Dynamic analysis of a novel wide-tunable microbeam resonator with a sliding free-of-charge electrode

In this paper, a MEMS-based resonator with a novel effective stiffness tunability is presented. The performance of the proposed resonator is based on the transversal vibration of the two porous cantilever microbeams with a rectangular microplate at the end of the structure. The microplate as a free-of-charge slider electrode is in contact with two other fixed substrate electrodes via the thin layer of dielectric material. Applying a constant DC voltage to the two fixed electrodes leads to the movement of free electrons in the slider and eventually to the formation of two series capacitors. As a result, the slider meets a nonlinear electrostatic force proportional to the square of the applied DC voltage. It will act as a nonlinear spring with a tunable stiffness during the oscillation of the resonator. The coupled nonlinear equations governing the longitudinal and transversal vibration of the resonator are extracted in the presence of the nonlinear voltage-sliding spring. Its steady-state solution is obtained based on a physically based learning method that makes it possible to obtain frequency response for the first harmony as well as for the higher harmonies and to predict primary and secondary resonances in different harmonies of the response. The effect of the applied tuning DC voltage, the geometrical parameters of the resonator, and the cantilever's porosity on the dynamic response of the resonator are investigated. It is shown that the tuning stiffness of this voltage-sliding spring provides a highly effective solution to realize an extreme tunable range. In the end, a modified tunable structure is introduced in which the folded beams are replaced with common ones. The modified resonator by making the nonlinear behavior of the resonator least can improve its performance significantly.

     

Identification method for backbone curve of cantilever beam using van der Pol-type self-excited oscillation

This study presents an experimental method for identification of the backbone curves of cantilevers using the nonlinear dynamics of a van der Pol oscillator. The backbone curve characterizes the nonlinear stiffness and nonlinear inertia of the resonator, so it is important to identify this curve experimentally to realize high-sensitivity and high-accuracy sensing resonators. Unlike the conventional method based on the frequency response under external excitation, the proposed method based on self-excited oscillation enables direct backbone curve identification, because the effect of the viscous environment is eliminated under the linear velocity feedback condition. In this research, the method proposed for discrete systems is extended to give an identification method for continuum systems such as cantilever beams. The actuation is given with respect to both the linear and nonlinear feedbacks so that the system behaves as a van der Pol oscillator with a stable steady-state amplitude. By varying the nonlinear feedback gain, we can produce the self-excited oscillation experimentally with various steady-state amplitudes. Then, using the relationship between these steady-state amplitudes and the corresponding experimentally measured response frequencies, we can detect the backbone curve while varying the nonlinear feedback gain. The efficiency of the proposed method is determined by identifying the backbone curves of a macrocantilever with a tip mass and a macrocantilever subjected to atomic forces, which are representative sources of hardening and softening cubic nonlinearities, respectively.

     

Elastic cables–rigid body coupled dynamics: asymptotic modeling and analysis

An elastic cables–rigid body coupled model is proposed for investigating dynamic interactions between cables’ nonlinear transversal vibrations and boundary tower’s torsional dynamics, arising in large transmission line–tower systems and suspended cable–bridge tower systems. By introducing a weak torsion assumption and a large moment of inertia for the tower, an asymptotic expansion of cables–tower coupled dynamics is conducted in a weakly nonlinear framework, and a cables–tower reduced coupled model is eventually established. After model’s validations using direct numerical simulations, two distinct kinds of coupled dynamics are fully investigated. The first is that an external torque is applied to the tower and the two cables would both be indirectly excited, asymmetrically, by the torsional/oscillating tower. The two cables’ responses are the same in this case. The second is that only one of the two cables, i.e., the leader cable, is directly excited, and the other cable, i.e., the follower one, is only indirectly excited through cables–tower dynamic interactions. In such kind of leader–follower dynamics, the leader cable is quite different from the follower one. Nonlinear coupled frequency response diagrams for both systems are constructed using numerical continuation algorithms, mainly focused on the coupled steady solutions’ stabilities and bifurcations. Furthermore, the dynamic effects of tower’s moment of inertia, wing span and damping are thoroughly investigated.

