Dynamics of two delay coupled van der Pol oscillators

In this paper, the dynamics of a system of two van der Pol oscillators with delayed position and velocity coupling is studied by the method of averaging together with truncation of Taylor expansions. According to the slow-flow equations, the dynamics of 1:1 internal resonance is more complex than that of non-1:1 internal resonance. For 1:1 internal resonance, the stability and the number of periodic solutions vary with different time delay for given coupling coefficients. The condition necessary for saddle-node and Hopf bifurcations for symmetric modes, namely in-phase and out-of-phase modes, are determined. The numerical results, obtained from direct integration of the original equation, are found to be in good agreement with analytical predictions.     

Dynamical analysis of two coupled parametrically excited van der Pol oscillators

The dynamical behavior of two coupled parametrically excited van der pol oscillators is investigated in this paper. Based on the averaged equations, the transition boundaries are sought to divide the parameter space into a set of regions, which correspond to different types of solutions. Two types of periodic solutions may bifurcate from the initial equilibrium. The periodic solutions may lose their stabilities via a generalized static bifurcation, which leads to stable quasi-periodic solutions, or via a generalized Hopf bifurcation, which leads to stable 3D tori. The instabilities of both the quasi-periodic solutions and the 3D tori may directly lead to chaos with the variation of the parameters. Two symmetric chaotic attractors are observed and for certain values of the parameters, the two attractors may interact with each other to form another enlarged chaotic attractor.     

Synchronization of four coupled van der Pol oscillators

It is possible that self-excited vibrations in turbomachine blades synchronize due to elastic coupling through the shaft. The synchronization of four coupled van der Pol oscillators is presented here as a simplified model. For quasilinear oscillations, a stability condition is derived from an analysis based on linearizing the original equation around an unperturbed limit cycle and transforming it into Hill’s equation. For the nonlinear case, numerical simulations show the existence of two well-defined regions of phase relationships in parameter space in which a multiplicity of periodic attractors is embedded. The size of these regions strongly depends on the values of the oscillator and coupling constants. For the coupling constant below a critical value, there exists a region in which a diversity of phase-shift attractors is present, whereas for values above the critical value an in-phase attractor is predominant. It is observed that the presence of an anti-phase attractor in the subcritical region is associated with sudden changes in the period of the coupled oscillators. The convergence of the coupled system to a particular periodic attractor is explored using several initial conditions. The study is extended to non-identical oscillators, and it is found that there is synchronization even over a wide range of difference among the oscillator constants.     

Constructing invariant tori for two weakly coupled van der Pol oscillators

An algorithm is developed for the construction of an invariant torus of a weakly coupled autonomous oscillator. The system is put into angular standard form. The determining equations are found by averaging and are solved for the approximate amplitudes of the torus. A perturbation series is then constructed about the approximate amplitudes with unknown coefficients as periodic functions of the angular variables. A sequence of solvable partial differential equations is developed for determining the coefficients. The algorithm is applied to a system of nonlinearly coupled van der Pol equations and the first order coefficients are generated in a straightforward manner. The approximation shows both good numerical accuracy and reproducibility of the periodicities of the van der Pol system. A comparitive analysis of integrating the van der Pol system with integrating the phase equations from the angular standard form on the approximate torus shows numerical errors of the order of the perturbation parameter =0.05 for integrations of up to 10,000 steps. Applying FFT to the numerical periodicities generated by integrating the van der Pol system near the tours reveals the same predominant frequencies found in the perturbation coefficients. Finally an expected rotation number is found by integrating the phase equations on the approximate torus.Contribution of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a Federal agency.     

Dynamics of two strongly coupled van der pol oscillators

A perturbation method is used to study the steady state behavior of two Van der Pol oscillators with strong linear diffusive coupling. It is shown that a bifurcation occurs which results in a transition from phase-locked periodic motions to quasi-periodic motions as the coupling is decreased or the detuning is increased. The analytical results are compared with a numerically generated solution.     

A pair of van der Pol oscillators coupled by fractional derivatives

We consider the stability of the in-phase and out-of-phase modes of a pair of fractionally-coupled van der Pol oscillators: 1 2 where D ^?? x is the order ?? derivative of x(t), and 0<??<1. We use a two-variable perturbation method on the system??s corresponding variational equations to derive expressions for the transition curves separating regions of stability from instability in the ??, ?? parameter plane. The perturbation results are validated with numerics and through direct comparison with known results in the limiting cases of ??=0 and ??=1, where the fractional coupling reduces to position coupling and velocity coupling, respectively.     

