone curves define the resonant peaks in the frequency–displacement plane and give valuable information on the prediction of the frequency response of the system. Previously, it has been shown that bifurcations can occur in the backbone curves. In this paper, we present an analytical method enabling the identification of the conditions under which such bifurcations occur. The method, based on second-order nonlinear normal forms, is also able to provide information on the nature of the bifurcations and how they affect the characteristics of the response. This approach is applied to a two-degree-of-freedom mass, spring, damper system with cubic hardening springs. We use the second-order normal form method to transform the system coordinates and identify which parameter values will lead to resonant interactions and bifurcations of the backbone curves. Furthermore, the relationship between the backbone curves and the complex dynamics of the forced system is shown.