     

Voltage–amplitude response of alternating current near half natural frequency electrostatically actuated MEMS resonators

This paper uses the Reduced Order Model (ROM) method to investigate the nonlinear-parametric dynamics of electrostatically actuated MEMS cantilever resonators under soft Alternating Current (AC) voltage of frequency near half natural frequency of the resonator. The voltage is between the resonator and a ground plate, and provides a nonlinear parametric actuation for the resonator. Fringe effect and damping forces are included. The resonator is modeled as an Euler–Bernoulli cantilever. Two methods of investigations are compared, Method of Multiple Scales (MMS), and Reduced Order Model. Moreover, the instabilities (bifurcation points) are predicted for both cases, when the voltage is swept up, and when the voltage is swept down. Although MMS and ROM are in good agreement for small amplitudes, MMS fails to accurately predict the behavior of the MEMS resonator for greater amplitudes. Only ROM captures the behavior of the system for large amplitudes. ROM convergence shows that five terms model accurately predicts the steady-states of the resonator for both small and large amplitudes.     

Nonlinear dynamic analysis for coupled vehicle-bridge system with harmonic excitation

In this paper, a multi-degree-of-freedom lumped parameter coupled vehicle-bridge dynamic model is proposed considering the nonlinearities of suspension and tire stiffness/damping and the nonlinear foundation of bridge. In terms of modelling, the continuous expressions of the kinetic energy, potential energy and the dissipation function are constructed. The dynamic equations of the coupled vehicle-bridge system (CVBS) are derived and discretized using Galerkin’s scheme, which yield a set of second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations with coupled terms. The numerical simulations are conducted by using the Newmark-β integration method to perform a parametric study of the effects on excitation amplitude, suspension stiffness and position relation. The bifurcation diagram, 3-D frequency spectrum and largest Lyapunov exponent are demonstrated in order to better understand the vibration properties and interaction between the vehicle and bridge with the key system parameters. It can be found that the nonlinear dynamic characteristics such as parametric resonance, jump phenomena, periodic, quasi-periodic and chaotic motions are strongly attributed to the interaction between vehicle and bridge. Significantly, under the combined internal and external excitations, the vibration amplitudes of the CVBS have a certain degree of dependence on the external excitation. Suspension stiffness could lead to complex dynamics such as the higher-order bifurcations increase and the chaotic regions broaden. The increasing of distance could effectively control the nonlinear vibration of CVBS. The application of the proposed nonlinear coupled vehicle-bridge model would bring higher computational accuracy and make it possible to design the vehicle and bridge simultaneously.     

Modeling and analysis of electrostatic MEMS filters

We present an analytical model and closed-form expressions describing the response of a tunable MEMS filter made of two electrostatic resonators coupled by a weak microbeam. The model accounts for the filter geometric and electric nonlinearities as well as the coupling between them. It is obtained by discretizing the distributed-parameter system to produce a reduced-order model. We predict the filter deflection and static pull-in voltage by solving a boundary-value problem (BVP). We also solve an eigenvalue problem (EVP) to determine the filter poles (the natural frequencies delineating the filter bandwidth). We found a good agreement between the results obtained using our model and published experimental results. We found that, when the input and output resonators are mismatched, the first mode is localized in the softer resonator whereas the second mode is localized in the stiffer resonator. We demonstrated that mismatch between the resonators can be countermanded by applying different DC voltages to the resonators. As the effective nonlinearities of the filter grow, multi-valued responses appear and distort the filter performance. Once again, we found that the filter can be tuned to operate linearly by choosing a DC voltage that makes the effective nonlinearities vanish.     

Suppression of the wing-rock phenomenon using nonlinear controllers

This paper deals with the design of nonlinear controllers for the wing-rock phenomenon of a delta wing aircraft. A fifth order dynamic model is used to describe this phenomenon. A state transformation is introduced such that the transformed dynamic model is in a form which is suitable for a variety of control designs. A feedback linearization control scheme and a sliding-mode control (SMC) scheme are then proposed to suppress wing rock oscillations. It is shown that the two controllers successfully suppress the undesired oscillations and guarantee the asymptotic convergence of all system trajectories to their desired values. The effectiveness of the proposed controllers is verified through simulation studies.

     

VIBRATION SUPPRESSION OF CANTILEVER LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATE WITH NONLINEAR GIANT MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIAL LAYERS

In this paper, a nonlinear and coupled constitutive model for giant magnetostrictive materials(GMM) is employed to predict the active vibration suppression process of cantilever laminated composite plate with GMM layers. The nonlinear and coupled constitutive model has great advantages in demonstrating the inherent and complicated nonlinearities of GMM in response to applied magnetic field under variable bias conditions(pre-stress and bias magnetic field).The Hamilton principle is used to derive the nonlinear and coupled governing differential equation for a cantilever laminated composite plate with GMM layers. The derived equation is handled by the finite element method(FEM) in space domain, and solved with Newmark method and an iteration process in time domain. The numerical simulation results indicate that the proposed active control system by embedding GMM layers in cantilever laminated composite plate can efficiently suppress vibrations under variable bias conditions. The effects of embedded placement of GMM layers and control gain on vibration suppression are discussed respectively in detail.     

