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Response bounds for complex systems with a localised and uncertain nonlinearity

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datacite.issupplementedby.doi10.17863/CAM.679
dc.contributor.authorButlin, TS
dc.contributor.orcidButlin, Tore [0000-0002-7814-8107]
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-19T13:52:21Z
dc.date.available2016-10-19T13:52:21Z
dc.date.issued2016-12-08
dc.description.abstractPredicting the vibration response of complex nonlinear structures is a significant challenge: the response may involve many modes of the structure; nonlinearity precludes the use of efficient techniques developed for linear systems; and there is often uncertainty associated with the nonlinear law, even to the extent that its functional form is not always known. This paper builds on a recently developed method for handling this class of problem in a novel way. The method exploits the fact that nonlinearities are often spatially localised, and seeks the best- and worst-case system response with respect to a chosen metric by regarding the internal nonlinear force as an independent excitation to the underlying linear system. Constraints are used to capture what is thought to be known about the nonlinearity without needing to specify a particular law. This paper focuses on the case of systems with a single point nonlinearity but with arbitrarily complex underlying linear dynamics, driven by a sinusoidal force excitation. Semi-analytic upper and lower bounds are proposed for root-mean-square response metrics subject to constraints which specify that the nonlinearity should be a combination of (A) passive, (B) displacement-limited, and / or (C) force-saturating. The concept of ‘equivalent linear bounds’ is also introduced for cases where the response metric is thought to be dominated by the same frequency as the input. The bounds corresponding to a passive and displacement-limited nonlinearity are compared with Monte Carlo experimental and numerical results from an impacting beam test rig. The bounds corresponding to a passive and force-saturating nonlinearity are compared with numerical results for a friction-damped beam. The global upper and lower bounds are satisfied for all input frequencies but are generally found to be rather conservative. The ‘equivalent linear bounds’ show remarkably good agreement for predicting the range of root-mean-square velocity responses. Finally, the principle of Maximum Entropy is used to estimate the response distributions, which was found to give surprisingly good agreement with experimental and numerical data.
dc.description.sponsorshipRoyal Academy of Engineering, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.5979
dc.identifier.eissn1095-8568
dc.identifier.issn0022-460X
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/260823
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2016.08.015
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject4007 Control Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics
dc.subject40 Engineering
dc.titleResponse bounds for complex systems with a localised and uncertain nonlinearity
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2016-08-10
prism.endingPage252
prism.publicationDate2016
prism.publicationNameJournal of Sound and Vibration
prism.startingPage227
prism.volume384
pubs.funder-project-idRoyal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) (10216/92)
pubs.funder-project-idEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K003836/1)
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2016-12-08
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionVoR
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1016/j.jsv.2016.08.015

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