A direct approach for simplifying nonlinear systems with external periodic excitation using normal forms

Nonlinear Dynamics - In this article, we present a straightforward methodology to obtain the normal forms of nonlinear systems subjected to external periodic excitation. Moreover, the nonlinear...     

Chaos in limit cycle systems with external periodic excitations

Various limit cycle systems in the plane with an external periodic excitation are investigated from the point of view of chaotic behavior. Numerical studies are performed and a singular point analysis is carried out.     

Analysis of periodic-quasiperiodic nonlinear systems via Lyapunov-Floquet transformation and normal forms

In this paper a general technique for the analysis of nonlinear dynamical systems with periodic-quasiperiodic coefficients is developed. For such systems the coefficients of the linear terms are periodic with frequency ω while the coefficients of the nonlinear terms contain frequencies that are incommensurate with ω. No restrictions are placed on the size of the periodic terms appearing in the linear part of system equation. Application of Lyapunov-Floquet transformation produces a dynamically equivalent system in which the linear part is time-invariant and the time varying coefficients of the nonlinear terms are quasiperiodic. Then a series of quasiperiodic near-identity transformations are applied to reduce the system equation to a normal form. In the process a quasiperiodic homological equation and the corresponding ‘solvability condition’ are obtained. Various resonance conditions are discussed and examples are included to show practical significance of the method. Results obtained from the quasiperiodic time-dependent normal form theory are compared with the numerical solutions. A close agreement is found.     

Bifurcations of periodic orbits in Duffing equation with periodic damping and external excitations

The complex behaviors of Duffing equation with periodic damping and external excitations are investigated. The existence conditions and bifurcations of periodic orbits with three different frequencies resonant conditions are concerned by the second-order averaging method and the Melnikov method. The rich dynamical behaviors are so distinct when different periodic damping excitations are added, including more complicated averaged equations, bifurcation curves, bifurcation conditions, and even chaos. The numerical simulations show the consistence with the theoretical analysis and reveal new complex phenomena which cannot be given by theoretical analysis.     

Reduced normal forms for nonlinear control of underactuated hoisting systems

Nearly every cargo that is transported by ship is boxed in standardized containers. The land to ship and ship to land handling of containers is performed by container cranes. These cranes dominate the throughput of the containers in ports. The operators need to be well-trained and skilled because of the requirements of the task to load or unload the ships. During container handling, the crane-load system can be compared to a pendulum of rope length L and deflection f{\phi} . It is referred to as an underactuated system. Whenever the fixed point of the pendulum is displaced, the load starts oscillating. In the nonlinear dynamics literature, one finds the field of resonant coupling to transfer energy from actuated controllable modes to underactuated uncontrollable modes. This work presents a novel normal form approach in order to identify the mode coupling. The proposed method decomposes a nonlinear control system into controllable and uncontrollable subsystem. Only the normal form terms in the controllable subsystem are utilized to design a general controller. Simulation results are given to highlight the load oscillation suppression.     

Bifurcation in a nonlinear duffing system with multi-frequency external periodic forces

I.IntroductionMuchworkofDuffingsystemwithsinglefrequencyexternalf'orcchasbeendoned]'121'131.Also,muchworkofquasi-periodicsolutionwithparanletricandexterllalforces11asbeeddolle.Forexample,LuQishao['j'131studiedthelocalbifurcationandhoplybit'urcationofDLllTingsystemwithtwoparametricforces.Yagasakil']'t71'[8]sttldicdtilechaosphcllOlllcll('nof'DLll'Iillgsystelllwithparalnetricandexternalforces.ChenYtlshuillldWtlllgDcsllil"lstudiedtileroutetochaosfrondquasi-periodicsolutiollofDullingsystenlw…     

STABILITY ANALYSIS OF LINEAR AND NONLINEAR PERIODIC CONVECTION IN THERMOHALINE DOUBLE－DIFFUSIVE SYSTEMS

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Existence and uniqueness of periodic solutions for fourth-order nonlinear periodic systems

In this paper, we study the existence, uniqueness and stability of the periodic solutions for fourth-order nonlinear nonhomogeneous periodic systems with slowly changing coefficients by using the method of Liapunor Function. We obtain some sufficient conditions which guarantee the existence, uniqueness and asymptotic stability of the periodic solutions of these systems and estimate the extent to which the coefficients are allowed to change.     

A new method for the periodic solution of strongly nonlinear systems

A new method for the periodic solution of strongly nonlinear system is given. By using this method, the existance and stability of the periodic solution can be decided, and the approximate expression of the periodic solution can also be found. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China     

Exact solutions for stationary responses of several classes of nonlinear systems to parametric and/or external white noise excitations

The exact solutions for stationary responses of one class of the second order and three classes of higher order nonlinear systems to parametric and/or external white noise excitations are constructed by using Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov equation approach. The conditions for the existence and uniqueness and the behavior of the solutions are discussed. All the systems under consideration are characterized by the dependence of nonconservative forces on the first integrals of the corresponding conservative systems and are called generalized-energy-dependent (G.E.D.) systems. It is shown taht for each of the four classes of G.E.D. nonlinear stochastic systems there is a family of non-G.E.D. systems which are equivalent to the G.E.D. system in the sense of having identical stationary solution. The way to find the equivalent stochastic systems for a given G.E.D. system is indicated and as an example, the equivalent stochastic systems for the second order G.E.D. nonlinear stochastic system are given. It is pointed out and illustrated with example that the exact stationary solutions for many non-G.E.D. nonlinear stochastic systems may be found by searching the equivalent G.E.D. systems.Project Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China. Accepted by XVIIth International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.     

