Harmonic Dynamics and Transition to Chaos in a Nonlinear Electromechanical System with Parametric Coupling (Q4827645)

The authors study the equations describing the oscillations of two coupled oscillators. The study is based on the formal analogy of mathematical equations for mechanical and electrical oscillations in linear oscillators. First, the authors study the dynamical behaviour of a system of two oscillators taking into account oscillations of Duffing electrical oscillators coupled gyroscopically and parametrically to a linear mechanical oscillator. The main goal is to analyze the effects of the parametric coupling on the dynamics, stability boundaries of oscillatory states and the bifurcation sequence of a nonlinear electromagnetic system. The authors use the harmonic balance method and the Floquet theory to find the amplitude and stability boundaries of the harmonic oscillatory states. They then analyze the effects of the amplitude of the parametric modulation on frequency responses and stability boundaries of oscillatory states. The final result is a computer simulation for the motion of the system and a statement on the form of the bifurcation diagrams.