Kamenev-type criteria for nonlinear damped dynamic equations

We establish a new Kamenev-type theorem for a class of second-order nonlinear damped delay dynamic equations on a time scale by using the generalized Riccati transformation technique. The criterion obtained improves related contributions to the subject. An example is provided to illustrate assumptions in our theorem are less restrictive.

The Global Attractors for the Higher-Order Kirchhoff-Type Equation with Nonlinear Strongly Damped Term

We investigate the global well-posedness and the global attractors of the solutions for the Higher-order Kirchhoff-type wave equation with nonlinear strongly damping: . For strong nonlinear damping σ and ?, we make assumptions (H1) - (H4). Under of the proper assume, the main results are existence and uniqueness of the solution in proved by Galerkin method, and deal with the global attractors.

Nonlinear Damped Oscillators on Riemannian Manifolds:Fundamentals

The classical theory of mass-spring-damper-type dynamical systems on the ordinary flat space R^3 may be generalized to higher-dimensional Riemannian manifolds by reformulating the basic underlying physical principles through differential geometry.Nonlinear dynamical systems have been studied in the scientific literature because they arise naturally from the modeling of complex physical structures and because such dynamical systems constitute the basis for several modern applications such as the secure transmission of information.The flows of nonlinear dynamical systems may evolve over time in complex,non-repeating(although deterministic) patterns.The focus of the present paper is on formulating the general equations that describe the dynamics of a point-wise particle sliding on a Riemannian manifold in a coordinate-free manner.The paper shows how the equations particularize in the case of some manifolds of interest in the scientific literature,such as the Stiefel manifold and the manifold of symmetric positive-definite matrices.

GLOBAL EXISTENCE AND L^p ESTIMATES FOR SOLUTIONS OF DAMPED WAVE EQUATION WITH NONLINEAR CONVECTION IN MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SPACE

In this article, the author studies the Cauchy problem of the damped wave equation with a nonlinear convection term in multi-dimensions. The author shows that a classical solution to the Cauchy problem exists globally in time under smallness condition on the initial perturbation. Furthermore, the author obtains the L^p （2 ≤ p ≤ ∞） decay estimates of the solution.

Finite Deformation, Finite Strain Nonlinear Dynamics and Dynamic Bifurcation in TVE Solids

This paper presents the mathematical model consisting of conservation and balance laws (CBL) of classical continuum mechanics (CCM) and the constitutive theories derived using entropy inequality and representation theorem for thermoviscoelastic solids (TVES) matter without memory. The CBL and the constitutive theories take into account finite deformation and finite strain deformation physics. This mathematical model is thermodynamically and mathematically consistent and is ideally suited to study nonlinear dynamics of TVES and dynamic bifurcation and is used in the work presented in this paper. The finite element formulations are constructed for obtaining the solution of the initial value problems (IVPs) described by the mathematical models. Both space-time coupled as well as space-time decoupled finite element methods are considered for obtaining solutions of the IVPs. Space-time coupled finite element formulations based on space-time residual functional (STRF) that yield space-time variationally consistent space-time integral forms are considered. This approach ensures unconditional stability of the computations during the entire evolution. In the space-time decoupled finite element method based on Galerkin method with weak form for spatial discretization, the solutions of nonlinear ODEs in time resulting from the decoupling of space and time are obtained using Newmark linear acceleration method. Newton’s linear method is used to obtain converged solution for the nonlinear system of algebraic equations at each time step in the Newmark method. The different aspects of the deformation physics leading to the factors that influence nonlinear dynamic response and dynamic bifurcation are established using the proposed mathematical model, the solution method and their validity is demonstrated through model problem studies presented in this paper. Energy methods and superposition techniques in any form including those used in obtaining solutions are neither advocated nor used in the present work as these are not supported by calculus of variations and mathematical classification of differential operators appearing in nonlinear dynamics. The primary focus of the paper is to address various aspects of the deformation physics in nonlinear dynamics and their influence on dynamic bifurcation phenomenon using mathematical models strictly based on CBL of CCM using reliable unconditionally stable space-time coupled solution methods, which ensure solution accuracy or errors in the calculated solution are always identified. Many model problem studies are presented to further substantiate the concepts presented and discussed in the paper. Investigations presented in this paper are also compared with published works when appropriate.