Model and nonlinear dynamic analysis of linear guideway subjected to external periodic excitation in five directions

Nonlinear Dynamics - Investigation of the dynamic characteristics of linear guideway is essential for enhancing structural performance of machine tools. However, few mechanical models are...     

On the normal forms of Hamiltonian systems

We propose a novel method to analyze the dynamics of Hamiltonian systems with a periodically modulated Hamiltonian. The method is based on a special parametric form of the canonical transformation , using Poincaré generating function Ψ (t,x,y). As a result, stability problem of a periodic solution is reduced to finding a minimum of the Poincaré function. The proposed method can be used to find normal forms of Hamiltonians. It should be emphasized that we apply the modified concept of Zhuravlev [Introduction to Theoretical Mechanics. Nauka Fizmatlit, Moscow (1997); Prikladnaya Matematika i Mekhanika 66(3), (2002) in Russian] to define an invariant normal form, which does not require any partition to either autonomous – non-autonomous, or resonance – non-resonance cases, but it is treated in the frame of one approach. In order to find the corresponding normal form asymptotics, a system of equations is derived analogous to Zhuravlev's chain of equations. Instead of the generator method and guiding Hamiltonian, a parametrized guiding function is used. It enables a direct (without the transformation to an autonomous system as in Zhuravlev's method) computation of the chain of equations for non-autonomous Hamiltonians. For autonomous systems, the methods of computation of normal forms coincide in the first and second approximations. Using this method we will present solutions of the following problems: nonlinear Duffing oscillator; oscillation of a swinging spring; dynamics of solid particles in the acoustic wave of viscous liquid, and other problems.     

Geometrical nonlinear elasto-plastic analysis of tensegrity systems via the co-rotational method

An efficient finite element formulation is presented for geometrical nonlinear elasto-plastic analyses of tensegrity systems based on the co-rotational method. Large displacement of a space rod element is decomposed into a rigid body motion in the global coordinate system and a pure small deformation in the local coordinate system. A new form of tangent stiffness matrix, including elastic and elasto-plastic stages is derived based on the proposed approach. An incremental-iterative solution strategy in conjunction with the Newton-Raphson method is employed to obtain the geometrical nonlinear elasto-plastic behavior of tensegrities. Several numerical examples are given to illustrate the validity and efficiency of the proposed algorithm for geometrical nonlinear elasto-plastic analyses of tensegrity structures.     

Dynamics of two vibro-impact nonlinear energy sinks in parallel under periodic and transient excitations

A linear oscillator (LO) coupled with two vibro-impact (VI) nonlinear energy sinks (NES) in parallel is studied under periodic and transient excitations, respectively. The objective is to study response regimes and to compare their efficiency of vibration control. Through the analytical study with multiple scales method, two slow invariant manifolds (SIM) are obtained for two VI NES, and different SIM that result from different clearances analytically supports the principle of separate activation. In addition, fixed points are calculated and their positions are applied to judge response regimes. Transient responses and modulated responses can be further explained. By this way, all analysis is around the most efficient response regime. Then, numerical results demonstrate two typical responses and validate the effectiveness of analytical prediction. Finally, basic response regimes are experimentally observed and analyzed, and they can well explain the complicated variation of responses and their corresponding efficiency, not only for periodic excitations with a fixed frequency or a range of frequency, but also for transient excitation. Generally, vibration control is more effective when VI NES is activated with two impacts per cycle, whatever the types of excitation and the combinations of clearances. This observation is also well reflected by the separate activation of two VI NES with two different clearances, but at different levels of displacement amplitude of LO.     

Reliability of a class of nonlinear systems under switching random excitations

Systems subjected to switching random excitations are practically significant because they include many safety-critical systems such as power plants and communication networks. In this paper, the reliability of multi-degree, nonlinear, non-integrable Hamiltonian systems subjected to switching random excitations is investigated. Such a system is formulated as a continuous–discrete hybrid based upon the Markov jump theory. Stochastic averaging is applied to suppress the rapidly varying parameters of the Markov jump process in order to generate a probability-weighted diffusion equation. The associated backward Kolmogorov equation is then set up, from which the approximate reliability function and probability density of first passage time are obtained. The utility and accuracy of this approximate procedure are demonstrated by two examples.     

On the effective application of asynchronous excitations to nonlinear mechanical systems

Summary Ways of effectively applying asynchronous excitations to nonlinear systems are studied in spite of complexity of the system behavior caused by two excitations with asynchronous frequencies. The operation of suppressing primary resonances for vibro-machines by adding another asynchronous excitation to the main systems is shown. A new property, namely that resonant amplitudes are perfectly suppressed at some partial-frequency intervals and at one wide-frequency interval, was recognized in the systems with piecemeal linear characteristics under the action of both parametric and forcing excitations. The phenomena are different from reduction of whole resonance curves occurring in systems with continuous nonlinearity.

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Wirksame Verwendung asynchroner Erregung für nichtlineare mechanische Systeme

Übersicht Der Weg einer wirksamen Verwendung einer asynchronen Erregung für nichtlineare Systeme wird trotz der Kompliziertheit des Systemverhaltens bei zwei Erregungen mit asynchronen Frequenzen studiert. Die Unterdrückung primärer Resonanzen von Schwingungs-maschinen beim Zusatz einer asynchronen Eregung zum Hauptsystem wird gezeigt. Die neue Eigenschaft, daß die Resonanzamplituden in einigen partiellen Frequenzregionen und einen weiten Frequenzbereich perfekt unterdrückt werden, wurde für Systeme mit stückweise linearer Charakteristik und simultaner Parameter- und Fremderregung gezeigt. Die Phänomene sind verschieden von der Verringerung ganzer Resonanzkurven in kontinuierlichen nichtlinearen Systemen.