Modal Analysis to Interpret Localization Phenomena of Harmonic Oscillations in Nonlinear Oscillator Arrays

Author(s):  
Yuji Harata ◽  
Takashi Ikeda

Abstract This paper investigates localization phenomena in a nonlinear array with N Duffing oscillators connected by weak, linear springs when the array is subjected to harmonic excitation. In the theoretical analysis, the equations of motion are derived for: (1) the physical coordinate system, and (2) modal coordinate system. The modal equations of motion form an autoparametric system, i.e., the excitation acts directly on the first mode of vibration, and the other modes are indirectly excited because they are nonlinearly coupled with the first mode. Van der Pol’s method is employed to obtain the solutions of the harmonic oscillations, and then the expressions of the frequency response curves are given. In the numerical calculations, the frequency response curves of the amplitudes and phase angles in the cases of N = 2 and 3 are presented. The frequency response curves, obtained in the modal coordinate system, demonstrate that localization phenomena occur in the physical coordinate system when multiple vibrational modes simultaneously appear. When imperfections exist in the N Duffing oscillators, the modal equations of motion do not form an autoparametric system because the external excitation directly acts on all modes. Instead, internal resonances may occur in such systems.

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.


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

Intrinsic localized modes (ILMs) are investigated in an array with N Duffing oscillators that are weakly coupled with each other when each oscillator is subjected to sinusoidal excitation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the behavior of ILMs in nonlinear multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) systems. 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 shown for N = 2 and 3 and compared with the results of the numerical simulations. Basins of attraction are shown for a two-oscillator array with hard-type nonlinearities to examine the possibility of appearance of ILMs when an oscillator is disturbed. The influences of the connecting springs for both hard- and soft-type nonlinearities on the appearance of the ILMs are examined. Increasing the values of the connecting spring constants may cause Hopf bifurcation followed by amplitude modulated motion (AMM) including chaotic vibrations. The influence of the imperfection of an oscillator is also investigated. Bifurcation sets are calculated to show the influence of the system parameters on the excitation frequency range of ILMs. Furthermore, time histories are shown for the case of N = 10, and many patterns of ILMs may appear depending on the initial conditions.


Author(s):  
Abdallah Ramini ◽  
Amal Hajjaj ◽  
Mohammad I. Younis

We demonstrate experimentally internal resonances in MEMS resonators. The investigation is conducted on in-plane MEMS arch resonators fabricated with a highly doped silicon. The resonators are actuated electrostatically and their stiffness are tuned by electrothermal loading by passing an electrical current though the microstructures. We show that through this tuning, the ratio of the various resonance frequencies can be varied and set at certain ratios. Particularly, we adjust the resonance frequencies of two different vibrational modes to 2:1 and 3:1. Finally, we validate the internal resonances at these ratios through frequency-response curves and FFTs.


Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda

This paper proposes a new idea to utilize the internal resonance of two different sloshing modes in a nearly square tank when used as a tuned liquid damper (TLD). This idea results in achieving higher efficiency of vibration suppression for flexible structures subjected to horizontal harmonic excitation. Namely, the two sloshing modes (1, 0) and (0, 1) in a nearly square tank are degenerated and hence their natural frequencies are nearly equal with each other. Because the two predominant sloshing modes are nonlinearly coupled, internal resonance is expected to occur. Galerkin’s method is used to determine the modal equations of motion for liquid sloshing. Then, van der Pol’s method is used to determine the expressions of the frequency response curves. Frequency response curves and bifurcation sets are numerically calculated. From these results, the optimal values of the size and instillation angle of the tank can be determined in order to achieve maximum efficiency of vibration suppression in a flexible structure. Experiments confirmed the validity of the theoretical analysis.


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.


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.


