Application of perturbation idea to well-known Hencky problem: A perturbation solution without small-rotation-angle assumption

In existing studies, the well-known Hencky problem, i.e. the large deflection problem of axisymmetric deformation of a circular membrane subjected to uniformly distributed loads, has been analyzed generally on small-rotation-angle assumption and solved by using the common power series method. In fact, the problem studied and the method adopted may be effectively expanded to meet the needs of larger deformation. In this study, the classical Hencky problem was extended to the problem without small-rotation-angle assumption and resolved by using the perturbation idea combining with power series method. First, the governing differential equations used for the solution of stress and deflection in the perturbed system were established. Taking the load as a perturbation parameter, the stress and deflection were expanded with respect to the parameter. By substituting the expansions into the governing equations and corresponding boundary conditions, the perturbation solution of all levels were obtained, in which the zero-order perturbation solution exactly corresponds to the small-rotation-angle solution, i.e. the solution of the unperturbed system. The results indicate that if the perturbed and unperturbed systems as well as the corresponding differential equations may be distinguished, the perturbation method proposed in this study can be extended to solve other nonlinear differential equations, as long as the differential equation of unperturbed system may be obtained by letting a certain parameter be zero in the corresponding equation of perturbed system.     

SEISMIC RANDOM VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF LOCALLY NONLINEAR STRUCTURES

A nonlinear seismic analysis method for complex frame structures subjected to stationary random ground excitations is proposed. The nonlinear elasto-plastic behaviors may take place only on a small part of the structure. The Bouc-Wen differential equation model is used to model the hysteretic characteristics of the nonlinear components. The Pseudo Excitation Method (PEM) is used in solving the linearized random differential equations to replace the solution of the less efficient Lyapunov equation. Numerical results of a real bridge show that .the method proposed is effective for practical engineering analysis.     

Van der Pol type self-excited micro-cantilever probe of atomic force microscopy

A technique for dimensional reduction of nonlinear delay differential equations (DDEs) with time-periodic coefficients is presented. The DDEs considered here have a canonical form with at most cubic nonlinearities and periodic coefficients. The nonlinear terms are multiplied by a perturbation parameter. Perturbation expansion converts the nonlinear response problem into solutions of a series of nonhomogeneous linear ordinary differential equations (ODEs) with time-periodic coefficients. One set of linear nonhomogeneous ODEs is solved for each power of the perturbation parameter. Each ODE is solved by a Chebyshev spectral collocation method. Thus we compute a finite approximation to the nonlinear infinite-dimensional map for the DDE. The linear part of the map is the monodromy operator whose eigenvalues characterize stability. Dimensional reduction on the map is then carried out. In the case of critical eigenvalues, this corresponds to center manifold reduction, while for the noncritical case resonance conditions are derived. The accuracy of the nonlinear Chebyshev collocation map is demonstrated by finding the solution of a nonlinear delayed Mathieu equation and then a milling model via the method of steps. Center manifold reduction is illustrated via a single inverted pendulum including both a periodic retarded follower force and a nonlinear restoring force. In this example, the amplitude of the limit cycle associated with a flip bifurcation is found analytically and compared to that obtained from direct numerical simulation. The method of this paper is shown by example to be applicable to systems with strong parametric excitations.     

Dynamics and control of a self-sustained electromechanical seismographs with time-varying stiffness

This paper is concerned with the nonlinear dynamics and vibration control of an electromechanical seismograph system with time-varying stiffness. The instrument consists of an electrical part coupled to mechanical one and is used to record the vibration during earthquakes. An active control method is applied to the system based on cubic velocity feedback. The electromechanical system is subjected to parametric and external excitations and modeled by a coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations. The method of multiple scales is used to obtain approximate solutions and investigate the response of the system. The results of perturbation solution have been verified through numerical simulations, where different effects of the system parameters have been reported.     

