Targeted synchronization in an externally driven population of mechanical oscillators
Abstract
We experimentally investigate the synchronization of driven metronomes using a servo motor to impose external control. We show that a driven metronome will only synchronize in a narrow range near its own frequency; when we introduce coupling between metronomes, we can widen the range of frequencies over which a metronome will synchronize to the external input. Using these features, we design a signal to synchronize a population of dissimilar metronomes; separately we design a signal to selectively synchronize a subpopulation of metronomes within a heterogeneous population.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.5052652
Entities
People
- Fabio Della Rossa
- Francesco Sorrentino
- Karen A. Blaha
- Sumit Chhabria
Organizations
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Division of Civil, Mechanical & Manufacturing Innovation
- Office of Naval Research
- Polytechnic University of Milan
- University of New Mexico