An Energy-Based Formulation for Computing Nonlinear Normal Modes in Undamped Continuous Systems

1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. King ◽  
A. F. Vakakis
Keyword(s):  
Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Continuous Systems ◽  
Conservation Of Energy ◽  
Nonlinear Modes ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Linear Differential ◽  
Nonlinear Normal ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Nonlinear Elastic

The nonlinear normal modes of a class of one-dimensional, conservative, continuous systems are examined. These are free, periodic motions during which all particles of the system reach their extremum amplitudes at the same instant of time. During a nonlinear normal mode, the motion of an arbitrary particle of the system is expressed in terms of the motion of a certain reference point by means of a modal function. Conservation of energy is imposed to construct a partial differential equation satisfied by the modal function, which is asymptotically solved using a perturbation methodology. The stability of the detected nonlinear modes is then investigated by expanding the corresponding variational equations in bases of orthogonal polynomials and analyzing the resulting set of linear differential equations with periodic coefficients by Floquet analysis. Applications of the general theory are given by computing the nonlinear normal modes of a simply-supported beam lying on a nonlinear elastic foundation, and of a cantilever beam possessing geometric nonlinearities.

Nonlinear Normal Modes in the Presence of Internal Resonances: An Energy-Based Approach

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvin E. King ◽  
Alexander F. Vakakis
Keyword(s):  
Normal Mode ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Continuous Systems ◽  
Modal Interactions ◽  
Internal Resonances ◽  
Weakly Nonlinear ◽  
Nonlinear Normal ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Two Degree Of Freedom

Abstract In this work, modifications to existing energy-based nonlinear normal mode (NNM) methodologies are developed in order to investigate internal resonances. A formulation for computing resonant NNMs is developed for discrete, or discretized for continuous systems, sets of weakly nonlinear equations with uncoupled linear terms (i.e systems in modal, or canonical, form). By considering a canonical framework, internal resonance conditions are immediately recognized by identifying commensurable linearized natural frequencies. Additionally, the canonical formulation allows for a single (linearized modal) coordinate to parameterize all other (modal) coordinates during a resonant modal response. Energy-based NNM methodologies are then applied to the canonical equations and asymptotic solutions are sought. In order to account for the resonant modal interactions, it will be shown that high-order terms in the O(1) solutions must be considered. Two applications (‘3:1’ resonances in a two-degree-of-freedom system and ‘3:1’ resonance in a hinged-clamped beam) are then considered by which to demonstrate the application of the resonant NNM methodology. Resonant normal mode solutions are obtained and the stability characteristics of these computed modes are considered. It is shown that for some responses, nonlinear modal relations do not exist in the context of physical coordinates and thus the transformation to canonical coordinates is necessary in order to define appropriate NNM relations.

Nonlinear Normal Modes in a Class of Nonlinear Continuous Systems

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvin E. King ◽  
Alexander F. Vakakis
Keyword(s):  
Reference Point ◽  
Invariant Manifolds ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Continuous Systems ◽  
Partial Differential ◽  
Analytical Methodology ◽  
Conservation Of Energy ◽  
Linearized Stability ◽  
Nonlinear Normal

Abstract A general methodology is developed for computing the nonlinear normal modes of a class of undamped vibratory systems governed by nonlinear partial differential equations of motion. A nonlinear normal mode is defined as free motion during which all points of the system vibrate equiperiodically, reaching their extremum positions at the same instants of time. The analytical methodology is based on a previous work by Shaw and Pierre (1992b), where the displacements and velocities at any point of a structure were expressed as functions of the displacement and velocity of a single reference point. The dynamics of the continuous system were then restricted to invariant manifolds of the phase space. Motivated by the methodology presented by Shaw and Pierre, we express the displacement of an arbitrary point of the structure as a function of the displacement of a single reference point. Assuming undamped oscillations (and thus conservation of energy), a singular partial differential equation for the function relating the displacements is derived, and is subsequently solved using an asymptotic, power series methodology. Applications of the general theory are then given by computing the nonlinear normal modes of a simply supported beam resting on a nonlinear elastic foundation, and of a cantilever beam having geometric nonlinearities. The stability of the detected modes is then investigated by a linearized stability analysis.

An Application of the Poincare´ Map to the Stability of Nonlinear Normal Modes

1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 645-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Month ◽  
R. H. Rand
Keyword(s):  
Floquet Theory ◽  
Poincaré Map ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Poincare Map ◽  
Linearized Stability ◽  
Nonlinear Normal ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Two Degree Of Freedom

The stability of periodic motions (nonlinear normal modes) in a nonlinear two-degree-of-freedom Hamiltonian system is studied by deriving an approximation for the Poincare´ map via the Birkhoff-Gustavson canonical transofrmation. This method is presented as an alternative to the usual linearized stability analysis based on Floquet theory. An example is given for which the Floquet theory approach fails to predict stability but for which the Poincare´ map approach succeeds.

Nonlinear Normal Modes of a Continuous System With Quadratic Nonlinearities

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Nayfeh ◽  
S. A. Nayfeh
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Method Of Multiple Scales ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Continuous System ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Continuous Systems ◽  
Quadratic Nonlinearities ◽  
Nonlinear Normal ◽  
Quadratic And Cubic Nonlinearities

We use two approaches to determine the nonlinear modes and natural frequencies of a simply supported Euler-Bernoulli beam resting on an elastic foundation with distributed quadratic and cubic nonlinearities. In the first approach, we use the method of multiple scales to treat the governing partial-differential equation and boundary conditions directly. In the second approach, we use a Galerkin procedure to discretize the system and then determine the normal modes from the discretized equations by using the method of multiple scales and the invariant manifold approach. Whereas one- and two-mode discretizations produce erroneous results for continuous systems with quadratic and cubic nonlinearities, all methods, in the present case, produce the same results because the discretization is carried out by using a complete set of basis functions that satisfy the boundary conditions.