升阶试函数族在矩形板大挠度问题中的应用

为解决加权残值法求近似解的计算精度问题，将摄动法与加权残值法相结合，首先以板中心挠度为摄动参数进行摄动，将矩形板大挠度非线性偏微分方程组分解为线性偏微分方程组，然后用最小二乘法求解．求解中构造并应用了可以由控制参数，调节的升阶试函数族，计算结果与实验结果基本一致，与以前的研究比较，计算精度明显提高．该方法对于寻求最佳试函数和最佳近似值是一种有效的方法．     

Remarks on the Perturbation Methods in Solving the Second-Order Delay Differential Equations

The paper presents a study on the validity of perturbation methods, suchas the method of multiple scales, the Lindstedt–Poincaré method and soon, in seeking for the periodic motions of the delayed dynamic systemsthrough an example of a Duffing oscillator with delayed velocityfeedback. An important observation in the paper is that the method ofmultiple scales, which has been widely used in nonlinear dynamics, worksonly for the approximate solutions of the first two orders, and givesrise to a paradox for the third-order approximate solutions of delaydifferential equations. The same problem appears when theLindstedt–Poincaré method is implemented to find the third-orderapproximation of periodic solutions for delay differential equations,though it is effective in seeking for any order approximation ofperiodic solutions for nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Apossible explanation to the paradox is given by the results obtained byusing the method of harmonic balance. The paper also indicates thatthese perturbation methods, despite of some shortcomings, are stilleffective in analyzing the dynamics of a delayed dynamic system sincethe approximate solutions of the first two orders already enable one togain an insight into the primary dynamics of the system.     

Study of differential control method for solving chaotic solutions of nonlinear dynamic system

In this paper, we focus on the need to solve chaotic solutions of high-dimensional nonlinear dynamic systems of which the analytic solution is difficult to obtain. For this purpose, a Differential Control Method (DCM) is proposed based on the Mechanized Mathematics-Wu Elimination Method (WEM). By sampling, the computer time of the differential operator of the nonlinear differential equation can be substituted by the differential quotient of solving the variable time of the sample. The main emphasis of DCM is placed on substituting the differential quotient of a small neighborhood of the sample time of the computer system for the differential operator of the equations studied. The approximate analytical chaotic solutions of the nonlinear differential equations governing the high-dimensional dynamic system can be obtained by the method proposed. In order to increase the computational efficiency of the method proposed, a thermodynamics modeling method is used to decouple the variable and reduce the dimension of the system studied. The validity of the method proposed for obtaining approximate analytical chaotic solutions of the nonlinear differential equations is illustrated by the example of a turbo-generator system. This work is applied to solving a type of nonlinear system of which the dynamic behaviors can be described by nonlinear differential equations.     

Vibration and stability of an aircraft tail under simultaneous primary-combined and internal resonance

This paper adds a negative velocity feedback to the dynamical system of twin-tail aircraft to suppress the vibration. The system is represented by two coupled second-order nonlinear differential equations having both quadratic and cubic nonlinearities. The system describes the vibration of an aircraft tail subjected to both multi-harmonic and multi-tuned excitations. The method of multiple time scale perturbation is adopted to solve the nonlinear differential equations and obtain approximate solutions up to the third order approximations. The stability of the proposed analytic solution near the simultaneous primary, combined and internal resonance is studied and its conditions are determined. The effect of different parameters on the steady state response of the vibrating system is studied and discussed by using frequency response equations. Some different resonance cases are investigated numerically     

Asymptotic investigation of a weakly nonlinear multifrequency oscillating system

We consider a weakly nonlinear multifrequency autonomous system of differential equations with a small parameter on the right-hand side under the condition that the unperturbed system has a quasiperiodic general solution. The system is reduced to a simpler form by averaging and separation. We establish sufficient conditions for the preservation of an invariant torus under a small perturbation.     

