Characterization of damped linear dynamical systems in free motion

Autor: Matthias Morzfeld, Fai Ma, Daniel T. Kawano
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Morzfeld, M; Kawano, DT; & Ma, F. (2013). Characterization of damped linear dynamical systems in free motion. Numerical Algebra, Control and Optimization, 3(1), 49-62. doi: 10.3934/naco.2013.3.49. UC Berkeley: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3rr4200h
Numerical Algebra, Control and Optimization, vol 3, iss 1
Numerical Algebra Control and Optimization, vol 3, iss 1
DOI: 10.3934/naco.2013.3.49.
Popis: It is well known that the free motion of a single-degree-of-freedom damped linear dynamical system can be characterized as overdamped, underdamped, or critically damped. Using the methodology of phase synchronization, which transforms any system of linear second-order differential equations into independent second-order equations, this characterization of free motion is generalized to multi-degree-of-freedom damped linear systems. A real scalar function, termed the viscous damping function, is introduced as an extension of the classical damping ratio. It is demonstrated that the free motion of a multi-degree-of-freedom system is characterized by its viscous damping function, and sometimes the characterization may be conducted with ease by examining the extrema of the viscous damping function.
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