2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda ◽  
Yuji Harata

Passive control of vibrations in an elastic structure subjected to horizontal, harmonic excitation by utilizing a nearly square liquid tank is investigated. When the natural frequency ratio 1:1:1 is satisfied among the natural frequencies of the structure and the two predominant sloshing modes (1,0) and (0,1), the performance of a nearly square tank as a tuned liquid damper (TLD) is expected to be superior to rectangular TLDs due to internal resonance. In the theoretical analysis, Galerkin's method is used to determine the modal equations of motion for liquid sloshing considering the nonlinearity of sloshing. Then, van der Pol's method is used to obtain the expressions for the frequency response curves for the structure and sloshing modes. Frequency response curves and bifurcation set diagrams are shown to investigate the influences of the aspect ratio of the tank cross section and the tank installation angle on the system response. From the theoretical results, the optimal values of the system parameters can be determined in order to achieve maximum efficiency of vibration suppression for the structure. Hopf bifurcations occur and amplitude modulated motions (AMMs) may appear depending on the values of the system parameters. Experiments were also conducted, and the theoretical results agreed well with the experimental data.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuji Harata ◽  
Takashi Ikeda

Abstract This study investigates localization phenomena in two identical nonlinear tuned mass dampers (TMDs) installed on an elastic structure, which is subjected to external, harmonic excitation. In the theoretical analysis, the mode shapes of the system are determined, and the modal equations of motion are derived using modal analysis. These equations are demonstrated as forming an autoparametric system in which external excitation directly acts on the first and third vibration modes, whereas the second vibration mode is indirectly excited due to the nonlinear coupling with the other modes. Van der Pol’s method is employed to obtain the frequency response curves for both physical and modal coordinates. The two TMDs vibrate in phase for the first and third modes, but vibrate out of phase for the second mode. Consequently, when all modes appear, the two TMDs may vibrate at different amplitudes, i.e., localization phenomena may occur because the TMD motions are expressed by the summation of motions for all modes. The numerical calculations clarify that the localization phenomena may occur in the two TMDs when all three modes appear simultaneously. Moreover, there are two steady-state solutions of the harmonic oscillations for the second mode with identical amplitudes; however, their phases differ by π. Hence, which TMD vibrates at higher amplitudes depends on which of these two steady-state solutions for the phase.


2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 5450-5457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Qin ◽  
Wei Ming Yan ◽  
Sheng Bo Guo

The paper proposes a new variable friction system, of which the friction force can increase linearly with the displacement of system. This new system can be used in TMD to avoid the disadvantage of Coulomb friction TMD. Using first order harmonic balance method, the equivalent damping ratio and frequency of SDOF variable friction system is deduced and analyzed. The frequency response characteristics of SDOF variable friction system is discussed. The control effectiveness of variable friction TMD under harmonic excitation is analyzed theoretically. The results demonstrate that the frequency response curves of variable friction TMD and classically damped TMD are similar and both can effectively reduce structural response under harmonic excitation.


Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda ◽  
Yuji Harata ◽  
Shota Ninomiya

This paper investigates the vibration control of a towerlike structure with degrees of freedom utilizing a square or nearly square tuned liquid damper (TLD) when the structure is subjected to horizontal, harmonic excitation. In the theoretical analysis, when the two natural frequencies of the two-degree-of-freedom (2DOF) structure nearly equal those of the two predominant sloshing modes, the tuning condition, 1:1:1:1, is nearly satisfied. Galerkin's method is used to derive the modal equations of motion for sloshing. The nonlinearity of the hydrodynamic force due to sloshing is considered in the equations of motion for the 2DOF structure. Linear viscous damping terms are incorporated into the modal equations to consider the damping effect of sloshing. Van der Pol's method is employed to determine the expressions for the frequency response curves. The influences of the excitation frequency, the tank installation angle, and the aspect ratio of the tank cross section on the response curves are examined. The theoretical results show that whirling motions and amplitude-modulated motions (AMMs), including chaotic motions, may occur in the structure because swirl motions and Hopf bifurcations, followed by AMMs, appear in the tank. It is also found that a square TLD works more effectively than a conventional rectangular TLD, and its performance is further improved when the tank width is slightly increased and the installation angle is equal to zero. Experiments were conducted in order to confirm the validity of the theoretical results.


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