VIBRATIONS OF AN INSTANTLY LOADED DISSIPATIVE OSCILLATOR

The work investigates non-stationary oscillations of dissipative oscillators. The joint influence of resistance forces of different nature in the composition of the dissipative force on the oscillations of an elastic linear oscillator caused by its instantaneous loading by a constant external force is investigated. The work was limited to the case of small displacements, when the elastic characteristic of the system can be considered linear. The problem is nonlinear due to the account of the action of the dry friction force, but it allows the construction of exact analytical solutions in elementary functions. In this work, by the method of adding solutions, formulas are derived for calculating the amplitude of oscillations and the duration of half cycles. First, a variant is considered when the resistance force consists of linear viscous and dry friction forces. Then a generalization is made to the case of three resistance forces. The third force is the force of positional friction, which arises in elastic elements such as a leaf spring. It is shown that as a result of the action of the total resistance force, the oscillatory process of a loaded oscillator has a finite number of cycles and is limited in time, which is usually observed in practice. The system dynamic factor is less than two. Examples of calculations that illustrate the possibilities of the stated theory are considered. To check the adequacy of the derived calculation formulas, numerical computer integration of the nonlinear differential equations of the oscillator motion was additionally carried out. The full agreement of the numerical results obtained using various methods is shown. In addition to direct problems of dynamics, the inverse problems of determining the characteristics of the load and resistance from the results of measuring the amplitude of oscillations are also considered. The derived calculation formulas are also suitable for identifying the characteristics of the load and resistance based on the results of experimental measurements of the oscillation ranges. Examples of identifying these characteristics are given. The study showed that the nonlinear problem of motion of an instantly loaded oscillator with the total resistance of several forces of different nature has an analytical solution in elementary functions. The presence of such resistance significantly affects the motion of the oscillator after loading. The constructed analytical solutions give results such as the numerical integration of the original nonlinear differential equation on a computer, which confirms the adequacy of the formulas obtained.