The Dynamical Behavior of a Rigid Body Relative Equilibrium Position

T. S. Amer

Advances in Mathematical Physics, 2017, vol. 2017, issue 1

Abstract: In this paper, we will focus on the dynamical behavior of a rigid body suspended on an elastic spring as a pendulum model with three degrees of freedom. It is assumed that the body moves in a rotating vertical plane uniformly with an arbitrary angular velocity. The relative periodic motions of this model are considered. The governing equations of motion are obtained using Lagrange’s equations and represent a nonlinear system of second‐order differential equations that can be solved in terms of generalized coordinates. The numerical solutions are investigated using the fourth‐order Runge‐Kutta algorithms through Matlab packages. These solutions are represented graphically in order to describe and discuss the behavior of the body at any instant for different values of the physical parameters of the body. The obtained results have been discussed and compared with some previous published works. Some concluding remarks have been presented at the end of this work. The importance of this work is due to its numerous applications in life such as the vibrations that occur in buildings and structures.

Date: 2017
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