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In classical mechanics, a harmonic oscillator is a system that, when displaced from its equilibrium position, experiences a restoring forceFproportional to the displacement x:
where k is a positive constant.
A simple harmonic oscillator is an oscillator that is neither driven nor damped.It consists of a mass m, which experiences a single force F, which pulls the mass in the direction of the point x = 0 and depends only on the mass's position x and a constant k.Balance of forces (Newton's second law) for the system is = = = ¨ = −. Solving this differential equation, we find that the motion is.
If F is the only force acting on the system, the system is called a simple harmonic oscillator, and it undergoes simple harmonic motion: sinusoidaloscillations about the equilibrium point, with a constant amplitude and a constant frequency (which does not depend on the amplitude).
If a frictional force (damping) proportional to the velocity is also present, the harmonic oscillator is described as a damped oscillator. Depending on the friction coefficient, the system can:
- Oscillate with a frequency lower than in the undamped case, and an amplitude decreasing with time (underdamped oscillator).
- Decay to the equilibrium position, without oscillations (overdamped oscillator).
The boundary solution between an underdamped oscillator and an overdamped oscillator occurs at a particular value of the friction coefficient and is called critically damped.
If an external time-dependent force is present, the harmonic oscillator is described as a driven oscillator.
Mechanical examples include pendulums (with small angles of displacement), masses connected to springs, and acoustical systems. Other analogous systems include electrical harmonic oscillators such as RLC circuits. The harmonic oscillator model is very important in physics, because any mass subject to a force in stable equilibrium acts as a harmonic oscillator for small vibrations. Harmonic oscillators occur widely in nature and are exploited in many manmade devices, such as clocks and radio circuits. They are the source of virtually all sinusoidal vibrations and waves.
- 3Driven harmonic oscillators
- 5Universal oscillator equation
- 5.2Steady-state solution
- 8Examples
- 8.2Spring/mass system
Simple harmonic oscillator[edit]
Mass-spring harmonic oscillator
Simple harmonic motion
A simple harmonic oscillator is an oscillator that is neither driven nor damped. It consists of a mass m, which experiences a single force F, which pulls the mass in the direction of the point x = 0 and depends only on the mass's position x and a constant k. Balance of forces (Newton's second law) for the system is
Solving this differential equation, we find that the motion is described by the function
where
The motion is periodic, repeating itself in a sinusoidal fashion with constant amplitude A. In addition to its amplitude, the motion of a simple harmonic oscillator is characterized by its period, the time for a single oscillation or its frequency , the number of cycles per unit time. The position at a given time t also depends on the phaseφ, which determines the starting point on the sine wave. The period and frequency are determined by the size of the mass m and the force constant k, while the amplitude and phase are determined by the starting position and velocity.
The velocity and acceleration of a simple harmonic oscillator oscillate with the same frequency as the position, but with shifted phases. The velocity is maximal for zero displacement, while the acceleration is in the direction opposite to the displacement.
The potential energy stored in a simple harmonic oscillator at position x is
Damped harmonic oscillator[edit]
Dependence of the system behavior on the value of the damping ratio ζ
Video clip demonstrating a damped harmonic oscillator consisting of a mass on a low friction air track.
In real oscillators, friction, or damping, slows the motion of the system. Due to frictional force, the velocity decreases in proportion to the acting frictional force. While in a simple undriven harmonic oscillator the only force acting on the mass is the restoring force, in a damped harmonic oscillator there is in addition a frictional force which is always in a direction to oppose the motion. In many vibrating systems the frictional force Ff can be modeled as being proportional to the velocity v of the object: Ff = −cv, where c is called the viscous damping coefficient.
The balance of forces (Newton's second law) for damped harmonic oscillators is then
which can be rewritten into the form
where
- is called the 'undamped angular frequency of the oscillator',
- is called the 'damping ratio'.
Step response of a damped harmonic oscillator; curves are plotted for three values of μ = ω1 = ω0√1 − ζ2. Time is in units of the decay time τ = 1/(ζω0).
The value of the damping ratio ζ critically determines the behavior of the system. A damped harmonic oscillator can be:
- Overdamped (ζ > 1): The system returns (exponentially decays) to steady state without oscillating. Larger values of the damping ratio ζ return to equilibrium more slowly.
- Critically damped (ζ = 1): The system returns to steady state as quickly as possible without oscillating (although overshoot can occur). This is often desired for the damping of systems such as doors.
- Underdamped (ζ < 1): The system oscillates (with a slightly different frequency than the undamped case) with the amplitude gradually decreasing to zero. The angular frequency of the underdamped harmonic oscillator is given by the exponential decay of the underdamped harmonic oscillator is given by
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The Q factor of a damped oscillator is defined as
Q is related to the damping ratio by the equation
Driven harmonic oscillators[edit]
Driven harmonic oscillators are damped oscillators further affected by an externally applied force F(t).
