Dynamics of a mass–spring–pendulum system with vastly different frequencies

We investigate the dynamics of a simple pendulum coupled to a horizontal mass–spring system. The spring is assumed to have a very large stiffness value such that the natural frequency of the mass–spring oscillator, when uncoupled from the pendulum, is an order of magnitude larger than that of the os...

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Main Author: Sheheitli, Hiba (author)
Other Authors: Rand, Richard H. (author)
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Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/6289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11071-012-0428-9
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Sheheitli, H., & Rand, R. H. (2012). Dynamics of a mass–spring–pendulum system with vastly different frequencies. Nonlinear Dynamics, 70(1), 25-41.
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description We investigate the dynamics of a simple pendulum coupled to a horizontal mass–spring system. The spring is assumed to have a very large stiffness value such that the natural frequency of the mass–spring oscillator, when uncoupled from the pendulum, is an order of magnitude larger than that of the oscillations of the pendulum. The leading order dynamics of the autonomous coupled system is studied using the method of Direct Partition of Motion (DPM), in conjunction with a rescaling of fast time in a manner that is inspired by the WKB method. We particularly study the motions in which the amplitude of the motion of the harmonic oscillator is an order of magnitude smaller than that of the pendulum. In this regime, a pitchfork bifurcation of periodic orbits is found to occur for energy values larger that a critical value. The bifurcation gives rise to nonlocal periodic and quasi-periodic orbits in which the pendulum oscillates about an angle between zero and π/2 from the down right position. The bifurcating periodic orbits are nonlinear normal modes of the coupled system and correspond to fixed points of a Poincare map. An approximate expression for the value of the new fixed points of the map is obtained. These formal analytic results are confirmed by comparison with numerical integration.
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spelling Dynamics of a mass–spring–pendulum system with vastly different frequenciesSheheitli, HibaRand, Richard H.We investigate the dynamics of a simple pendulum coupled to a horizontal mass–spring system. The spring is assumed to have a very large stiffness value such that the natural frequency of the mass–spring oscillator, when uncoupled from the pendulum, is an order of magnitude larger than that of the oscillations of the pendulum. The leading order dynamics of the autonomous coupled system is studied using the method of Direct Partition of Motion (DPM), in conjunction with a rescaling of fast time in a manner that is inspired by the WKB method. We particularly study the motions in which the amplitude of the motion of the harmonic oscillator is an order of magnitude smaller than that of the pendulum. In this regime, a pitchfork bifurcation of periodic orbits is found to occur for energy values larger that a critical value. The bifurcation gives rise to nonlocal periodic and quasi-periodic orbits in which the pendulum oscillates about an angle between zero and π/2 from the down right position. The bifurcating periodic orbits are nonlinear normal modes of the coupled system and correspond to fixed points of a Poincare map. An approximate expression for the value of the new fixed points of the map is obtained. These formal analytic results are confirmed by comparison with numerical integration.PublishedN/A2017-09-28T12:50:03Z2017-09-28T12:50:03Z20122017-09-28Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article1573-269Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10725/6289http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11071-012-0428-9Sheheitli, H., & Rand, R. H. (2012). Dynamics of a mass–spring–pendulum system with vastly different frequencies. Nonlinear Dynamics, 70(1), 25-41.http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs11071-012-0428-9.pdfenNonlinear Dynamicsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/62892021-03-19T10:03:25Z
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title_fullStr Dynamics of a mass–spring–pendulum system with vastly different frequencies
title_full_unstemmed Dynamics of a mass–spring–pendulum system with vastly different frequencies
title_short Dynamics of a mass–spring–pendulum system with vastly different frequencies
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url http://hdl.handle.net/10725/6289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11071-012-0428-9
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs11071-012-0428-9.pdf