A perturbation method for estimation of dynamic systems

A novel framework called the Perturbed Jth Moment Extended Kalman Filter (PJMEKF), based on a classical perturbation technique is proposed for estimating the states of a nonlinear dynamical system from sensor measurements. This method falls under a class of architectures under investigation primarily to study the interplay of major issues in nonlinear estimation such as nonlinearity, measurement sparsity, and initial condition uncertainty in an environment with low levels of process noise. Taylor series expansion of the departure motion dynamics about the best estimate is used to derive a series representation of the unforced motion. It is found that such series representation evolves as a set of differential equations that force each other in a cascade manner, adding up to give the unforced motion (in a so-called “triangular” structure). This formal perturbation solution for the departure motion dynamics is used in deriving the differential equations governing the time evolution of the high order statistical moments of the estimation error. These tensor differential equations are found to possess a similar high order triangular structure in addition to being symmetric (in N tensorial dimensions and we appropriately term the evolution equations as Tensor Lyapunov Equations of statistical moment perturbations). Elegance of the tensor differential equations thus derived is accompanied by the computational advantages due to symmetry in all tensorial dimensions. A vector matrix representation of tensors is proposed with which the representation and solution of the tensor differential equations can be carried out effectively. Approximations are introduced to incorporate low levels of process noise forcing function in the propagation phase of the moment equations. The statistics thus propagated are used in a filtering framework to estimate the state vector of a nonlinear system from noisy measurements, within the traditional Kalman update paradigm. The Kalman gain thus determined is utilized in updating all high order moments in preparation for the subsequent propagation phase leading to improved estimation accuracy. The filter developed is applied to an orbit estimation problem and comparisons are presented with classical extended Kalman filter.     

Refined differential equations of deflections in axial symmetrical bending problems of spherical shell and their singular perturbation solutions

This paper deals with the research of accuracy of differential equations of deflections.The basic idea is as follows.Firstly,considering the boundary effect the meridianmidsurface displacement u=0,thus we derive the deflection differential equations;secondly we accurately prove that by use of the deflection differential equations or theoriginal differential equations the same inner forces solutions are obtained;finally,weaccurately prove that considering the boundary effect the meridian surface displacementu=0 is an exact solution.In this paper we give the singular perturbation solution of thedeflection differential equations.Finally we check the equilibrium condition and prove theinner forces solved by perturbation method and the outer load are fully equilibrated.Itshows that perturbation solution is accurate.On the other hand,it shows again that thedeflection differential equation is an exact equation.The features of the new differential equations are as follows:1.The accuracies of the new differentia     

On nonlinear evolution equations of a three-dimensional capillary-gravity wave packet at the interface of two superposed fluids

Assuming amplitudes as slowly varying functions of space and time and using a perturbation method, two coupled nonlinear partial differential equations are derived that give the nonlinear evolution of the amplitude of a three-dimensional capillary-gravity wave packet at the interface of two superposed incompressible fluid layers of finite depths, including the effect of its interaction with a long gravity wave. Starting from these two coupled equations, a balanced set of modulation equations, both at nonresonance and at resonance, is derived. The balanced set of modulation equations, at nonresonance, reduces to a single nonlinear Schrödinger equation, if it is assumed that space variation of the amplitudes depends only on variation along an arbitrary fixed horizontal direction. Modulational instability conditions, both at resonance and at nonresonance, are also deduced. The advantage of the perturbation method adopted in the present problem, over the reductive perturbation method, is noticed.     

Homotopy analysis method: A new analytic method for nonlinear problems

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Local and Global Transitions to Chaos and Hysteresis in a Porous Layer Heated from Below

The routes to chaos in a fluid saturated porous layer heated from below are investigated by using the weak nonlinear theory as well as Adomian's decomposition method to solve a system of ordinary differential equations which result from a truncated Galerkin representation of the governing equations. This representation is equivalent to the familiar Lorenz equations with different coefficients which correspond to the porous media convection. While the weak nonlinear method of solution provides significant insight to the problem, to its solution and corresponding bifurcations and other transitions, it is limited because of its local domain of validity, which in the present case is in the neighbourhood of any one of the two steady state convective solutions. On the other hand, the Adomian's decomposition method provides an analytical solution to the problem in terms of infinite power series. The practical need to evaluate numerical values from the infinite power series, the consequent series truncation, and the practical procedure to accomplish this task transform the otherwise analytical results into a computational solution achieved up to a finite accuracy. The transition from the steady solution to chaos is analysed by using both methods and their results are compared, showing a very good agreement in the neighbourhood of the convective steady solutions. The analysis explains previously obtained computational results for low Prandtl number convection in porous media suggesting a transition from steady convection to chaos via a Hopf bifurcation, represented by a solitary limit cycle at a sub-critical value of Rayleigh number. A simple explanation of the well known experimental phenomenon of Hysteresis in the transition from steady convection to chaos and backwards from chaos to steady state is provided in terms of the present analysis results.     