Newton's second law takes the form
It is usually rewritten into the form
This equation can be solved exactly for any driving force, using the solutions z(t) that satisfy the unforced equation
and which can be expressed as damped sinusoidal oscillations:
in the case where ζ ≤ 1. The amplitude A and phase φ determine the behavior needed to match the initial conditions.
Step input[edit]
In the case ζ < 1 and a unit step input with x(0) = 0:
the solution is
with phase φ given by
The time an oscillator needs to adapt to changed external conditions is of the order τ = 1/(ζω0). In physics, the adaptation is called relaxation, and τ is called the relaxation time.
In electrical engineering, a multiple of τ is called the settling time, i.e. the time necessary to ensure the signal is within a fixed departure from final value, typically within 10%. The term overshoot refers to the extent the response maximum exceeds final value, and undershoot refers to the extent the response falls below final value for times following the response maximum.
Sinusoidal driving force[edit]
Steady-state variation of amplitude with relative frequency and damping of a driven simple harmonic oscillator
In the case of a sinusoidal driving force:
where is the driving amplitude, and is the driving frequency for a sinusoidal driving mechanism. This type of system appears in AC-driven RLC circuits (resistor–inductor–capacitor) and driven spring systems having internal mechanical resistance or external air resistance.
The general solution is a sum of a transient solution that depends on initial conditions, and a steady state that is independent of initial conditions and depends only on the driving amplitude , driving frequency , undamped angular frequency , and the damping ratio .
The steady-state solution is proportional to the driving force with an induced phase change :
where
is the absolute value of the impedance or linear response function, and
is the phase of the oscillation relative to the driving force. The phase value is usually taken to be between −180° and 0 (that is, it represents a phase lag, for both positive and negative values of the arctan argument).
For a particular driving frequency called the resonance, or resonant frequency , the amplitude (for a given ) is maximal. This resonance effect only occurs when , i.e. for significantly underdamped systems. For strongly underdamped systems the value of the amplitude can become quite large near the resonant frequency.
The transient solutions are the same as the unforced () damped harmonic oscillator and represent the systems response to other events that occurred previously. The transient solutions typically die out rapidly enough that they can be ignored.
Parametric oscillators[edit]
A parametric oscillator is a driven harmonic oscillator in which the drive energy is provided by varying the parameters of the oscillator, such as the damping or restoring force.A familiar example of parametric oscillation is 'pumping' on a playground swing.[1][2][3]A person on a moving swing can increase the amplitude of the swing's oscillations without any external drive force (pushes) being applied, by changing the moment of inertia of the swing by rocking back and forth ('pumping') or alternately standing and squatting, in rhythm with the swing's oscillations. The varying of the parameters drives the system. Examples of parameters that may be varied are its resonance frequency and damping .
Parametric oscillators are used in many applications. The classical varactor parametric oscillator oscillates when the diode's capacitance is varied periodically. The circuit that varies the diode's capacitance is called the 'pump' or 'driver'. In microwave electronics, waveguide/YAG based parametric oscillators operate in the same fashion. The designer varies a parameter periodically to induce oscillations.
Parametric oscillators have been developed as low-noise amplifiers, especially in the radio and microwave frequency range. Thermal noise is minimal, since a reactance (not a resistance) is varied. Another common use is frequency conversion, e.g., conversion from audio to radio frequencies. For example, the Optical parametric oscillator converts an input laser wave into two output waves of lower frequency ().
Parametric resonance occurs in a mechanical system when a system is parametrically excited and oscillates at one of its resonant frequencies. Parametric excitation differs from forcing, since the action appears as a time varying modification on a system parameter. This effect is different from regular resonance because it exhibits the instability phenomenon.
Universal oscillator equation[edit]
The equation
is known as the universal oscillator equation, since all second-order linear oscillatory systems can be reduced to this form.[citation needed] This is done through nondimensionalization.
If the forcing function is f(t) = cos(ωt) = cos(ωtcτ) = cos(ωτ), where ω = ωtc, the equation becomes
The solution to this differential equation contains two parts: the 'transient' and the 'steady-state'.
Transient solution[edit]
The solution based on solving the ordinary differential equation is for arbitrary constants c1 and c2
The transient solution is independent of the forcing function.
Steady-state solution[edit]
Apply the 'complex variables method' by solving the auxiliary equation below and then finding the real part of its solution:
Supposing the solution is of the form
Its derivatives from zeroth to second order are
Substituting these quantities into the differential equation gives
Dividing by the exponential term on the left results in
Equating the real and imaginary parts results in two independent equations
Amplitude part[edit]
Bode plot of the frequency response of an ideal harmonic oscillator
Squaring both equations and adding them together gives
Therefore,
Compare this result with the theory section on resonance, as well as the 'magnitude part' of the RLC circuit. This amplitude function is particularly important in the analysis and understanding of the frequency response of second-order systems.