Integration of bio-inspired limb-like structure damping into motor suspension of high-speed trains to enhance bogie hunting stability

Hunting stability is an important performance criterion in railway vehicles.This study proposes an incorporation of a bio-inspired limb-like structure(LLS)-based nonlinear damping into the motor suspension system for traction units to improve the nonlinear critical speed and hunting stability of high-speed trains(HSTs).Initially,a vibration transmission analysis is conducted on a HST vehicle and a metro vehicle that suffered from hunting motion to explore the effect of different motor suspension systems from on-track tests.Subsequently,a simplified lateral dynamics model of an HST bogie is established to investigate the influence of the motor suspension on the bogie hunting behavior.The bifurcation analysis is applied to optimize the motor suspension parameters for high critical speed.Then,the nonlinear damping of the bio-inspired LLS,which has a positive correlation with the relative displacement,can further improve the modal damping of hunting motion and nonlinear critical speed compared with the linear motor suspension system.Furthermore,a comprehensive numerical model of a high-speed train,considering all nonlinearities,is established to investigate the influence of different types of motor suspension.The simulation results are well consistent with the theoretical analysis.The benefits of employing nonlinear damping of the bio-inspired LLS into the motor suspension of HSTs to enhance bogie hunting stability are thoroughly validated.

Energy decay for a class of nonlinear wave equations with a critical potential type of damping

The Cauchy problem for the nonlinear wave equation with a critical potential type of damping coefficient（1＋│x│）-1 and a nonlinearity │u│p-1u is studied.The total energy decay estimates of the global solutions are obtained by using multiplier techniques to establish identity ddtE（t）＋F（t）=0 and skillfully selecting f（t）,g（t）,h（t）when the initial data have a compact support.Using the similar method,the Cauchy problem for the nonlinear wave equation with a critical potential type of damping coefficient（1＋│x│＋t）-1 and a nonlinearity │u│p-1u is studied,similar solutions are obtained when the initial data have a compact support.

Stability of average acceleration method for structures with nonlinear damping

The energy approach is used to theoretically verify that the average acceleration method （AAM）, which is unconditionally stable for linear dynamic systems, is also unconditionally stable for structures with typical nonlinear damping, including the special case of velocity power type damping with a bilinear restoring force model. Based on the energy approach, the stability of the AAM is proven for SDOF structures using the mathematical features of the velocity power function and for MDOF structures by applying the virtual displacement theorem. Finally, numerical examples are given to demonstrate the accuracy of the theoretical analysis.

Reducing force transmissibility in multiple degrees of freedom structures through anti-symmetric nonlinear viscous damping

In the present study, the Volterra series theory is adopted to theoretically investigate the force transmissibility of multiple degrees of freedom （MDOF） structures, in which an isolator with nonlinear anti-symmetric viscous damping is assembled. The results reveal that the anti-symmetric nonlinear viscous damping can significantly reduce the force trans- missibility over all resonance regions for MDOF structures with little effect on the transmissibility over non-resonant and isolation regions. The results indicate that the vibration isolators with an anti-symmetric damping characteristic have great potential to solve the dilemma occurring in the design of linear viscously damped vibration isolators where an increase of the damping level reduces the force transmissibility over resonant frequencies but increases the transmissibility over non-resonant frequency regions. This work is an extension of a previous study in which MDOF structures installed on the mount through an isolator with cubic nonlinear damping are considered. The theoretical analysis results are also verified by simulation studies.