Analysis on global and chaotic dynamics of nonlinear wave equations for truss core sandwich plate

This paper presents the study on the chaotic wave and chaotic dynamics of the nonlinear wave equations for a simply supported truss core sandwich plate combined with the transverse and in-plane excitations. Based on the governing equation of motion for the simply supported sandwich plate with truss core, the reductive perturbation method is used to simplify the partial differential equation. According to the exact solution of the unperturbed equation, two different kinds of the topological structures are derived, which one structure is the resonant torus and another structure is the heteroclinic orbit. The characteristic of the singular points in the neighborhood of the resonant torus for the nonlinear wave equation is investigated. It is found that there exists the homoclinic orbit on the unperturbed slow manifold. The saddle-focus type of the singular point appears when the homoclinic orbit is broken under the perturbation. Additionally, the saddle-focus type of the singular point occurs when the resonant torus on the fast manifold is broken under the perturbation. It is known that the dynamic characteristics are well consistent on the fast and slow manifolds under the condition of the perturbation. The Melnikov method, which is called the first measure, is applied to study the persistence of the heteroclinic orbit in the perturbed equation. The geometric analysis, which is named the second measure, is used to guarantee that the heteroclinic orbit on the fast manifold comes back to the stable manifold of the saddle on the slow manifold under the perturbation. The theoretical analysis suggests that there is the chaos for the Smale horseshoe sense in the truss core sandwich plate. Numerical simulations are performed to further verify the existence of the chaotic wave and chaotic motions in the nonlinear wave equation. The damping coefficient is considered as the controlling parameter to study the effect on the propagation property of the nonlinear wave in the sandwich plate with truss core. The numerical results confirm the validity of the theoretical study.     

Singular perturbation of initial value problem for a nonlinear second order systems

In this paper,the singular perturbation of initial value problem for nonlinearsecond order vector differential equationsε~rx″=f(t,x,x′,ε)x(0,ε)=a,x′(0,ε)=βis discussed,where r>0 is an arbitrary constant,ε>0 is a small parameter,x,f,aandβ∈R~n.Under suitable assumptions,by using the method of many-parameterexpansion and the technique of diagonalization,the existence of the solution of pertur-bation problem is proved and its uniformly valid asymptotic expansion of higher order isderived.     

Method of computing the chemically nonequilibrium gas flow in a heated tube in almost equilibrium or frozen states

The solution of equations describing turbulent isobaric flow of a chemically reacting gas in a heated tube is investigated analytically. Solutions of the ordinary nonlinear differential equations are obtained for almost frozen flow by the perturbation method, and for almost equilibrium flow by an asymptotic method taking account of the zero and first approximations, Linear differential equations in variations are written down to find the subsequent approximations.Translated from Izvestiya Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 8–14, July–August, 1973.     

Thermoelastically coupled axisymmetric nonlinear vibration of shallow spherical and conical shells

The problem of axisymmetric nonlinear vibration for shallow thin spherical and conical shells when temperature and strain fields are coupled is studied. Based on the large deflection theories of yon Ktirrntin and the theory of thermoelusticity, the whole governing equations and their simplified type are derived. The time-spatial variables are separated by Galerkin ‘ s technique, thus reducing the governing equations to a system of time-dependent nonlinear ordinary differential equation. By means of regular perturbation method and multiple-scales method, the first-order approximate analytical solution for characteristic relation of frequency vs amplitude parameters along with the decay rate of amplitude are obtained, and the effects of different geometric parameters and coupling factors us well us boundary conditions on thermoelustically coupled nonlinear vibration behaviors are discussed.     

Solving systems of nonlinear difference equations by the multiple scales perturbation method

In this paper, we apply an improved version of the multiple scales perturbation method to a system of weakly nonlinear, regularly perturbed ordinary difference equations. Such systems arise as a result of the discretization of a system of nonlinear differential equations, or as a result in the stability analysis of nonlinear oscillations. In our procedure, asymptotic approximations of the solutions of the difference equations will be constructed which are valid on long iteration scales.