Phase part[edit]
To solve for φ, divide both equations to get
This phase function is particularly important in the analysis and understanding of the frequency response of second-order systems.
Full solution[edit]
Combining the amplitude and phase portions results in the steady-state solution
The solution of original universal oscillator equation is a superposition (sum) of the transient and steady-state solutions:
For a more complete description of how to solve the above equation, see linear ODEs with constant coefficients.
Equivalent systems[edit]
Harmonic oscillators occurring in a number of areas of engineering are equivalent in the sense that their mathematical models are identical (see universal oscillator equation above). Below is a table showing analogous quantities in four harmonic oscillator systems in mechanics and electronics. If analogous parameters on the same line in the table are given numerically equal values, the behavior of the oscillators – their output waveform, resonant frequency, damping factor, etc. – are the same.
Translational mechanical | Rotational mechanical | Series RLC circuit | Parallel RLC circuit |
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Position | Angle | Charge | Flux linkage |
Velocity | Angular velocity | Current | Voltage |
Mass | Moment of inertia | Inductance | Capacitance |
Spring constant | Torsion constant | Elastance | Magnetic reluctance |
Damping | Rotational friction | Resistance | Conductance |
Drive force | Drive torque | Voltage | Current |
Undamped resonant frequency: | |||
Damping ratio: | |||
Differential equation: | |||
Application to a conservative force[edit]
The problem of the simple harmonic oscillator occurs frequently in physics, because a mass at equilibrium under the influence of any conservative force, in the limit of small motions, behaves as a simple harmonic oscillator.
A conservative force is one that is associated with a potential energy. The potential-energy function of a harmonic oscillator is
Given an arbitrary potential-energy function , one can do a Taylor expansion in terms of around an energy minimum () to model the behavior of small perturbations from equilibrium.
Because is a minimum, the first derivative evaluated at must be zero, so the linear term drops out:
The constant termV(x0) is arbitrary and thus may be dropped, and a coordinate transformation allows the form of the simple harmonic oscillator to be retrieved:
Thus, given an arbitrary potential-energy function with a non-vanishing second derivative, one can use the solution to the simple harmonic oscillator to provide an approximate solution for small perturbations around the equilibrium point.
Examples[edit]
Simple pendulum[edit]
A simple pendulum exhibits approximately simple harmonic motion under the conditions of no damping and small amplitude.
Assuming no damping, the differential equation governing a simple pendulum of length , where is the local acceleration of gravity, is
If the maximal displacement of the pendulum is small, we can use the approximation and instead consider the equation
The solution to this equation is given by
where is the largest angle attained by the pendulum. The period, the time for one complete oscillation, is given by the expression
which is a good approximation of the actual period when is small.
Spring/mass system[edit]
Spring–mass system in equilibrium (A), compressed (B) and stretched (C) states
When a spring is stretched or compressed by a mass, the spring develops a restoring force. Hooke's law gives the relationship of the force exerted by the spring when the spring is compressed or stretched a certain length:
where F is the force, k is the spring constant, and x is the displacement of the mass with respect to the equilibrium position. The minus sign in the equation indicates that the force exerted by the spring always acts in a direction that is opposite to the displacement (i.e. the force always acts towards the zero position), and so prevents the mass from flying off to infinity.
By using either force balance or an energy method, it can be readily shown that the motion of this system is given by the following differential equation:
the latter being Newton's second law of motion.
If the initial displacement is A, and there is no initial velocity, the solution of this equation is given by
Given an ideal massless spring, is the mass on the end of the spring. If the spring itself has mass, its effective mass must be included in .
Energy variation in the spring–damping system[edit]
In terms of energy, all systems have two types of energy: potential energy and kinetic energy. When a spring is stretched or compressed, it stores elastic potential energy, which then is transferred into kinetic energy. The potential energy within a spring is determined by the equation
When the spring is stretched or compressed, kinetic energy of the mass gets converted into potential energy of the spring. By conservation of energy, assuming the datum is defined at the equilibrium position, when the spring reaches its maximal potential energy, the kinetic energy of the mass is zero. When the spring is released, it tries to return to equilibrium, and all its potential energy converts to kinetic energy of the mass.