Mode analysis of a system of mutually coupled van der Pol oscillators with coupling delay

A system of mutually coupled van der Pol oscillators containing fifth-order conductance characteristic, with the coupling delay, are analyzed by using the non-linear mode analysis. In particular, it has been demonstrated that zero state, two single modes, and one double mode are stable only for sufficiently small τ.The analytical results have been verified by using the digital simulation.     

Hopf bifurcation in delayed van der Pol oscillators

In this paper, we consider a classical van der Pol equation with a general delayed feedback. Firstly, by analyzing the associated characteristic equation, we derive a set of parameter values where the Hopf bifurcation occurs. Secondly, in the case of the standard Hopf bifurcation, the stability of bifurcating periodic solutions and bifurcation direction are determined by applying the normal form theorem and the center manifold theorem. Finally, a generalized Hopf bifurcation corresponding to non-semisimple double imaginary eigenvalues (case of 1:1 resonance) is analyzed by using a normal form approach.     

Dynamics of switching van der Pol circuits

Nonlinear Dynamics - This paper addresses dynamical behaviors of switching van der Pol circuits by investigating stability issues of autonomous nonlinear dynamical systems. Firstly, a kind of...     

Regular oscillations,chaos, and multistability in a system of two coupled van der Pol oscillators: numerical and experimental studies

In this paper, the dynamics of a system of two coupled van der Pol oscillators is investigated. The coupling between the two oscillators consists of adding to each one’s amplitude a perturbation proportional to the other one. The coupling between two laser oscillators and the coupling between two vacuum tube oscillators are examples of physical/experimental systems related to the model considered in this paper. The stability of fixed points and the symmetries of the model equations are discussed. The bifurcations structures of the system are analyzed with particular attention on the effects of frequency detuning between the two oscillators. It is found that the system exhibits a variety of bifurcations including symmetry breaking, period doubling, and crises when monitoring the frequency detuning parameter in tiny steps. The multistability property of the system for special sets of its parameters is also analyzed. An experimental study of the coupled system is carried out in this work. An appropriate electronic simulator is proposed for the investigations of the dynamic behavior of the system. Correspondences are established between the coefficients of the system model and the components of the electronic circuit. A comparison of experimental and numerical results yields a very good agreement.     

Harmonically excited generalized van der Pol oscillators: Entrainment phenomenon

Harmonically excited generalized van der Pol oscillators with power-form non-linearities in the restoring and damping-like force are investigated from the viewpoint of the occurrence of harmonic entrainment. Locked periodic motion is obtained by adjusting the averaging method. The influence of the powers of the restoring and damping-like force on the occurrence of this phenomenon is examined.     

Response statistics of van der Pol oscillators excited by white noise

The joint probability density function of the state space vector of a white noise exoited van der Pol oscillator satisfics a Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov (FPK) equation. The paper describes a numerical procedure for solving the transient FPK equation based on the path integral solution (PIS) technique. It is shown that by combining the PIS with a cubic B-spline interpolation method, numerical solution algorithms can be implemented giving solutions of the FPK equation that can be made accurate down to very low probability levels. The method is illustrated by application to two specific examples of a van der Pol oscillator.     

The transition from phase locking to drift in a system of two weakly coupled van der pol oscillators

We investigate the slow flow resulting from the application of the two variable expansion perturbation method to a system of two linearly coupled van der Pol oscillators. The slow flow consists of three non-linear coupled odes on the amplitudes and phase difference of the oscillators. We obtain regions in parameter space which correspond to phase locking, phase entrainment and phase drift of the coupled oscillators. In the slow flow, these states correspond respectively to a stable equilibrium, a stable limit cycle and a stable libration orbit. Phase entrainment, in which the phase difference between the oscillators varies periodically, is seen as an intermediate state between phase locking and phase drift. In the slow flow, the transitions between these states are shown to be associated with Hopf and saddle-connection bifurcations.     

The Dynamics of Two Coupled van der Pol Oscillators with Delay Coupling

We investigate the dynamics of a system of twovan der Pol oscillators with delayed velocity coupling.We use the method of averaging to reduce the problem to the studyof a slow-flow in three dimensions.We study the steady state solutions of this slow-flow, with specialattention given to the bifurcations accompanying their change innumber and stability. We compare these stability results with numericalintegration of the original equations and show that the two sets of resultsare in excellent agreement under certain parameter restrictions.Our interest in this system is due to its relevance to coupled laseroscillators.     