Multifidelity modeling and comparative analysis of electrically coupled microbeams under squeeze-film damping effect

Nonlinear Dynamics - We investigate the nonlinear dynamic response of a device made of two electrically coupled cantilever microbeams. The vibrations of the microbeams triggered by the electric...     

Numerical investigation of resonators in a waveguide

A technique for numerically investigating resonators based on their exposure to broadband noise with a subsequent analysis of the input and output signal spectra is proposed. Resonance chambers connected with a waveguide through its wall are numerically investigated using both linear (linearized Euler equations) and nonlinear (Euler and Navier-Stokes equations) models. The general features of the linear resonance and the influence of nonlinear effects and dissipation on sound-absorbing properties are studied. The dependence of the resonator parameters on the presence of an axial flow and the boundary layer thickness is investigated for the model based on the Navier-Stokes equations.     

Nonlinear hardening and softening resonances in micromechanical cantilever-nanotube systems originated from nanoscale geometric nonlinearities

Micro/nanomechanical resonators often exhibit nonlinear behaviors due to their small size and their ease to realize relatively large amplitude oscillation. In this work, we design a nonlinear micromechanical cantilever system with intentionally integrated geometric nonlinearity realized through a nanotube coupling. Multiple scales analysis was applied to study the nonlinear dynamics which was compared favorably with experimental results. The geometrically positioned nanotube introduced nonlinearity efficiently into the otherwise linear micromechanical cantilever oscillator, evident from the acquired responses showing the representative hysteresis loop of a nonlinear dynamic system. It was further shown that a small change in the geometry parameters of the system produced a complete transition of the nonlinear behavior from hardening to softening resonance.     

Nonlinear vibration of a rotating cantilever beam in a surrounding magnetic field

The nonlinear vibrations of a rotating cantilever beam made of magnetoelastic materials surrounded by a uniform magnetic field are investigated. The kinetic energy, potential energy and work done by the electromagnetic force are obtained. A nonlinear dynamic model, based on the Hamilton principle, which includes the stretching vibration and bending vibration is presented. The Galerkin method is adopted to discretize the dynamic equations. The proposed method is validated by comparison with the literature. The nonlinear behaviors of the responses are studied. Then simulations for different kinds of magnetic field are conducted. The effects of magnetic field parameters, including the amplitude, plane angle, spatial angle and time-varying frequency, on the dynamic behaviors of the stretching motion and bending motion are investigated in detail. The results illustrate that the interaction effects between the rotating cantilever beam and the magnetic field will increase the vibration amplitude and fluctuation of the beam. In particular, we found that: collinear magnetic fields with equal amplitude lead to the same dynamic responses; the amplitude of magnetic field intensity increases the dynamic responses remarkably; the response amplitude changes nonlinearly with the plane angle and spatial angle of the magnetic field; and the increase of time-varying frequency enhances dynamic responses of the rotating cantilever beam.     

力-压电混合弹性超材料梁的带隙调节特性

为实现宽带低频减振,本文将力振子和串联负电容的压电分流振子分别置于基体上下两侧,设计了混合弹性超材料梁。基于传递矩阵法建立了理论模型,用于计算混合弹性超材料梁的频散关系和动态有效参数,通过有限元法进行了验证。分别采用理论方法和数值方法研究了电路元件参数对混合弹性超材料梁的带隙和振动衰减特性的调节机理,通过与单振子超材料的带隙对比,分析了两种振子间的相互影响。结果表明：电路元件参数主要影响压电分流振子产生的带隙的位置、宽度及带隙内的振动衰减程度;两种振子的带隙重叠区域不一定为通带;两种振子会因为负动态有效刚度范围靠近而相互影响。本研究将为此类超材料的设计提供参考依据。     

