Construction and Use of the Frequency-Energy Plot for a System With Two Essential Nonlinearities

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean A. Hubbard ◽  
Alexander F. Vakakis ◽  
Lawrence A. Bergman ◽  
D. Michael McFarland
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Present System ◽  
Combined System ◽  
Strongly Nonlinear ◽  
Energy Transfers ◽  
Strongly Nonlinear System ◽  
Nonlinear Normal ◽  
Energy Plane

We consider the problem of depicting possible periodic motions of a strongly nonlinear system in the frequency-energy plane. The particular case of a 2-degree-of-freedom, linear primary structure coupled to a 2-DOF, nonlinear attachment is examined in detail. While there exist numerical tools for the semiautomatic computation of such frequency-energy plots (FEPs), the presence of multiple essential (nonlinearizable) nonlinearities in the present system introduces new challenges in their application. Furthermore, the multiple degrees of freedom of the nonlinear subsystem allow the existence of complex nonlinear normal modes localized there but exhibiting more complicated resonances than those previously observed in the study of a single-DOF nonlinear attachment. The FEP generated for a laboratory-scale mechanical system is interpreted to explain the transitions and energy transfers that occur in the simulated transient response of the combined system following broadband shock excitation.

Localized and Non-Localized Normal Modes in a Strongly Nonlinear Discrete System

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander F. Vakakis
Keyword(s):  
Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Linear Vibration ◽  
Mode Localization ◽  
Linear Mode ◽  
Strongly Nonlinear ◽  
System A ◽  
Coupling Stiffness ◽  
Nonlinear Normal ◽  
Nonlinear Discrete System

Abstract The free oscillations of a strongly nonlinear, discrete oscillator are examined by computing its “nonsimilar nonlinear normal modes.” These are motions represented by curves in the configuration space of the system, and they are not encountered in classical, linear vibration theory or in existing nonlinear perturbation techniques. For an oscillator with weak coupling stiffness and “mistiming,” both localized and nonlocalized modes are detected, occurring in small neighborhoods of “degenerate” and “global” similar modes of the “tuned” system. When strong coupling is considered, only nonlocalized modes are found to exist. An interesting result of this work is the detection of mode localization in the “tuned” periodic system, a result with no counterpart in existing theories on linear mode localization.

Model Reduction of a Nonlinear Rotating Beam Through Nonlinear Normal Modes

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Pesheck ◽  
C. Pierre ◽  
S. W. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equations ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Single Equation ◽  
Rotating Beam ◽  
Model Size ◽  
Nonlinear Normal

Abstract Equations of motion are developed for a rotating beam which is constrained to deform in the transverse (flapping) and axial directions. This process results in two coupled nonlinear partial differential equations which govern the attendant dynamics. These equations may be discretized through utilization of the classical normal modes of the nonrotating system in both the transverse and extensional directions. The resultant system may then be diagonalized to linear order and truncated to N nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Several methods are used to determine the model size necessary to ensure accuracy. Once the model size (N degrees of freedom) has been determined, nonlinear normal mode (NNM) theory is applied to reduce the system to a single equation, or a small set of equations, which accurately represent the dynamics of a mode, or set of modes, of interest. Results are presented which detail the convergence of the discretized model and compare its dynamics with those of the NNM-reduced model, as well as other reduced models. The results indicate a considerable improvement over other common reduction techniques, enabling the capture of many salient response features with the simulation of very few degrees of freedom.

Bifurcation of Nonlinear Normal Modes by Means of Synge’s Stability

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young S. Lee ◽  
Heng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Harmonic Balance ◽  
Coupled Oscillators ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Harmonic Balance Method ◽  
Orbital Stability ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Energy Transfers ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Energy Domain ◽  
Nonlinear Normal

We study bifurcation of fundamental nonlinear normal modes (FNNMs) in 2-degree-of-freedom coupled oscillators by utilizing geometric mechanics approach based on Synges concept, which dictates orbital stability rather than Lyapunovs classical asymptotic stability. Use of harmonic balance method provides reasonably accurate approximation for NNMs over wide range of energy; and Floquet theory incorporated into Synges stability analysis predicts the respective bifurcation points as well as their types. Constructing NNMs in the frequency-energy domain, we seek applications to study of efficient targeted energy transfers.

Nonlinear Normal Modes for Vibratory Systems Under Periodic Excitation

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongying Jiang ◽  
Christophe Pierre ◽  
Steven W. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Normal Mode ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Invariant Manifolds ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Beam Model ◽  
Periodic Excitation ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Mode ◽  
Nonlinear Normal

This paper considers the use of numerically constructed invariant manifolds to determine the response of nonlinear vibratory systems that are subjected to periodic excitation. The approach is an extension of the nonlinear normal mode formulation previously developed by the authors for free oscillations, wherein an auxiliary system that models the excitation is used to augment the equations of motion. In this manner, the excitation is simply treated as an additional system state, yielding a system with an extra degree of freedom, whose response is known. A reduced order model for the forced system is then determined by the usual nonlinear normal mode procedure, and an efficient Galerkin-based solution method is used to numerically construct the attendant invariant manifolds. The technique is illustrated by determining the frequency response for a simple two-degree-off-reedom mass-spring system with cubic nonlinearities, and for a discretized beam model with 12 degrees of freedom. The results show that this method provides very accurate responses over a range of frequencies near resonances.

Modal Reduction of a Nonlinear Rotating Beam Through Nonlinear Normal Modes*

2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Pesheck ◽  
Christophe Pierre ◽  
Steven W. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Invariant Manifolds ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Normal Modes ◽  
Nonlinear Coupling ◽  
Rotating Beam ◽  
Internal Resonances ◽  
Modal Expansion ◽  
Nonlinear Normal

A method for determining reduced-order models for rotating beams is presented. The approach is based on the construction of nonlinear normal modes that are defined in terms of invariant manifolds that exist for the system equations of motion. The beam considered is an idealized model for a rotor blade whose motions are dominated by transverse vibrations in the direction perpendicular to the plane of rotation (known as flapping). The mathematical model for the rotating beam is relatively simple, but contains the nonlinear coupling that exists between transverse and axial deflections. When one employs standard modal expansion or finite element techniques to this system, this nonlinearity causes slow convergence, leading to models that require many degrees of freedom in order to achieve accurate dynamical representations. In contrast, the invariant manifold approach systematically accounts for the nonlinear coupling between linear modes, thereby providing models with very few degrees of freedom that accurately capture the essential dynamics of the system. Models with one and two nonlinear modes are considered, the latter being able to handle systems with internal resonances. Simulation results are used to demonstrate the validity of the approach and to exhibit features of the nonlinear modal responses.

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