Complex order van der Pol oscillator

In this paper a complex-order van der Pol oscillator is considered. The complex derivative D^a±jbD^{\alpha\pm\jmath\beta}, with α,β∈R ⁺ is a generalization of the concept of integer derivative, where α=1, β=0. By applying the concept of complex derivative, we obtain a high-dimensional parameter space. Amplitude and period values of the periodic solutions of the two versions of the complex-order van der Pol oscillator are studied for variation of these parameters. Fourier transforms of the periodic solutions of the two oscillators are also analyzed.     

Frequency lock-in during nonlinear vibration of an airfoil coupled with van der Pol Oscillator

The frequency lock-in during the nonlinear vibration of a turbomachinery blade is modeled using a spring-mounted airfoil coupled with a van der Pol Oscillator (VDP) oscillator. The proposed reduced-order model uses the nonlinear VDP oscillator to represent the oscillatory nature of wake dynamics caused by the vortex shedding. The damping term in the VDP oscillator is assumed to be nonlinear. The coupled equations governing the pitch and plunge motion of an airfoil are used to approximate the vibration of a turbomachinery blade. Springs having cubic-order nonlinearity for their stiffnesses are used to mount the airfoil. The unsteady lift acting on the blade is modeled using a self-excited nonlinear wake oscillator. The model for wake dynamics takes into account the influence of blade inertia. The nonlinear coupled three degrees of freedom (dof) aeroelastic system is studied for instability resulting in the frequency lock-in phenomenon. The equations are transformed into non-dimensional form, and then the frequencies of the coupled system are plotted to demonstrate the frequency lock-in. Further, the method of multiple scales is used to derive modulation equations which represent the amplitude and phase of the oscillation. The results obtained using the method of multiple scales are compared with direct numerical solutions to verify the present modeling method. The steady-state amplitudes of the response are plotted against the detuning parameter, which represents the frequency response curve. Further, the sensitivity of non-dimensional parameters such as coupling coefficients, mass ratio, reduced velocity, static unbalance, structural damping coefficient and the ratio of uncoupled pitch and plunge natural frequencies on the frequency response is investigated. The study revealed that parameters such as mass ratio, reduced velocity, structural damping coefficient, and coupling coefficients have a stronger influence in suppressing the amplitude of vibration. Meanwhile, parameters such as the frequency ratio, static unbalance, reduced velocity, and mass ratio significantly affect the range of frequency in which the lock-in phenomenon happens. Further, linear perturbation analysis is done to understand the qualitative effect of the system parameters such as coupling coefficients, mass ratio, frequency ratio, and static unbalance on the range of lock-in.     

Primary resonance of fractional-order van der Pol oscillator

In this paper the primary resonance of van der Pol (VDP) oscillator with fractional-order derivative is studied analytically and numerically. At first the approximately analytical solution is obtained by the averaging method, and it is found that the fractional-order derivative could affect the dynamical properties of VDP oscillator, which is characterized by the equivalent damping coefficient and the equivalent stiffness coefficient. Moreover, the amplitude–frequency equation for steady-state solution is established, and the corresponding stability condition is also presented based on Lyapunov theory. Then, the comparisons of several different amplitude–frequency curves by the approximately analytical solution and the numerical integration are fulfilled, and the results certify the correctness and satisfactory precision of the approximately analytical solution. At last, the effects of the two fractional parameters, i.e., the fractional coefficient and the fractional order, on the amplitude–frequency curves are investigated for some typical excitation amplitudes, which are different from the traditional integer-order VDP oscillator.     

Stochastic response of fractional-order van der Pol oscillator

We studied the response of fractional-order van de Pol oscillator to Gaussian white noise excitation in this letter. An equivalent integral-order nonlinear stochastic system is obtained to replace the given system based on the principle of minimum mean-square error. Through stochastic averaging, an averaged Itô equation is deduced. We obtained the Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov equation connected to the averaged Itô equation and solved it to yield the approximate stationary response of the system. The analytical solution is confirmed by using Monte Carlo simulation.     

Dynamical analysis of Mathieu equation with two kinds of van der Pol fractional-order terms

In this paper the dynamics of Mathieu equation with two kinds of van der Pol (VDP) fractional-order terms is investigated. The approximately analytical solution is obtained by the averaging method. The steady-state solution, existence conditions and stability condition for the steady-state solution are presented, and it is found that the two kinds of VDP fractional coefficients and fractional orders remarkably affect the steady-state solution, which is characterized by the additional damping coefficient (ADC) and additional stiffness coefficient (ASC). The comparisons between the analytical and numerical solutions verify the correctness and satisfactory precision of the approximately analytical solution. The presented typical amplitude–frequency curves illustrate the important effects of two kinds of VDP fractional-order terms on system dynamics. The application of two VDP fractional-order terms in vibration control is discussed. At last, the detailed results are summarized and the conclusions are made.