Impulse Responses of Fractional Damped Systems

Considered are systems of single-mass oscillators with different fractional damping behaviour. Similar to the classical model, where the damping terms are represented by first derivatives, the eigensystem can be used to decompose the fractional system in frequency domain, if mass, stiffness and damping matrices are linearly dependent. The solution appears as a linear combination of single-mass oscillators. This is true even in the general case such that stability and causality are insured by the same argumentation as used in the linear dependent case.     

Oscillators with a power-form restoring force and fractional derivative damping: Application of averaging

In this paper free oscillators with a power-form restoring force and with a fractional derivative damping term are considered. An analytical approach based on the averaging method is adjusted to derive analytical expressions for the amplitude and phase of oscillations. Effects of the fractional-order derivative on the amplitude and frequency of oscillations are discussed in several examples, including a generalized van der Pol oscillator, purely nonlinear oscillators and a linear oscillator.     

Frequency/Laplace domain methods for computing transient responses of fractional oscillators

Nonlinear Dynamics - Although computing the transient response of fractional oscillators, characterized by second-order differential equations with fractional derivatives for the damping term, to...     

Stochastic averaging of strongly nonlinear oscillators with small fractional derivative damping under combined harmonic and white noise excitations

A stochastic averaging method for strongly nonlinear oscillators with lightly fractional derivative damping of order α (0<α<1) under combined harmonic and white noise external and (or) parametric excitations is proposed and then applied to study the first passage failure of Duffing oscillator with lightly fractional derivative damping of order 1/2 under combined harmonic and white noise excitations in the case of primary parametric resonance. Numerical results show that the proposed method works very well.     

Stationary response of strongly non-linear oscillator with fractional derivative damping under bounded noise excitation

The stochastic averaging method for strongly non-linear oscillators with lightly fractional derivative damping of order α (0<α≤1) subject to bounded noise excitations is proposed by using the generalized harmonic function. The system state is approximated by a two-dimensional time-homogeneous diffusion Markov process of amplitude and phase difference using the proposed stochastic averaging method. The approximate stationary probability density of response is obtained by solving the reduced Fokker–Planck–Kolmogorov (FPK) equation using the finite difference method and successive over relaxation method. A Duffing oscillator is taken as an example to show the application and validity of the method. In the case of primary resonance, the stochastic jump of the Duffing oscillator with fractional derivative damping and its P-bifurcation as the system parameters change are examined for the first time using the stationary probability density of amplitude.     

Harmonic wavelets based response evolutionary power spectrum determination of linear and non-linear oscillators with fractional derivative elements

A harmonic wavelets based approximate analytical technique for determining the response evolutionary power spectrum of linear and non-linear (time-variant) oscillators endowed with fractional derivative elements is developed. Specifically, time- and frequency-dependent harmonic wavelets based frequency response functions are defined based on the localization properties of harmonic wavelets. This leads to a closed form harmonic wavelets based excitation-response relationship which can be viewed as a natural generalization of the celebrated Wiener–Khinchin spectral relationship of the linear stationary random vibration theory to account for fully non-stationary in time and frequency stochastic processes. Further, relying on the orthogonality properties of harmonic wavelets an extension via statistical linearization of the excitation-response relationship for the case of non-linear systems is developed. This involves the novel concept of determining optimal equivalent linear elements which are both time- and frequency-dependent. Several linear and non-linear oscillators with fractional derivative elements are studied as numerical examples. Comparisons with pertinent Monte Carlo simulations demonstrate the reliability of the technique.     