The X-structure/mechanism approach to beneficial nonlinear design in engineering

Nonlinearity can take an important and critical role in engineering systems,and thus cannot be simply ignored in structural design,dynamic response analysis,and parameter selection.A key issue is how to analyze and design potential nonlinearities introduced to or inherent in a system under study.This is a must-do task in many practical applications involving vibration control,energy harvesting,sensor systems,robotic technology,etc.This paper presents an up-to-date review on a cutting-edge method for nonlinearity manipulation and employment developed in recent several years,named as the X-structure/mechanism approach.The method is inspired from animal leg/limb skeletons,and can provide passive low-cost high-efficiency adjustable and beneficial nonlinear stiffness(high static&ultra-low dynamic),nonlinear damping(dependent on resonant frequency and/or relative vibration displacement),and nonlinear inertia(low static&high dynamic)individually or simultaneously.The X-structure/mechanism is a generic and basic structure/mechanism,representing a class of structures/mechanisms which can achieve beneficial geometric nonlinearity during structural deflection or mechanism motion,can be flexibly realized through commonly-used mechanical components,and have many different forms(with a basic unit taking a shape like X/K/Z/S/V,quadrilateral,diamond,polygon,etc.).Importantly,all variant structures/mechanisms may share similar geometric nonlinearities and thus exhibit similar nonlinear stiffness/damping properties in vibration.Moreover,they are generally flexible in design and easy to implement.This paper systematically reviews the research background,motivation,essential bio-inspired ideas,advantages of this novel method,the beneficial nonlinear properties in stiffness,damping,and inertia,and the potential applications,and ends with some remarks and conclusions.

General Energy Decay of Solutions for A Wave Equation with Nonlocal Nonlinear Damping and Source Terms

We consider a wave equation with nonlocal nonlinear damping and source terms.We prove a general energy decay property for solutions by constructing a stable set and using the multiplier technique.The main difficult is how to handle with the nonlocal nonlinear damping term.Our result extends and improves the result in the literature such as the work by Jorge Silva and Narciso(Evolution Equation and Control Theory,2017(6):437-470)and Narciso(Evolution Equations and Control Theory,2020,9(2):487-508).

Nonparametric Identification of Nonlinear Added Mass Moment of Inertia and Damping Moment Characteristics of Large-Amplitude Ship Roll Motion

This study aims to investigate the nonlinear added mass moment of inertia and damping moment characteristics of largeamplitude ship roll motion based on transient motion data through the nonparametric system identification method.An inverse problem was formulated to solve the first-kind Volterra-type integral equation using sets of motion signal data.However,this numerical approach leads to solution instability due to noisy data.Regularization is a technique that can overcome the lack of stability;hence,Landweber’s regularization method was employed in this study.The L-curve criterion was used to select regularization parameters(number of iterations)that correspond to the accuracy of the inverse solution.The solution of this method is a discrete moment,which is the summation of nonlinear restoring,nonlinear damping,and nonlinear mass moment of inertia.A zero-crossing detection technique is used in the nonparametric system identification method on a pair of measured data of the angular velocity and angular acceleration of a ship,and the detections are matched with the inverse solution at the same discrete times.The procedure was demonstrated through a numerical model of a full nonlinear free-roll motion system in still water to examine and prove its accuracy.Results show that the method effectively and efficiently identified the functional form of the nonlinear added moment of inertia and damping moment.

Vibration response analysis of 2-DOF locally nonlinear systems based on the theory of modal superposition

Many important vibration phenomena which simultaneously contain quadratic nonlinear stiffness and damping exist in the complicated vibrating systems under practical circumstances. In this paper, we established a 2-degree-of-freedom (DOF) nonlinear vibration model for such a system, deduced the differential equations of motion which govern its dynamics, and worked out the solutions for the governing equations by the principle of superposition of nonlinear normal modes (NLNM) based on Shaw’s theory of invariant manifolds. We conducted numerical simulations with the established model, using superposition of nonlinear normal modes and direct numerical methods, respectively. The obtained results demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method in that its calculated data varies in a similar tendency to that of the direct numerical solutions.

Effects of anti-symmetric nonlinear viscous damping on the force transmissibility of multi-degree of freedom structures

In the present study, the concept of the output frequency response function is applied to theoretically investigate the force transmissibility of multi-degree of freedom (MDOF) structures with a nonlinear anti-symmetric viscous damping. The results reveal that an anti-symmetric nonlinear viscous damping can significantly reduce the transmissibility over all resonance regions for MDOF structures while it has almost no effect on the transmissibility over non-resonant and isolation regions. The results indicate that the vibration isolators with an anti-symmetric damping characteristic have great potential to overcome the dilemma in the design of linear viscously damped vibration isolators where an increase of the damping level reduces the force transmissibility over resonant region but increases the transmissibility over non-resonant regions.

