Multidimensional modal analysis of liquid nonlinear sloshing in right circular cylindrical tank

The multidimensional modal theory proposed by Faltinsen,et al.(2000) is applied to solve liquid nonlinear free sloshing in right circular cylindrical tank for the first time. After selecting the leading modes and fixing the order of magnitudes baaed on the Narimanov-Moiseev third order asymptotic hypothesis,the general infinite dimensional modal system is reduced to a five dimensional asymptotic modal system (the system of second order nonlinear ordinary differential equations coupling the generalized time dependent coordinates of free surface wave elevation).The numerical integrations of this modal system discover most important nonlinear phenomena,which agree well with both pervious analytic theories and experimental observations. The results indicate that the multidimensional modal method is a very good tool for solving liquid nonlinear sloshing dynamics and will be developed to investigate more complex sloshing problem in our following work.     

Comments on “Stability analysis of Caputo fractional-order nonlinear systems revisited”

Nonlinear Dynamics - This note points out that the proof for a widely and mostly used (uniform) asymptotic stability theorem for Caputo fractional-order systems, presented by the article...     

Painlevé analysis and invariant solutions of generalized fifth-order nonlinear integrable equation

In present work, new form of generalized fifth-order nonlinear integrable equation has been investigated by locating movable critical points with aid of Painlevé analysis and it has been found that this equation passes Painlevé test for \(\alpha =\beta \) which implies affirmation toward the complete integrability. Lie symmetry analysis is implemented to obtain the infinitesimals of the group of transformations of underlying equation, which has been further pre-owned to furnish reduced ordinary differential equations. These are then used to establish new abundant exact group-invariant solutions involving various arbitrary constants in a uniform manner.     

A predictor–corrector time integration algorithm for dynamic analysis of nonlinear systems

Nonlinear Dynamics - This paper presents a step-by-step time integration algorithm for efficiently solving second-order nonlinear dynamic problems. The method employs the rewriting of motion as two...     

A hyperbolic Lindstedt–Poincaré method for homoclinic motion of a kind of strongly nonlinear autonomous oscillators

A hyperbolic Lindstedt-Poincare method is presented to determine the homoclinic solutions of a kind of nonlinear oscillators, in which critical value of the homoclinic bifurcation parameter can be determined. The generalized Lienard oscillator is studied in detail, and the present method＇s predictions are compared with those of Runge-Kutta method to illustrate its accuracy.     

A fractional gradient representation of the Poincaré equations

A gradient representation and a fractional gradient representation of the Poincaré equations are studied. Firstly, the condition presented here for the Poincaré equation can be considered as a gradient system. Then, a condition under which the Poincaré equation can be considered as a fractional gradient system is obtained. Finally, two examples are given to illustrate applications of the result.     

Autoparametric amplification of two nonlinear coupled mass–spring systems

The gearboxes of machines generally operate under a time-varying state rather than under steady-state conditions. However, it is difficult to investigate the nonlinear dynamics of a time-varying gear system. A gear system model of a railway vehicle was proposed in consideration of its time-varying mesh stiffness, nonlinear backlash, transmission error, time-varying external excitation, and rail irregularity. To obtain the nonlinear behaviors of a time-varying stochastic gear system, a quasi-static analysis was performed to observe its doubling-periodic bifurcation, chaotic motion, and transition from a lower to a higher power periodic motion. Based on the energy comparison results, the time-varying stochastic gear system was degraded to a time-varying system to simplify the calculation. Furthermore, the nonlinear response of the time-varying system was computed using the Runge–Kutta method and was compared with the results of a quasi-static analysis that employed a short-time Fourier transform method. The results of the quasi-static analysis were consistent with the results of the time–frequency analysis for the time-varying gear system except for the result at 3180 r/min, which represented a short period wherein the process transitioned to chaos. Hence, the comparison demonstrates the applicability of the quasi-static analysis for the nonlinear behavior analysis of a time-varying stochastic system.     

Isogeometric analysis of nonlinear Euler–Bernoulli beam vibrations

In this paper we analyze the vibrations of nonlinear structures by means of the novel approach of isogeometric finite elements. The fundamental idea of isogeometric finite elements is to apply the same functions, namely B-Splines and NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines), for describing the geometry and for representing the numerical solution. In case of linear vibrational analysis, this approach has already been shown to possess substantial advantages over classical finite elements, and we extend it here to a nonlinear framework based on the harmonic balance principle. As application, the straight nonlinear Euler–Bernoulli beam is used, and overall, it is demonstrated that isogeometric finite elements with B-Splines in combination with the harmonic balance method are a powerful means for the analysis of nonlinear structural vibrations. In particular, the smoother k-method provides higher accuracy than the p-method for isogeometric nonlinear vibration analysis.     