车桥耦合振动系统的半主动控制法

在已研究的车桥耦合振动动力学模型的基础上,针对简支桥梁模型,将车载对桥梁的耦合作用力看作是外干扰,提出了一种对桥梁的半主动控制模型。根据哈密顿原理推导了控制模型,发现这种模型自身具有状态反馈的特点;针对四分之一车辆与桥梁耦合振动建立的控制模型,经过搭建Simulink仿真,可以看出该模型对于跨中位移以及耦合力作用点位移振幅的削减幅度达80%左右,由此说明了半主动控制模型具有良好的控制效果。     

Experimental and numerical investigations of impacting cantilever beams part 1: first mode response

In this paper, the dynamic behavior of a cantilever beam impacting two flexible stops as well as rigid stops is studied both experimentally and numerically. The effect of contact stiffness, clearance, and contacting materials is studied in detail. For the numerical study of the system, a finite element model is created and the resulting differential equations are solved using a Time Variational Method (TVM). To achieve higher computational efficiency, the Newton–Krylov method is used along with TVM. Experimental results validate the contact model proposed for predicting the first mode system dynamics. A new nonlinear force estimation function has been proposed based on measured accelerations, which enables the understanding of the impact dynamics.     

ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN A QUARTZ CRYSTAL RESONATOR AND AN ARRAY OF MICRO-BEAMS IN THICKNESS-SHEAR VIBRATIONS

We studied the coupled dynamic behavior of a quartz-crystal-resonator(QCR)/microbeams system in the thickness-shear motions. Through taking into account the couple stress in the dynamic equations of the quartz plate, both continuous conditions of shear force and bending moment at the resonator/micro-beams interface are realized. Frequency shift of the compound QCR system induced by micro-beams is studied in detail. The obtained results are useful in device design and frequency-stability analysis of quartz crystal resonators.     

Dynamic modeling and vibration control of a three-dimensional flexible string with variable length and spatiotemporally varying parameters subject to input constraints

In this paper, a three-dimensional dynamic model is developed for a flexible string system with variable length as well as spatiotemporally varying parameters. The dynamic system model is described by coupled partial differential equations and ordinary differential equations. On the basis of the established model, a boundary control method is proposed via backstepping technology and Nussbaum functions to eliminate the vibration of the three-dimensional string with input constraints and disturbances. Deformations of the three-dimensional string system can be verified to converge to small neighborhoods of zero under the proposed control. Input constraints can also be guaranteed by applying smooth hyperbolic tangent function. Simulation results present that the vibration suppression of the flexible string can be achieved and input constraints can be ensured with the proposed control scheme.

     

Neural network-based reduced-order modeling for nonlinear vertical sloshing with experimental validation

In this paper, a nonlinear reduced-order model based on neural networks is introduced in order to model vertical sloshing in presence of Rayleigh–Taylor instability of the free surface for use in fluid–structure interaction simulations. A box partially filled with water, representative of a wing tank, is first set on vertical harmonic motion via a controlled electrodynamic shaker. Accelerometers and load cells at the interface between the tank and an electrodynamic shaker are employed to train a neural network-based reduced-order model for vertical sloshing. The model is then investigated for its capacity to consistently simulate the amount of dissipation associated with vertical sloshing under different fluid dynamics regimes. The identified tank is then experimentally attached at the free end of a cantilever beam to test the effectiveness of the neural network in predicting the sloshing forces when coupled with the overall structure. The experimental free response and random seismic excitation responses are then compared with that obtained by simulating an equivalent virtual model in which the identified nonlinear reduced-order model is integrated to account for the effects of violent vertical sloshing.

     

微纳通道谐振器检测与表征中的动力学问题

微纳通道机械谐振器在液体环境中具有超高的谐振频率、品质因子和灵敏度,常用于液体环境中的高精度检测与表征,在生物、医药、化工等领域有着广阔的应用前景.微纳通道机械谐振器的检测与表征功能高度依赖其动力学特性,而此类器件是由谐振结构、内部流体、被检测物和外部激励等多因素组成的耦合系统,涉及的动力学问题较为复杂,已成为谐振器件研究中的前沿热点和瓶颈问题.本文综述了微纳通道机械谐振器的研究进展,总结了谐振器件实现高精度检测与表征功能时的动力学设计原理,详细讨论了谐振器件的稳定性、频响特性、能量耗散、频率波动等动态特性,阐明了不同动力学问题的物理机制及其对谐振器性能的影响规律,可为深入厘清微纳通道机械谐振器的动力学设计问题,提高器件动态性能提供理论参考和技术支撑,对超高频、超高灵敏度谐振器的设计、制造及应用发展具有重要意义.