Nonlinear Responses of Dual-Pendulum Dynamic Absorbers

Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda

The nonlinear responses of a single-degree-of-freedom system with two pendulum tuned mass dampers under horizontal sinusoidal excitation are investigated. In the theoretical analysis, van der Pol’s method is applied to determine the expressions for the frequency response curves. In the numerical results, the differences between the responses in single- and dual-pendulum systems are shown. A pitchfork bifurcation occurs followed by mode localization where both identical pendula vibrate at constant but different amplitudes. Hopf bifurcations occur, and then amplitude- and phase-modulated motions including chaotic vibrations appear in the identical dual-pendulum system. The Lyapunov exponents are calculated to prove the occurrence of chaotic vibrations. In a nonidentical dual-pendulum system, a perturbed pitchfork bifurcation occurs and saddle-node bifurcation points appear instead of pitchfork bifurcation points. Hopf bifurcations and amplitude- and phase-modulated motions also appear. The deviation of the tuning condition is also investigated by showing the frequency response curves and bifurcation sets. The numerical simulations are shown to be in good agreement with the theoretical results. In experiments, the imperfections of the two pendula were taken into consideration, and the validity of the theoretical analysis was confirmed.

Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda

The nonlinear responses of a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) system with two pendulum tuned mass dampers (TMDs) under horizontal sinusoidal excitation are investigated. In the theoretical analysis, van der Pol’s method is applied to determine the expressions for the frequency response curves. In the numerical results, the differences between single- and dual-pendulum systems are shown. Pitchfork bifurcations occur followed by mode localization where both identical pendulums vibrate but at different amplitudes. Hopf bifurcations occur and then amplitude modulated motions including chaotic vibrations appear in the identical dual-pendulum system. The Lyapunov exponents are calculated to prove the occurrence of chaotic vibrations. In a non identical dual-pendulum system, perturbed pitchfork bifurcations occur and saddle-node bifurcation points appear instead of pitchfork bifurcation points. Hopf bifurcations and amplitude modulated motions also appear. The deviation of the tuning condition is also investigated by showing the frequency response curves and bifurcation sets. The numerical simulations are shown to be in good agreement with the theoretical results. In experiments, the imperfections of the two pendulums were taken into consideration and the validity of the theoretical analysis was confirmed.


Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda

Nonlinear vibrations of an elastic structure with two partially filled liquid tanks subjected to horizontal harmonic excitation are investigated. The natural frequencies of the structure and sloshing satisfy the tuning condition 1:1:1 when tuned liquid dampers are used. The equations of motion for the structure and the modal equations of motion for the first, second, and third sloshing modes are derived by using Galerkin’s method, taking into account the nonlinearity of the sloshing. Then, van der Pol’s method is employed to determine the frequency response curves. It is found in calculating the frequency response curves that pitchfork bifurcation can occur followed by “localization phenomenon” for a specific excitation frequency range. During this range, sloshing occurs at different amplitudes in the two tanks, even if the dimensions of both tanks are identical. Furthermore, Hopf bifurcation may occur followed by amplitude- and phase-modulated motions including chaotic vibrations. In addition, Lyapunov exponents are calculated to prove the occurrence of both amplitude-modulated motions and chaotic vibrations. Bifurcation sets are also calculated to show the influence of the system parameters on the frequency response. Experiments were conducted to confirm the validity of the theoretical results. It was found that the theoretical results were in good agreement with the experimental data.


2012 ◽  
Vol 700 ◽  
pp. 304-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda ◽  
Raouf A. Ibrahim ◽  
Yuji Harata ◽  
Tasuku Kuriyama

AbstractNonlinear responses of surface waves in rigid square and nearly square tanks partially filled with liquid subjected to obliquely horizontal, sinusoidal excitation are investigated theoretically and experimentally. Two predominant modes of sloshing are significantly coupled nonlinearly because their natural frequencies are nearly identical resulting in 1:1 internal resonance. Therefore, if only one of these modes is directly excited, the other mode is indirectly excited due to the nonlinear coupling. In the nonlinear theoretical analysis, the modal equations of motion are derived for the two predominant sloshing modes as well as five higher sloshing modes. The linear viscous terms are incorporated in order to consider the damping effect of sloshing. The expressions for the frequency response curves are determined using van der Pol’s method. The influences of the excitation direction and the aspect ratio of the tank cross-section on the frequency response curves are numerically examined. Planar and swirl motions of sloshing, and Hopf bifurcations followed by amplitude modulated motions including chaotic motions, are predicted when the excitation frequency is close to one of the natural frequencies of the two predominant sloshing modes. Lyapunov exponents are calculated and reveal the excitation frequency range over which liquid chaotic motions occur. In addition, bifurcation sets are shown to clarify the influences of the parameters on the change in the structural stability. The theoretically predicted results are in good agreement with the measured data, thus the theoretical analysis was experimentally validated.


Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda ◽  
Yuji Harata ◽  
Keisuke Nishimura

The behavior of intrinsic localized modes (ILMs) is investigated for an array with N pendula which are connected with each other by weak, linear springs when the array is subjected to horizontal, sinusoidal excitation. In the theoretical analysis, van der Pol’s method is employed to determine the expressions for the frequency response curves for fundamental harmonic oscillations. In the numerical calculations, the frequency response curves are presented for N = 2 and 3 and compared with the results of the numerical simulations. Patterns of oscillations are classified according to the stable steady-state solutions of the response curves, and the patterns in which ILMs appear are discussed in detail. The influence of the connecting springs of the pendula on the appearance of ILMs is examined. Increasing the values of the connecting spring constants may affect the excitation frequency range of ILMs and cause Hopf bifurcation to occur, followed by amplitude modulated motions (AMMs) including chaotic vibrations. The influence of the imperfections of the pendula on the system response is also investigated. Bifurcation sets are calculated to examine the influence of the system parameters on the excitation frequency range of ILMs and determine the threshold value for the connecting spring constant after which ILMs do not appear. Experiments were conducted for N = 2, and the data were compared with the theoretical results in order to confirm the validity of the theoretical analysis.


Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda

The characteristics of two nonlinear vibration absorbers simultaneously attached to structures under harmonic excitation are investigated. The frequency response curves are theoretically determined using van der Pol’s method. It is found from the theoretical analysis that pitchfork bifurcations may appear on a part of the response curves which are stable in a system with one nonlinear dynamic absorber. Three steady-state solutions with different amplitudes appear just after the pitchfork bifurcation. After that, Hopf bifurcations may occur depending on the values of the system parameters, and amplitude- and phase-modulated motion including a chaotic vibration appears after the Hopf bifurcation. Lyapunov exponents are numerically calculated to prove the occurrence of a chaotic vibration. In addition, it is also found that only Hopf bifurcations, not pitchfork bifurcations, can occur even when the linear and nonlinear dynamic absorbers are combined.


Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda

The characteristics of two, three, and four nonlinear vibration absorbers or nonlinear tuned mass dampers (NTMDs) attached to a structure under harmonic excitation are investigated. The frequency response curves are theoretically determined using van der Pol’s method. When the parameters of the absorbers are equal, it is found from the theoretical analysis that pitchfork bifurcations may occur on the part of the response curves, which are unstable in the multi-absorber systems, but are stable in a system with one NTMD. Multivalued steady-state solutions, such as three steady-state solutions for a dual-absorber system with different amplitudes, five steady-state solutions for a triple-absorber system, and seven steady-state solutions for a quadruple-absorber system, appear near bifurcation points. The NTMDs behave in that one of them vibrates at high amplitudes while the others vibrate at low amplitudes, even if the dimensions of the NTMDs are identical. Namely, “localization phenomenon” or “mode localization” occurs. After the pitchfork bifurcation, Hopf bifurcations may occur depending on the values of the system parameters, and amplitude- and phase-modulated motions, including chaotic vibrations, appear after the Hopf bifurcation when the excitation frequency decreases. Lyapunov exponents are numerically calculated to prove the occurrence of chaotic vibrations. Bifurcation sets are also calculated to investigate the influence of the system parameters on the response of the systems.


Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda ◽  
Yuji Harata ◽  
Chongyue Shi ◽  
Keisuke Nishimura

Intrinsic localized modes (ILMs) are investigated in an N-pendulum array subjected to vertical harmonic excitation. The pendula behave nonlinearly and are coupled with each other because they are connected by torsional, weak, linear springs. In the theoretical analysis, van der Pol's method is employed to determine the expressions for frequency response curves for the principal parametric resonance, considering the nonlinear restoring moment of the pendula. In the numerical results, frequency response curves for N = 2 and 3 are shown to examine the patterns of ILMs, and demonstrate the influences of the connecting spring constants and the imperfections of the pendula. Bifurcation sets are also calculated to show the excitation frequency range and the conditions for the occurrence of ILMs. Increasing the connecting spring constants results in the appearance of Hopf bifurcations. The numerical simulations reveal the occurrence of ILMs with amplitude modulated motions (AMMs), including chaotic motions. ILMs were observed in experiments, and the experimental data were compared with the theoretical results. The validity of the theoretical analysis was confirmed by the experimental data.


Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda ◽  
Yuji Harata ◽  
Keisuke Nishimura

The behavior of intrinsic localized modes (ILMs) is investigated for an array with N pendula which are connected with each other by weak, linear springs when the array is subjected to horizontal, sinusoidal excitation. In the theoretical analysis, van der Pol's method is employed to determine the expressions for the frequency response curves for fundamental harmonic oscillations. In the numerical calculations, the frequency response curves are presented for N = 2 and 3 and compared with the results of the numerical simulations. Patterns of oscillations are classified according to the stable steady-state solutions of the response curves, and the patterns in which ILMs appear are discussed in detail. The influence of the connecting springs of the pendula on the appearance of ILMs is examined. Increasing the values of the connecting spring constants may affect the excitation frequency range of ILMs and cause Hopf bifurcation to occur, followed by amplitude modulated motions (AMMs) including chaotic vibrations. The influence of the imperfections of the pendula on the system response is also investigated. Bifurcation sets are calculated to examine the influence of the system parameters on the excitation frequency range of ILMs and determine the threshold value for the connecting spring constant above which ILMs do not appear. Experiments were conducted for N = 2, and the data were compared with the theoretical results in order to confirm the validity of the theoretical analysis.


Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda ◽  
Yuji Harata ◽  
Chongyue Shi ◽  
Keisuke Nishimura

Localization phenomena, also referred to as intrinsic localized modes (ILMs), are investigated in an N-pendulum array subjected to vertical harmonic excitation. The pendula behave nonlinearly and are connected with each other by weak linear springs. In the theoretical analysis, van der Pol’s method is employed to determine the expressions for frequency response curves for the principal parametric resonances, considering the nonlinear restoring moment of the pendula. In the numerical results, frequency response curves for N=2 and 3 are shown to examine the patterns of ILMs, and the influences of the connecting spring constants and the imperfections of the pendula. Bifurcation sets are also calculated to show the excitation frequency range and the conditions for the occurrence of ILMs. Increasing the connecting spring constant results in the appearance of Hopf bifurcation. The numerical simulations reveal the occurrence of ILMs with amplitude modulated motions (AMMs) including chaotic motions. ILMs were observed in experiments, and the experimental data were compared with the theoretical results. The validity of the theoretical analysis was confirmed by the experimental data.


2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 459-474
Author(s):  
Saeed Mahmoudkhani ◽  
Hodjat Soleymani Meymand

The performance of the cantilever beam autoparametric vibration absorber with a lumped mass attached at an arbitrary point on the beam span is investigated. The absorber would have a distinct feature that in addition to the two-to-one internal resonance, the one-to-three and one-to-five internal resonances would also occur between flexural modes of the beam by tuning the mass and position of the lumped mass. Special attention is paid on studying the effect of these resonances on increasing the effectiveness and extending the range of excitation amplitudes at which the autoparametric vibration absorber remains effective. The problem is formulated based on the third-order nonlinear Euler–Bernoulli beam theory, where the assumed-mode method is used for deriving the discretized equations of motion. The numerical continuation method is then applied to obtain the frequency response curves and detect the bifurcation points. The harmonic balance method is also employed for detecting the type of internal resonances between flexural modes by inspecting the frequency response curves corresponding to different harmonics of the response. Parametric studies on the performance of the absorber are conducted by varying the position and mass of the lumped mass, while the frequency ratio of the primary system to the first mode of the beam is kept equal to two. Results indicated that the one-to-five internal resonance is especially responsible for the considerable enhancement of the performance.


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