A perturbation-incremental method for the calculation of semi-stable limit cycles of strongly non-linear oscillators

S. H. Chen, J. K H Chan, A. Y T Leung

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    Abstract

    The semi-stable limit cycle and bifurcation of strongly non-linear oscillators of the form ẍ + g(x) = λf(x, ẋ, μ)ẋ is studied by the perturbation-incremental method. Firstly, the ordinary differential equation is transformed into an integral equation by a non-linear time transformation, then the initial solution for λ ≈ 0 is obtained by using the perturbation method. Secondly, the solution for an arbitrary value of λ can be determined by using the incremental approach. Two examples are given to show the efficiency and accuracy of the present method. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)301-313
    JournalCommunications in Numerical Methods in Engineering
    Volume16
    Issue number5
    Publication statusPublished - 2000

    Research Keywords

    • Perturbation-incremental method
    • Semi-stable limit cycles
    • Strongly non-linear oscillators

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