Dynamic instabilities in coupled oscillators induced by geometrically nonlinear damping

The dynamics of a system of coupled oscillators possessing strongly nonlinear stiffness and damping is examined. The system consists of a linear oscillator coupled to a strongly nonlinear, light attachment, where the nonlinear terms of the system are realized due to geometric effects. We show that the effects of nonlinear damping are far from being purely parasitic and introduce new dynamics when compared to the corresponding systems with linear damping. The dynamics is analyzed by performing a slow/fast decomposition leading to slow flows, which in turn are used to study transient instability caused by a bifurcation to 1:3 resonance capture. In addition, a new dynamical phenomenon of continuous resonance scattering is observed that is both persistent and prevalent for the case of the nonlinearly damped system: For certain moderate excitations, the transient dynamics “tracks” a manifold of impulsive orbits, in effect transitioning between multiple resonance captures over definitive frequency and energy ranges. Eventual bifurcation to 1:3 resonance capture generates the dynamic instability, which is manifested as a sudden burst of the response of the light attachment. Such instabilities that result in strong energy transfer indicate potential for various applications of nonlinear damping such as in vibration suppression and energy harvesting.     

Periodic and quasiperiodic motion for complex non-linear systems

A damped complex non-linear system corresponding to two coupled non-linear oscillators with a periodic damping force is investigated by an asymptotic perturbation method based on Fourier expansion and time rescaling. Four coupled equations for the amplitude and the phase of solutions are derived. Phase-locked solutions with period equal to the damping force period are possible only if the oscillators amplitudes are equal. On the contrary, if the oscillators amplitudes are different, periodic solutions exist only with a period different from the damping force period. These solutions are stable only for perturbations that conserve the phase difference and the square amplitude sum of the oscillators. Energy considerations are used in order to study existence and characteristics of quasiperiodic motion. We demonstrate that modulated motion can be also obtained for appropriate values of the detuning parameter and in this case an approximate analytic solution is easily constructed. If the detuning parameter decreases the modulation period increases and then diverges, an infinite-period bifurcation occurs and the resulting motion becomes unbounded. Analytic approximate solutions are checked by numerical integration.     

Generalized Viscoelastic 1-DOF Deterministic Nonlinear Oscillators

The theory of deterministic generalized viscoelastic linear and nonlinear 1-D oscillators is formulated and evaluated. Examples of viscoelastic Duffing, Mathieu, Rayleigh, Roberts and van der Pol oscillators and pendulum responses are investigated. Material behavior as well as additional effects of structural damping on oscillator performance are also considered. Computational protocols are developed and their results are discussed to determine the influence of viscoelastic and structural (Coulomb friction) damping on oscillator motion. Illustrative examples show that the inclusion of linear or nonlinear viscoelastic material properties significantly affects oscillator responses as related to amplitudes, phase shifts and energy loses when compared to equivalent elastic ones.     

分布振子复合板的模态阻尼及多点激励下阻尼减振相关性

分布阻尼振子可拓宽结构减振频带,因此可将振子分布于板中以形成复合板（简称“分布振子复合板”）,进而实现较宽的减振频带．对于多点支撑处受到宽频非一致激励（例如在不同激励点处的激励频率、幅值与相位有差异）的分布振子复合板,目前还缺乏有效简便的优化控制指标．在作者之前的研究中,针对含分布振子的梁推导了基于模态应变能的模态阻尼计算理论,讨论了模态阻尼与单点激励下梁的减振效果的相关性,并应用于宽频减振设计优化．本文进一步将模态阻尼计算理论推广到分布振子复合板,并将研究从梁的单点激励扩展到板的多点非一致激励下的阻尼减振相关性．首先,在利用模态应变能法推导得到分布振子复合板的模态阻尼计算公式后,从理论上讨论了不同边界条件与模态阶次对计算结果的影响,以及计算理论的适用性．而后,进一步通过有限元参数分析了边界条件、频率比、模态阶次与质量比的影响．最后,通过算例分析了无振子板或分布振子复合板在四个激励点具有多种幅值与相位组合情况下的稳态响应．结果表明,推导的模态阻尼计算公式可正确预测不同边界条件下的模态阻尼,且理论预测的模态阻尼与基板的稳态平均加速度减小率、稳态峰值应变能减小率均有较高的相关性．     

