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Extended invariant cones as Nonlinear Normal Modes of inhomogeneous piecewise linear systems

A. Yassine Karoui·Remco I. Leine
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The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between invariant cones and nonlinear normal modes in piecewise linear mechanical systems. As a key result, we extend the invariant cone concept, originally established for homogeneous piecewise linear systems, to a class of inhomogeneous continuous piecewise linear systems. The inhomogeneous terms can be constant and/or time-dependent, modeling nonsmooth mechanical systems with a clearance gap and external harmonic forcing, respectively. Using an augmented state vector, a modified invariant cone problem is formulated and solved to compute the nonlinear normal modes, understood as periodic solutions of the underlying conservative dynamics. An important contribution is that invariant cones of the underlying homogeneous system can be regarded as a singularity in the theory of nonlinear normal modes of continuous piecewise linear systems. In addition, we use a similar methodology to take external harmonic forcing into account. We illustrate our approach using numerical examples of mechanical oscillators with a unilateral elastic contact. The resulting backbone curves and frequency response diagrams are compared to the results obtained using the shooting method and brute force time integration.

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A. Yassine Karoui, Remco I. Leine. 2024-07-22. Extended invariant cones as Nonlinear Normal Modes of inhomogeneous piecewise linear systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2025.105072

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