Research on linear/nonlinear viscous damping and hysteretic damping in nonlinear vibration isolation systems

A nonlinear vibration isolation system is promising to provide a high-efficient broadband isolation performance.In this paper,a generalized vibration isolation system is established with nonlinear stiffness,nonlinear viscous damping,and Bouc-Wen(BW)hysteretic damping.An approximate analytical analysis is performed based on a harmonic balance method(HBM)and an alternating frequency/time(AFT)domain technique.To evaluate the damping effect,a generalized equivalent damping ratio is defined with the stiffness-varying characteristics.A comprehensive comparison of different kinds of damping is made through numerical simulations.It is found that the damping ratio of the linear damping is related to the stiffness-varying characteristics while the damping ratios of two kinds of nonlinear damping are related to the responding amplitudes.The linear damping,hysteretic damping,and nonlinear viscous damping are suitable for the small-amplitude,medium-amplitude,and large-amplitude conditions,respectively.The hysteretic damping has an extra advantage of broadband isolation.

Ion Heating from Nonlinear Landau Damping of High Mode Number Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmodes

Bulk ion heating rate from nonlinear Landau damping of high mode number Toroidal Alfven Eigenmodes （TAEs） is calculated in the frame work of weak turbulence theory. The heating rate is lower than the nonlinear spectral transfer rate to more stable modes, but relatively insensitive to the details of linear damping mechanisms.

OSCILLATION CRITERIA FOR SECOND ORDER NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION WITH DAMPING

By the generalized Riccati transformation and the integral averaging technique, some sufficient conditions of oscillation of the solutions for second order nonlinear differential equations with damping were discussed.Some sufficient oscillation criteria for previous equations were built up.Some oscillation criteria have been expanded and strengthened in some other known results.

THEORETICAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY OF THE BLOW UP IN A NONLINEAR VISCOELASTIC PROBLEM WITH VARIABLE-EXPONENT AND ARBITRARY POSITIVE ENERGY

In this paper,we consider the following nonlinear viscoelastic wave equation with variable exponents:utt-△u+∫_(0)^(t)g(t-τ)△u(x,τ)dτ+μut=|u|^(p(x)-2)-u,whereμis a nonnegative constant and the exponent of nonlinearity p(·)and g are given functions.Under arbitrary positive initial energy and specific conditions on the relaxation function g,we prove a finite-time blow-up result.We also give some numerical applications to illustrate our theoretical results.

Estimation of Nonlinear Roll Damping by Analytical Approximation of Experimental Free-Decay Amplitudes

Damping is critical for the roll motion response of a ship in waves. A common method for the assessment of damping in a ship’s rolling motion is to perform a free-decay experiment in calm water. In this paper, we propose an approach for estimating nonlinear damping that involves a linear exponential analytical approximation of the experimental roll free-decay amplitudes, fol- lowed by parametric identification based on the asymptotic method. The restoring moment can be strongly nonlinear. To validate this method, we first analyzed numerically simulated roll free-decay data using rolling equations with two alternative parametric forms: linear-plus-quadratic and linear-plus-cubic damping. By doing so, we obtained accurate estimates of nonlinear damping coefficients, even for large initial roll amplitudes. Then, we applied the proposed method to real free-decay data obtained from a scale model of a bulk barrier, and found the simulated results to be in good agreement with the experimental data. Using only free-decay peak data, the proposed method can be used to estimate nonlinear roll-damping coefficients for conditions with a strongly nonlinear restoring moment and large initial roll amplitudes.

Effect of nonlinear impact damping with non-integer compliance exponent on gear dynamic characteristics

A nonlinear impact damping model of single-degree-of-freedom spur cylindrical gear with backlash and time-varying stiffness was established. Systematic analyses of the dynamic responses were performed. First, the nonlinear damping coefficient was considered as a constant parameter with two types of compliance exponent, meanwhile, dynamic factors were adopted to depict the dynamic characteristics. Second, the bifurcation graphs were plotted, where the damping coefficient was obtained along with the impact velocity and coefficient of restitution. The results show that light and heavy load conditions have an effect on the responses when the compliance exponent is integer. On the contrary, when the compliance exponent is non-integer, the dynamic responses are slightly affected, namely the system is more stable than the former situation.