Subharmonics analysis of nonlinear flexural vibrations of piezoelectrically actuated microcantilevers

Using the method of multiple scales, an extensive frequency response and subharmonic resonance analysis of the equations of motion governing the nonlinear flexural vibrations of piezoelectrically actuated microcantilevers is performed. Such comprehensive understanding of the nonlinear response and subharmonics analysis of these microcantilevers is, indeed, justified by the applications of piezoelectrically actuated microcantilevers that are increasingly becoming popular in many science and engineering areas including scanning force microscopy, biosensors, and microactuators. Along this line, the method of multiple scales is used to derive the 2× and 3× subharmonic resonances appearing in nonlinear flexural vibrations of a piezoelectrically actuated microcantilever. An experimental examination is performed in order to verify the analytical results. The analytical and experimental results yield the same system response for the fundamental frequency. In addition, the experimental results demonstrate the presence of subharmonic resonances that are supported by numerical simulations of the equations of motion. The experimental mode shapes of these subharmonic frequencies are also measured and compared with fundamental frequency.     

Application of a modified Lindstedt–Poincaré method in coupled TDOF systems with quadratic nonlinearity and a constant external excitation

An analytical approach is developed for the nonlinear oscillation of a conservative, two-degree-of-freedom (TDOF) mass-spring system with serial combined linear–nonlinear stiffness excited by a constant external force. The main idea of the proposed approach lies in two categories, the first one is the transformation of two nonlinear differential equations of a two-mass system using suitable intermediate variables into a single nonlinear differential equation. Another is the treatment a quadratic nonlinear oscillator (QNO) by the modified Lindstedt–Poincaré (L-P) method presented recently by the authors. The first-order and second-order analytical approximations for the modified L-P method are established for the QNOs with satisfactory results. After solving the nonlinear differential equation, the displacements of two-mass system can be obtained directly from the governing linear second-order differential equation. Unlike the common perturbation method, the modified L-P method is valid for weak as well as strong nonlinear oscillation systems. On the other hand, the new approach yields simple approximate analytical expressions valid for small as well as large amplitudes of oscillation. In short, this new approach yields extended scope of applicability, simplicity, flexibility in application, and avoidance of complicated numerical integration as compared to the previous approaches such as the perturbation and classical harmonic balance methods. Two examples of nonlinear TDOF mass-spring systems excited by a constant external force are selected and the approximate solutions are verified with the exact solutions derived from the Jacobi elliptic function and also the numerical fourth-order Runge–Kutta solutions.     

Modeling of the mean Poincaré map on a class of random impact oscillators

In this paper, a class of random vibro-impact systems is studied. For this class of random systems, the general discrete-time model of systems described by mean of impact Poincarè map have been derived. Two engineering examples: a marine engine resiliently mounted under shock excitation and a stochastic rattling system have been investigated. The calculated results show that those models can reveal complex nonlinear behaviors. The bifurcation diagrams exhibit the routes to random chaos.     

A new perturbation procedure for limit cycle analysis in three-dimensional nonlinear autonomous dynamical systems

By introducing a new parametric transformation and a suitable nonlinear frequency expansion, the modified Lindstedt–Poincaré method is extended to derive analytical approximations for limit cycles in three-dimensional nonlinear autonomous dynamical systems. By considering two typical examples, it can be seen that the results of the present method are in good agreement with those obtained numerically even if the control parameter is moderately large. Moreover, the present prediction is considerably more accurate than some published results obtained by the multiple time scales method and the normal form method.     

Tracking control of uncertain switched nonlinear cascade systems: a nonlinear H ∞ sliding mode control method

This paper considers the tracking control problem for a class of uncertain switched nonlinear cascade systems via the multiple Lyapunov functions (MLFs) method. Each subsystem under consideration is composed of two cascade-connected parts: the null space dynamics part and the range space dynamics part. The two main robust control strategies, nonlinear H _∞ control (NHC) and the sliding mode control (SMC), are integrated to function in a complementary manner for tracking control tasks. Furthermore, sufficient conditions for the solvability of the tracking control problem of the switched system and design of both switching laws and controllers are presented. Finally, a simulation example is provided to demonstrate the feasibility of the developed method.     

