Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Analytical analysis for large-amplitude oscillation of a rotational pendulum system

    Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

    Abstract

    This paper deals with large amplitude oscillation of a nonlinear pendulum attached to a rotating structure. By coupling of the well-known Maclaurin series expansion and orthogonal Chebyshev polynomials, the governing differential equation with sinusoidal nonlinearity can be reduced to form a cubic-quintic Duffing equation. The resulting Duffing type temporal problem is solved by an analytic iteration approach. Two approximate formulas for the frequency (period) and the periodic solution are established for small as well as large amplitudes of motion. Illustrative examples are selected and compared to those analytical and exact solutions to substantiate the accuracy and correctness of the approximate analytical approach. © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)6115-6124
    JournalApplied Mathematics and Computation
    Volume217
    Issue number13
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2011

    Research Keywords

    • Chebyshevs polynomials
    • Cubic-quintic Duffing equation
    • Maclaurin series
    • Rotational pendulum system

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Analytical analysis for large-amplitude oscillation of a rotational pendulum system'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this