Dynamics of Oscillators with Strongly Nonlinear Asymmetric Damping

Dynamics of a class of strongly nonlinear single degree of freedom oscillators is investigated. Their common characteristic is that they possess piecewise linear damping properties, which can be expressed in a general asymmetric form. More specifically, the damping coefficient and a constant parameter appearing in the equation of motion are functions of the velocity direction. This class of oscillators is quite general and includes other important categories of mechanical systems as special cases, like systems with Coulomb friction. First, an analysis is presented for locating directly exact periodic responses of these oscillators to harmonic excitation. Due to the presence of dry friction, these responses may involve intervals where the oscillator is stuck temporarily. Then, an appropriate stability analysis is also presented together with some quite general bifurcation results. In the second part of the work, this analysis is applied to several example systems with piecewise linear damping, in order to reveal the most important aspects of their dynamics. Initially, systems with symmetric characteristics are examined, for which the periodic response is found to be symmetric or asymmetric. Then, dynamical systems with asymmetric damping characteristics are also examined. In all cases, emphasis is placed on investigating the low forcing frequency ranges, where interesting dynamics is noticed. The analytical predictions are complemented with results obtained by proper integration of the equation of motion, which among other responses reveal the existence of quasiperiodic, chaotic and unbounded motions.     

分数阶拟周期Mathieu方程的动力学分析

分数阶微积分有着诸多优异的特点, 目前在动力学领域主要用来提高非线性系统振动特性研究的准确性. 本文在拟周期Mathieu方程的基础上, 引入分数阶微积分理论, 研究了分数阶微分项参数对方程稳定性的影响. 首先, 采用摄动法得到方程稳定区和非稳定区分界线(即过渡曲线)近似表达式, 利用数值方法验证了解析结果的准确性, 图像显示两者吻合较好. 随后, 通过归纳总结不同情况下的过渡曲线近似表达式, 发现在系统中分数阶微分项以等效线性刚度和等效线性阻尼的方式存在. 根据这一特点, 得到了系统等效线性阻尼和等效线性刚度的一般形式, 并且定义了非稳定区域厚度. 最后, 通过数值仿真直观地分析了分数阶微分项参数对方程稳定区域大小和过渡曲线位置的影响. 结果发现, 分数阶微分项不仅具有阻尼特性还具有刚度特性, 并且以等效线性刚度和等效线性阻尼的方式影响着方程稳定区域大小和过渡曲线位置. 合理选择分数阶微分项参数可以使其呈现不同程度的刚度特性或阻尼特性, 方程稳定区域的大小和过渡曲线的位置也因此产生了不同程度的变化.      

Construction of approximate analytical solutions to strongly nonlinear damped oscillators

An analytical approximate method for strongly nonlinear damped oscillators is proposed. By introducing phase and amplitude of oscillation as well as a bookkeeping parameter, we rewrite the governing equation into a partial differential equation with solution being a periodic function of the phase. Based on combination of the Newton’s method with the harmonic balance method, the partial differential equation is transformed into a set of linear ordinary differential equations in terms of harmonic coefficients, which can further be converted into systems of linear algebraic equations by using the bookkeeping parameter expansion. Only a few iterations can provide very accurate approximate analytical solutions even if the nonlinearity and damping are significant. The method can be applied to general oscillators with odd nonlinearities as well as even ones even without linear restoring force. Three examples are presented to illustrate the usefulness and effectiveness of the proposed method.     

