DAMPING IN SLIGHTLY NON-LINEAR SYSTEMS: IMPLICATIONS TO DYNAMIC STABILITY TESTING,

Abstract

The method of Krylov-Bogoliubov is used to analyze the response of a one degree of freedom second o9der system with various forms of nonlinear damping. The amplitudes of the responses are computed for oscillations about differing equilibrium positions and the resulting amplitude decays are compared. The results of th analysis are discussed with regard to their implications to dynamic stability testing in an attempt to resolve the question of testing at high or low mean incidence and to point out the importance of considering non-linearities in the reduction of dynamic stability test data. Examples of the application of the results to actual test data are given. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0438655

Entities

People

  • J. M. Abel

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Linear Systems
  • Linearity
  • Oscillation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.