Adaptive fuzzy controller design of nonlinear systems with unknown gain sign

For a class of uncertain nonlinear non-affine systems, an adaptive fuzzy controller is proposed in this paper. Compared with the existing results, the proposed controller does not require a priori knowledge about the sign of the control gain coefficient. It can be shown that all the signals in the closed-loop system are bounded and the tracking error converges to a bounded compact sets by choosing design parameters appropriately. A simulation example is given to guarantee the effectiveness of the proposed controller.     

Global analysis of Ivlev＇s type predator-prey dynamic systems

Consider a class of Ivlev＇s type predator-prey dynamic systems with prey and predator both having linear density restricts. By using the qualitative methods of ODE, the global stability of positive equilibrium and existence and uniqueness of non-small amplitude stable limit cycle are obtained. Especially under certain conditions, it shows that existence and uniqueness of non-small amplitude stable limit cycle is equivalent to the local un-stability of positive equilibrium and the local stability of positive equilibrium implies its global stability. That is to say, the global dynamic of the system is entirely determined by the local stability of the positive equilibrium.     

A Modified Poincaré Method for the Persistence of Periodic Orbits and Applications

This paper is devoted to the persistence of periodic orbits under perturbations in dynamical systems generated by evolutionary equations, which are not smoothing in finite time, but only asymptotically smoothing. When the periodic orbit of the unperturbed system is non-degenerate, we show the existence and uniqueness of a periodic orbit (with a minimal period near the minimal period of the unperturbed problem) by using “modified” Poincaré methods. Examples of applications, including the perturbed hyperbolic Navier–Stokes equations, systems of damped wave equations and the system of second grade fluids, are given.     

An efficient Galerkin averaging-incremental harmonic balance method for nonlinear dynamic analysis of rigid multibody systems governed by differential–algebraic equations

Nonlinear Dynamics - An efficient Galerkin averaging-incremental harmonic balance (EGA-IHB) method is developed for steady-state nonlinear dynamic analysis of index-3 differential algebraic...     

Moiré analysis of thick composites with embedded optical fibers

Moiré interferometry is used with Fourier transform fringe analysis to investigate the strain fields in a region local to 125-m uncoated silica optical fibers embedded in a quasi-isotropic graphite/PEEK thick composite compression specimens. Analysis of several regions in several specimens showed no measurable strain concentrations resulting from the embedded optical fibers, even though the optical fibers clearly alter the local microarchitecture of the host material system.Paper was presented at the 1993 SEM Spring Conference on Experimental Mechanics held in Dearborn, MI on June 7–9.     

Order reduction of retarded nonlinear systems – the method of multiple scales versus center-manifold reduction

We compare two approaches for determining the normal forms of Hopf bifurcations in retarded nonlinear dynamical systems; namely, the method of multiple scales and a combination of the method of normal forms and the center-manifold theorem. To describe and compare the methods without getting involved in the algebra, we consider three examples: a scalar equation, a single-degree-of-freedom system, and a three-neuron model. The method of multiple scales is directly applied to the retarded differential equations. In contrast, in the second approach, one needs to represent the retarded equations as operator differential equations, decompose the solution space of their linearized form into stable and center subspaces, determine the adjoint of the operator equations, calculate the center manifold, carry out details of the projection using the adjoint of the center subspace, and finally calculate the normal form on the center manifold. We refer to the second approach as center-manifold reduction. Finally, we consider a problem in which the retarded term appears as an acceleration and treat it using the method of multiple scales only. Communicated by G. Rega     

High-magnification moiré interferometer for crack tip analysis of steels

A high-magnification moiré interferometer, particularly suitable for near-tip field analysis in cracked materials, is described. It has a submillimeter field of view, a high-resolution image sensor (1.4 million pixels), X-Y-Z translation stage and an optical fiber light delivery system. These features enable the microscope head to observe the crack tip while the specimen is loaded in a standard tensile test machine. Automated fringe pattern analysis, using temporal phase shifting and spatial phase unwrapping, enables thex ory displacement component to be measured and the corresponding in-plane strain component computed. The displacement placement accuracy is better than 40 nm, and the effective strain gage dimension is ∼ 25 μm. Furthermore, the interferometer has a built-in white light microscope that allows the observation of the specimen granular microstructure in exact registration with the displacement field. The interferometer has hence been employed to investigate the near-tip fields of a precracked stainless steel specimen under load. The influence of the grain boundaries on the measured displacement fields was relatively minor. The near-tip strain field shows a significant asymmetrical behavior despite pure mode lloading conditions.