耦合阻尼对非保守耦合振子能量分布与功率流的影响

作为非保守耦合系统统计能量分析的基础,本文研究了耦合阻尼对非保守耦合系统能量分布与功率流的影响.在给出各项有关的损耗因子和耦合损耗因子的定义后,本文从理论上推导了非保守耦合振子间各项功率流与振子平均振动能量之间关系的理论表达式,以及功率平衡方程式和振子能量比的表达式.理论分析和数值计算的结果表明,非保守耦合振子之间的原始功率流和附加功率流以及总功率流不仅取决于两振子的平均振动能量之差,而且取决于振子的平均振动能量之和,总功率流的方向即与两振子能量相对大小有关,也与耦合性质有关;小耦合阻尼是非保守耦合的特例,由此特例不足以得到非保守耦合情况的一般特点。     

Heteroclinic motion and energy transfer in coupled oscillator with nonlinear magnetic coupling

In this paper, we consider two coupled oscillators exhibiting both transient chaos and energy transfer from mechanical to electrical oscillators. Melnikov method is applied to these oscillators with linear damping and strongly nonlinear coupling terms in order to study the possibility of existence of chaos and transversal heteroclinic orbits and their control in a dynamical system. The energy transfer is studied using a qualitative measure of the system which can be obtained by computing the energy dissipated in it. At last, the numerical simulation is carried out for this system.     

Adaptive feedback control and synchronization of non-identical chaotic fractional order systems

This paper addresses the reliable synchronization problem between two non-identical chaotic fractional order systems. In this work, we present an adaptive feedback control scheme for the synchronization of two coupled chaotic fractional order systems with different fractional orders. Based on the stability results of linear fractional order systems and Laplace transform theory, using the master-slave synchronization scheme, sufficient conditions for chaos synchronization are derived. The designed controller ensures that fractional order chaotic oscillators that have non-identical fractional orders can be synchronized with suitable feedback controller applied to the response system. Numerical simulations are performed to assess the performance of the proposed adaptive controller in synchronizing chaotic systems.     

Damping of mechanical-systems oscillations by a non-Newtonian fluid with electric-field dependent parameters

The structural, rheological and dynamic properties of high-concentration electro-rheological suspensions are described and, on the basis of the dependence of their parameters (viscosity, elasticity) on the electric field intensity and mechanical load-dependent parameters, a theoretical analysis is given of a vibratory single-mass system with electro-rheological dampers. The results of the analytical solution of the equation of motion are compared with the experimental data on the mechanisms responsible for the variation of the damping characteristics (damping decrement, transfer coefficient) of the precision equipment vibroprotection system. The possibility of designing an active high-speed electric-control vibroprotection system is considered.     

Modal characteristics of a flexible cylinder in turbulent axial flow from numerical simulations

In this paper the vibration behavior of a flexible cylinder subjected to an axial flow is investigated numerically. Therefore a methodology is constructed, which relies entirely on fluid–structure interaction calculations. Consequently, no force coefficients are necessary for the numerical simulations. Two different cases are studied. The first case is a brass cylinder vibrating in an axial water flow. This calculation is compared to experiments in literature and the results agree well. The second case is a hollow steel tube, subjected to liquid lead–bismuth flow. Different flow boundary conditions are tested on this case. Each type of boundary conditions leads to a different confinement and results in different eigenfrequencies and modal damping ratios. Wherever appropriate, a comparison has been made with an existing theory. Generally, this linear theory and the simulations in this paper agree well on the frequency of a mode. With respect to damping, the agreement is highly dependent on the correlation used for the normal friction coefficients in the linear theory.     

双稳杜芬振子的随机共振及其动力学机制

把矩方法应用于高斯白噪声和弱周期信号驱动的双稳杜芬振子,发现矩方法的收敛快慢与阻尼系数的大小有关,即在固定非线性参数的前提下,阻尼系数越大,收敛速度越快。在阻尼系数较大的情形,对于不同频率的弱周期输入信号,系统输出功率谱增益因子的演化防噪声强度呈单峰或双峰结构,亦即对于不同的激励频率,系统可表现出单峰或者重峰随机共振结构。为了解释这些共振结构,通过考察由波动谱密度定义的非零频率峰对噪声强度依赖性,发现重峰随机共振的发生在于噪声一方面抑制了井内运动,另一方面诱发了势垒上振动。研究结果为已有结论的修正,在统计力学等方面具有显著意义。