Gaëtan Kerschen

Nonlinear Targeted Energy Transfer in Mechanical and Structural Systems I

Volume I: Preface Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 Preliminary Concepts, Methodologies and Techniques 2.1 Nonlinear Normal Modes (NNMs) 2.2 Energy Localization in Nonlinear Systems 2.3 Internal Resonances, Transient and Sustained Resonance Captures 2.4 Averaging, Multiple Scales and Complexification 2.5 Methods of Advanced Signal Processing 2.5.1 NumericalWavelet Transforms 2.5.2 Empirical Mode Decompositions and Hilbert Transforms 2.6 Perspectives on Hardware Development and Experiments 3 Nonlinear Targeted Energy Transfer in Discrete Linear Oscillators with Single-DOF Nonlinear Energy Sinks 3.1 Configurations of Single-DOF NESs 3.2 Numerical Evidence of TET in a SDOF Linear Oscillator with a SDOF NES 3.3 SDOF Linear Oscillators with SDOF NESs: Dynamics of the Underlying Hamiltonian Systems 3.3.1 Numerical Study of Periodic Orbits (NNMs) 3.3.2 Analytic Study of Periodic Orbits (NNMs) 3.3.3 Numerical Study of Periodic Impulsive Orbits (IOs) 3.3.4 Analytic Study of Periodic and Quasi-Periodic IOs 3.3.5 Topological Features of the Hamiltonian Dynamics 3.4 SDOF Linear Oscillators with SDOF NESs: Transient Dynamics of the Damped Systems 3.4.1 Nonlinear Damped Transitions Represented in the FEP 3.4.2 Dynamics of TET in the Damped System 3.5 Multi-DOF (MDOF) Linear Oscillators with SDOF NESs: Resonance Capture Cascades and Multi-frequency TET 3.5.1 Two-DOF Linear Oscillator with a SDOF NES 3.5.2 Semi-Infinite Chain of Linear Oscillators with an End SDOF NES 4 Targeted Energy Transfer in Discrete Linear Oscillators with Multi-DOF NESs 4.1 Multi-Degree-of-Freedom(MDOF) NESs 4.1.1 An AlternativeWay for Passive Multi-frequency Nonlinear Energy Transfers 4.1.2 Numerical Evidence of TET in MDOF NESs 4.2 The Dynamics of the Underlying Hamiltonian System 4.2.1 System I: NES with O(1) Mass 4.2.2 System II: NES with O(e) Mass 4.2.3 Asymptotic Analysis of Nonlinear Resonant Orbits 4.2.4 Analysis of Resonant Periodic Orbits 4.3 TRCs and TET in the Damped and Forced System 4.3.1 Numerical Wavelet Transforms 4.3.2 Damped Transitions on the Hamiltonian FEP 4.4 Concluding Remarksl Index. Volume 2: 5 Targeted Energy Transfer in Linear Continuous Systems with Singlean Multi-DOF NESs 5.1 Beam of Finite Length with SDOF NES 5.1.1 Formulation of the Problem and Computational Procedure 5.1.2 Parametric Study of TET 5.2 Rod of Finite Length with SDOF NES 5.2.1 Formulation of the Problem, Computational Procedure and Post-Processing Algorithms 5.2.2 Computational Study of TET 5.2.3 Damped Transitions on the Hamiltonian FEP 5.3 Rod of Semi-Infinite Length with SDOF NES 5.3.1 Reduction to Integro-differential Form 5.3.2 Numerical Study of Damped Transitions 5.3.3 Analytical Study 5.4 Rod of Finite Length with MDOF NES 5.4.1 Formulation of the Problem and FEPs 5.4.2 Computational Study of TET 5.4.3 Multi-Modal Damped Transitions and Multi-Scale Analysis 5.5 Plate with SDOF and MDOF NESs 5.5.1 Case of a SDOF NES 5.5.2 Case of Multiple SDOF NESs 5.5.3 Case of a MDOF NES 5.5.4 Comparative Study with Linear Tuned Mass Damper 6 Targeted Energy Transfer in Systems with Periodic Excitations 6.1 Steady State Responses and Generic Bifurcations 6.1.1 Analysis of Steady State Motions 6.1.2 Numerical Verification of the Analytical Results 6.2 Strongly Modulated Responses (SMRs) 6.2.1 General Formulation and Invariant Manifold Approach 6.2.2 Reduction to One-DimensionalMaps and Existence Conditions for SMRs 6.2.3 Numerical Simulations 6.3 NESs as Strongly Nonlinear Absorbers for Vibration Isolation 6.3.1 Co-existent Response Regimes 6.3.2 Efficiency and Broadband Features of the Vibration Isolation 6.3.3 Passive Self-tuning Capacity of the NES 7 NESs with Non-Smooth Stiffness Characteristics 7.1 Systems with Multiple NESs Possessing Clear

IRREVERSIBLE PASSIVE ENERGY TRANSFER IN COUPLED OSCILLATORS WITH ESSENTIAL NONLINEARITY

We study numerically and analytically the dynamics of passive energy transfer from a damped linear oscillator to an essentially nonlinear end attachment. This transfer is caused by either fundamental or subharmonic resonance capture, and in some cases is initiated by nonlinear beat phenomena. It is shown that, due to the essential nonlinearity, the end attachment is capable of passively absorbing broadband energy at both high and low frequencies, acting, in essence, as a passive broadband boundary controller. Complicated transitions in the damped dynamics can be interpreted based on the topological structure and bifurcations of the periodic solutions of the underlying undamped system. Moreover, complex resonance capture cascades are numerically encountered when we increase the number of degrees of freedom of the system. The ungrounded essentially nonlinear end attachment discussed in this work can find application in numerous practical settings, including vibration and shock isolation of structures, seism...

