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An Analytical Approximation Method for Strongly Nonlinear Oscillators

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  • Wang Shimin
  • Yang Lechang

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An analytical method is proposed to get the amplitude-frequency and the phase-frequency characteristics of free/forced oscillators with nonlinear restoring force. The nonlinear restoring force is expressed as a spring with varying stiffness that depends on the vibration amplitude. That is, for stationary vibration, the restoring force linearly depends on the displacement, but the stiffness of the spring varies with the vibration amplitude for nonstationary oscillations. The varied stiffness is constructed by means of the first and second averaged derivatives of the restoring force with respect to the displacement. Then, this stiffness gives the amplitude frequency and the phase frequency characteristics of the oscillator. Various examples show that this method can be applied extensively to oscillators with nonlinear restoring force, and that the solving process is extremely simple.

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  • Wang Shimin & Yang Lechang, 2012. "An Analytical Approximation Method for Strongly Nonlinear Oscillators," Journal of Applied Mathematics, Hindawi, vol. 2012, pages 1-9, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnljam:958121
    DOI: 10.1155/2012/958121
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