Chen Li-Qun

DYNAMIC STABILITY OF AXIALLY MOVING VISCOELASTIC BEAMS WITH PULSATING SPEED

Parametric vibration of an axially moving, elastic, tensioned beam with pulsating speed was investigated in the vicinity of subharmonic and combination resonance. The method of averaging was used to yield a set of autonomous equations when the parametric excitation frequency is twice or the combination of the natural frequencies. Instability boundaries were presented in the plane of parametric frequency and amplitude. The analytical results were numerically verified. The effects of the viscoelastic damping, steady speed and tension on the instability boundaries were numerically demonstrated. It is found that the viscoelastic damping decreases the instability regions and the steady speed and the tension make the instability region drift along the frequency axis.

Localized excitations with and without propagating properties in (2+1)-dimensions obtained by a mapping approach

By means of an extended mapping approach, a new type of variable-separation excitation is derived with two arbitrary functions in a (2+1)-dimensional modified dispersive water-wave system. Based on the derived variable-separation excitation, abundant nonpropagating and propagating solitons such as dromions, rings, peakons and compactons are revealed by selecting appropriate functions in this paper.

New Family of Exact Solutions and Chaotic Soltions of Generalized Breor–Kaup System in (2+1)-Dimensions via an Extended Mapping Approach*

Starting from an extended mapping approach, a new type of variable separation solution with arbitrary functions of generalized (2+1)-dimensional Broer-Kaup system (GBK) system is derived. Then based on the derived solitary wave solution, we obtain some specific chaotic solitons to the (2+1)-dimensional GBK system.

The discrete variational principle in Hamiltonian formalism and first integrals

The aim of this paper is to show that first integrals of discrete equation of motion for Hamiltonian systems can be determined explicitly by investigating the invariance properties of the discrete Lagrangian in phase space. The result obtained is a discrete analog of the theorem of Noether in the calculus of variations.

Peakon and Foldon Excitations In a (2+1)-Dimensional Breaking Soliton System

Starting from the standard truncated Painleve expansion and a variable separation approach, a general variable separation solution of the breaking soliton system is derived. In addition to the usual localized coherent soliton excitations like dromions, lumps, rings, breathers, instantons, oscillating soliton excitations, and previously revealed chaotic and fractal localized solutions, some new types of excitations, peakons and foldons, are obtained by introducing appropriate lower-dimensional piecewise smooth functions and multiple valued functions.

Modal analysis of coupled vibration of belt drive systems

The modal method is applied to analyze coupled vibration of belt drive systems. A belt drive system is a hybrid system consisting of continuous belts modeled as strings as well as discrete pulleys and a tensioner arm. The characteristic equation of the system is derived from the governing equation. Numerical results demenstrate the effects of the transport speed and the initial tension on natural frequencies.

Dynamical behavior of nonlinear viscoelastic beams

The integro-partial-differential equation that governs the dynamical behavior of homogeneous viscoelastic beams was established. The material of the beams obeys the Leaderman nonlinear constitutive relation. In the case of two simply supported ends, the mathematical model is simplified into an integro-differential equation after a 2nd-order truncation by the Galerkin method. Then the equation is further reduced to an ordinary differential equation which is convenient to carry out numerical experiments. Finally, the dynamical behavior of 1 st-order and 2 nd-order truncation are numerically compared.

Homotopy Analysis Approach to Periodic Solutions of a Nonlinear Jerk Equation

The homotopy analysis method is applied to seek periodic solutions of a nonlinear jerk equation involving the third-order time-derivative. The periodic solutions can be approximated via an analytical series. An auxiliary parameter is introduced to control the convergence region of the solution series. Two numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the homotopy analysis approach. The examples indicate that, by choosing a proper value of the auxiliary parameter, the first few terms in the solution series yield excellent results.

Stability for the equilibrium state manifold of relativistic Birkhoffian systems

In this paper, the stability of equilibrium state manifold for relativistic Birkhoffian systems is studied. The equilibrium state equations, the disturbance equations and their first approximation are presented. The criteria of stability for the equilibrium state manifold are obtained. The relationship between the stability of the equilibrium-state manifold of relativistic Birkhoffian systems and that of classical Birkhoffian systems is discussed. An example is given to illustrate the results.

Chaotic attitude motion of a magnetic rigid spacecraft in an elliptic orbit and its control

This paper deals with the chaotic attitude motion of a magnetic rigid spacecraft with internal damping in an elliptic orbit. The dynamical model of the spacecraft is established. The Melnikov analysis is carried out to prove the existence of a complicated nonwandering Cantor set. The dynamical behaviors are numerically investigated by means of time history, Poincaré map, Lyapunov exponents and power spectrum. Numerical simulations demonstrate the chaotic motion of the system. The input-output feedback linearization method and its modified version are applied, respectively, to control the chaotic attitude motions to the given fixed point or periodic motion.