Amplitude Nonlinear Normal Modes of Piecewise Linear Systems

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongying Jiang ◽  
Vincent Soumier ◽  
Christophe Pierre ◽  
Steven W. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Invariant Manifold ◽  
Invariant Manifolds ◽  
Piecewise Linear ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Flip Bifurcation ◽  
Strong Nonlinearity ◽  
Nonlinear Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal

Abstract A numerical method for constructing nonlinear normal modes for piecewise linear autonomous systems is presented. Based on the concept of invariant manifolds, a Galerkin based approach is applied here to obtain nonlinear normal modes numerically. The accuracy of the constructed nonlinear modes is checked by the comparison of the motion on the invariant manifold to the exact solution, in both time and frequency domains. It is found that the Galerkin based construction approach can represent the invariant manifold accurately over strong nonlinearity regions. Several interesting dynamic characteristics of the nonlinear modal motion are found and compared to those of linear modes. The stability of the nonlinear normal modes of a two-degree of freedom system is investigated using characteristic multipliers and Poincaré maps, and a flip bifurcation is found for both nonlinear modes.

Nonlinear Modes in Systems With Strong Nonlinearities

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvin E. King
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equation ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Approximate Solutions ◽  
Discrete Systems ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Algebraic Equations ◽  
Conservation Of Energy ◽  
Singular Ordinary Differential Equation ◽  
Power Series Expansions ◽  
Nonlinear Normal

Abstract In this paper, a symbolic/numeric method is developed to compute nonlinear normal modes (NNMs) in conservative, two-degree-of-freedom (2-DoF) systems. Based upon the notion of NNMs, periodic motions are sought during which the two coordinates ‘vibrate-in-unison’. By parameterizing the response of one coordinate with respect to the response of the other (reference) coordinate and by imposing conservation of energy, we obtain a nonlinear, singular ordinary differential equation. Approximate solutions for these modal functions are obtained, for a given energy level, via truncated power-series expansions. The coefficients of the expansion, along with the maximum and minimum reference displacements, are then computed by (i) symbolically evaluating the singular differential equation at various (distinct) reference displacements, and then (ii) numerically solving the resulting set of nonlinear algebraic equations. Since the approximate solution inherently depends upon the order of the expansion, convergence studies must be performed in order to ensure sufficient accuracy. Note that even though the formulation presented herein is based on 2-DoF systems, the methodology is quite general and can readily be extended to higher-order discrete systems. Moreover, since it does not rely upon any ‘small-quantity’ assumptions, it can be used to investigate the dynamics of coupled, strongly nonlinear systems.

Nonlinear Normal Modes of a Cantilever Beam

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 477-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Nayfeh ◽  
C. Chin ◽  
S. A. Nayfeh
Keyword(s):  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Nonlinear Modes ◽  
Linear Mode ◽  
Complete Set ◽  
Nonlinear Normal

Two approaches for determination of the nonlinear planar modes of a cantilever beam are compared. In the first approach, the governing partial-differential system is discretized using the linear mode shapes and then the nonlinear mode shapes are determined from the discretized system. In the second approach, the boundary-value problem is treated directly by using the method of multiple scales. The results show that both approaches yield the same nonlinear modes because the discretization is performed using a complete set of basis functions, namely, the linear mode shapes.

Effects of Forward/Backward Whirl Mechanism on Nonlinear Normal Modes of a Rotor/Stator Rubbing System

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhua Chen ◽  
Jun Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Frequency Component ◽  
Harmonic Response ◽  
Backward Whirl ◽  
Coupling Stiffness ◽  
Nonlinear Normal ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Relationship

In this paper, the effects of forward and backward whirl mechanism on the existence and the stability of multiple nonlinear normal modes (NNMs) in a four degree-of-freedom (DOF) rotor/stator rubbing system with cross-coupling stiffness and dry friction are investigated analytically. The NNMs may possess either positive or negative modal frequencies, corresponding, respectively, to the inherent motions of forward or backward whirl, and can be either stable or unstable. The relationship between the NNMs, regarding to their stability, and the forced system responses of the system is of great interest. It is found that a stable NNM corresponds to a forced harmonic response with the same whirl direction and frequency as the NNM, and an unstable NNM may still influence some forced system responses by contributing a frequency component equal to the modal frequency to the response spectrum.

scholarly journals Nonlinear normal modes and their application in structural dynamics

2006 ◽  
Vol 2006 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christophe Pierre ◽  
Dongying Jiang ◽  
Steven Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Invariant Manifolds ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Realistic Model ◽  
Galerkin Projection ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Nonlinear Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Modal Analysis ◽  
Nonlinear Normal

Recent progress in the area of nonlinear modal analysis for structural systems is reported. Systematic methods are developed for generating minimally sized reduced-order models that accurately describe the vibrations of large-scale nonlinear engineering structures. The general approach makes use of nonlinear normal modes that are defined in terms of invariant manifolds in the phase space of the system model. An efficient Galerkin projection method is developed, which allows for the construction of nonlinear modes that are accurate out to large amplitudes of vibration. This approach is successfully extended to the generation of nonlinear modes for systems that are internally resonant and for systems subject to external excitation. The effectiveness of the Galerkin-based construction of the nonlinear normal modes is also demonstrated for a realistic model of a rotating beam.

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