Sensor validation using principal component analysis

For a reliable on-line vibration monitoring of structures, it is necessary to have accurate sensor information. However, sensors may sometimes be faulty or may even become unavailable due to failure or maintenance activities. The problem of sensor validation is therefore a critical part of structural health monitoring. The objective of the present study is to present a procedure based on principal component analysis which is able to perform detection, isolation and reconstruction of a faulty sensor. Its efficiency is assessed using an experimental application.

Experimental investigation of targeted energy transfers in strongly and nonlinearly coupled oscillators

Our focus in this study is on experimental investigation of the transient dynamics of an impulsively loaded linear oscillator coupled to a lightweight nonlinear energy sink. It is shown that this seemingly simple system exhibits complicated dynamics, including nonlinear beating phenomena and resonance captures. It is also demonstrated that, by facilitating targeted energy transfers to the nonlinear energy sink, a significant portion of the total input energy can be absorbed and dissipated in this oscillator.

Identification of a continuous structure with a geometrical non-linearity. Part I: Conditioned reverse path method

Particular effort has been spent in the field of identification of multi-degree-of-freedom non-linear systems. The newly developed methods permit the structural analyst to consider increasingly complex systems. The aim of this paper and a companion paper is to study, by means of two methods, a continuous non-linear system consisting of an experimental cantilever beam with a geometrical non-linearity. In this paper (Part I), the ability of the conditioned reverse path method, which is a frequency domain technique, to identify the behaviour of this structure is assessed. The companion paper (Part II) is devoted to the application of proper orthogonal decomposition, which is an updating technique, to the test example.

Nonlinear generalization of Den Hartog׳s equal-peak method

Abstract This study addresses the mitigation of a nonlinear resonance of a mechanical system. In view of the narrow bandwidth of the classical linear tuned vibration absorber, a nonlinear absorber, termed the nonlinear tuned vibration absorber (NLTVA), is introduced in this paper. An unconventional aspect of the NLTVA is that the mathematical form of its restoring force is tailored according to the nonlinear restoring force of the primary system. The NLTVA parameters are then determined using a nonlinear generalization of Den Hartog׳s equal-peak method. The mitigation of the resonant vibrations of a Duffing oscillator is considered to illustrate the proposed developments.

Nonlinear normal modes, modal interactions and isolated resonance curves

Abstract The objective of the present study is to explore the connection between the nonlinear normal modes of an undamped and unforced nonlinear system and the isolated resonance curves that may appear in the damped response of the forced system. To this end, an energy balance technique is used to predict the amplitude of the harmonic forcing that is necessary to excite a specific nonlinear normal mode. A cantilever beam with a nonlinear spring at its tip serves to illustrate the developments. The practical implications of isolated resonance curves are also discussed by computing the beam response to sine sweep excitations of increasing amplitudes.

Identification of a continuous structure with a geometrical non-linearity. Part II: Proper orthogonal decomposition

Particular effort has been spent in the field of identification of multi-degree-of-freedom non-linear systems. The newly developed methods permit the structural analyst to consider increasingly complex systems. The aim of this paper and a companion paper is to study, by means of two methods, a continuous non-linear system consisting of an experimental cantilever beam with a geometrical non-linearity. In the companion paper (Part I) [1] the ability of the conditioned reverse path method, which is a frequency domain technique, to identify the behaviour of this structure is assessed. This paper (Part II) is devoted to the application of proper orthogonal decomposition, which is an updating technique, to the test example.

Enhancing the robustness of aeroelastic instability suppression using multi-degree-of-freedom nonlinear energy sinks

In this last of a three paper sequence, we use simultaneous multimodal broadband targeted energy transfers to multi-degree-of-freedom nonlinear energy sinks to improve the robustness of aeroelastic instability suppression of a rigid wing with structural nonlinearities. A numerical bifurcation analysis of limit cycle oscillations of the wing with the multi-degree-of-freedom nonlinear energy sinks attached shows that controlling the lower parameter value for limit point cycle bifurcation to occur above Hopf bifurcation is crucial to enhancing the robustness of limit cycle oscillation suppression. We demonstrate that multi-degree-of-freedom nonlinear energy sinks can greatly enhance the robustness of limit cycle oscillation suppression, compared with single-degree-of-freedom nonlinear energy sinks (which were studied in our previous papers), with a much smaller total mass. We also investigate the nonlinear modal interactions that occur between the aeroelastic modes and the multi-degree-of-freedom nonlinear energy sinks, in an effort to gain a physical understanding of the mechanisms governing instability suppression. We demonstrate that a properly designed multi-degree-of-freedom nonlinear energy sink provides robustness of aeroelastic instability suppression by efficiently, passively, and rapidly transferring a significant portion of unwanted vibration energy to the furthest mass of the nonlinear energy sink. Consideration of other types of multi-degree-of-freedom nonlinear energy sinks suggests that the robustness enhancement is achieved by the concentrated mass effect of the attached nonlinear energy sinks.

Modal Analysis of a Nonlinear Periodic Structure with Cyclic Symmetry

This paper carries out modal analysis of a nonlinear periodic structure with cyclic symme- try. The nonlinear normal mode (NNM) theory is brie°y described, and a computational algorithm for the NNM computation is presented. The results obtained on a simpli¯ed model of a bladed assembly show that this system possesses a very complicated struc- ture of NNMs, including similar and nonsimilar NNMs, nonlocalized and localized NNMs, bifurcating and internally resonant NNMs. Modal interactions that occur without neces- sarily having commensurate natural frequencies in the underlying linear system are also discussed.