Self-Excited Oscillators with Asymmetric Nonlinearities and One-to-Two Internal Resonance

Abstract

An analysis is presented on the dynamics of asymmetric self-excited oscillators with one-to-two internal resonance. The essential behavior of these oscillators is described by a two degree of freedom system, with equations of motion involving quadratic nonlinearities. In addition, the oscillators are under the action of constant external loads. When the nonlinearities are weak, the application of an appropriate perturbation approach leads to a set of slow-flow equations, governing the amplitudes and phases of approximate motions of the system. These equations are shown to possess two different solution types, generically, corresponding to static or periodic steady-state responses of the class of oscillators examined. After complementing the analytical part of the work with a method of determining the stability properties of these responses, numerical results are presented for an example mechanical system. Firstly, a series of characteristic response diagrams is obtained, illustrating the effect of the technical parameters on the steady-state response. Then results determined by the application of direct numerical integration techniques are presented. These results demonstrate the existence of other types of self-excited responses, including periodically-modulated, chaotic, and unbounded motions.