Definition of terms[edit]
Symbol | Definition | Dimensions | SI units |
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Acceleration of mass | m/s2 | ||
Peak amplitude of oscillation | m | ||
Viscous damping coefficient | N·s/m | ||
Frequency | Hz | ||
Drive force | N | ||
Acceleration of gravity at the Earth's surface | m/s2 | ||
Imaginary unit, | -- | -- | |
Spring constant | N/m | ||
Mass | kg | ||
Quality factor | -- | -- | |
Period of oscillation | s | ||
Time | s | ||
Potential energy stored in oscillator | J | ||
Position of mass | m | ||
Damping ratio | -- | -- | |
Phase shift | -- | rad | |
Angular frequency | rad/s | ||
Natural resonant angular frequency | rad/s |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^Case, William. 'Two ways of driving a child's swing'. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^Case, W. B. (1996). 'The pumping of a swing from the standing position'. American Journal of Physics. 64 (3): 215–220. Bibcode:1996AmJPh..64..215C. doi:10.1119/1.18209.
- ^Roura, P.; Gonzalez, J.A. (2010). 'Towards a more realistic description of swing pumping due to the exchange of angular momentum'. European Journal of Physics. 31 (5): 1195–1207. Bibcode:2010EJPh...31.1195R. doi:10.1088/0143-0807/31/5/020.
References[edit]
- Serway, Raymond A.; Jewett, John W. (2003). Physics for Scientists and Engineers. Brooks/Cole. ISBN0-534-40842-7.
- Tipler, Paul (1998). Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Vol. 1 (4th ed.). W. H. Freeman. ISBN1-57259-492-6.
- Wylie, C. R. (1975). Advanced Engineering Mathematics (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN0-07-072180-7.
- Hayek, Sabih I. (15 Apr 2003). 'Mechanical Vibration and Damping'. Encyclopedia of Applied Physics. WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co KGaA. doi:10.1002/3527600434.eap231. ISBN9783527600434.
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Damping is an influence within or upon an oscillatory system that has the effect of reducing, restricting or preventing its oscillations. In physical systems, damping is produced by processes that dissipate the energy stored in the oscillation.[1] Examples include viscousdrag in mechanical systems, resistance in electronic oscillators, and absorption and scattering of light in optical oscillators. Damping not based on energy loss can be important in other oscillating systems such as those that occur in biological systems and bikes.[2]
The damping ratio is a dimensionless measure describing how oscillations in a system decay after a disturbance. Many systems exhibit oscillatory behavior when they are disturbed from their position of static equilibrium. A mass suspended from a spring, for example, might, if pulled and released, bounce up and down. On each bounce, the system tends to return to its equilibrium position, but overshoots it. Sometimes losses (e.g. frictional) damp the system and can cause the oscillations to gradually decay in amplitude towards zero or attenuate. The damping ratio is a measure describing how rapidly the oscillations decay from one bounce to the next.
The damping ratio is a system parameter, denoted by ζ (zeta), that can vary from undamped (ζ = 0), underdamped (ζ < 1) through critically damped (ζ = 1) to overdamped (ζ > 1).
The behaviour of oscillating systems is often of interest in a diverse range of disciplines that include control engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, and electrical engineering. The physical quantity that is oscillating varies greatly, and could be the swaying of a tall building in the wind, or the speed of an electric motor, but a normalised, or non-dimensionalised approach can be convenient in describing common aspects of behavior.
Oscillation cases[edit]
Depending on the amount of damping present, a system exhibits different oscillatory behaviors.
- Where the spring–mass system is completely lossless, the mass would oscillate indefinitely, with each bounce of equal height to the last. This hypothetical case is called undamped.
- If the system contained high losses, for example if the spring–mass experiment were conducted in a viscous fluid, the mass could slowly return to its rest position without ever overshooting. This case is called overdamped.
- Commonly, the mass tends to overshoot its starting position, and then return, overshooting again. With each overshoot, some energy in the system is dissipated, and the oscillations die towards zero. This case is called underdamped.
- Between the overdamped and underdamped cases, there exists a certain level of damping at which the system will just fail to overshoot and will not make a single oscillation. This case is called critical damping, and is the damping for which the system will return to equilibrium in the shortest possible time.
Definition[edit]
The effect of varying damping ratio on a second-order system.
The damping ratio is a parameter, usually denoted by ζ (zeta),[3] that characterizes the frequency response of a second-order ordinary differential equation. It is particularly important in the study of control theory. It is also important in the harmonic oscillator.
The damping ratio provides a mathematical means of expressing the level of damping in a system relative to critical damping. For a damped harmonic oscillator with mass m, damping coefficient c, and spring constant k, it can be defined as the ratio of the damping coefficient in the system's differential equation to the critical damping coefficient:
where the system's equation of motion is
and the corresponding critical damping coefficient is
or
where
- is the natural frequency of the system.
The damping ratio is dimensionless, being the ratio of two coefficients of identical units.
Derivation[edit]
Using the natural frequency of a harmonic oscillator and the definition of the damping ratio above, we can rewrite this as:
This equation can be solved with the approach.
where C and s are both complex constants, with s satisfying
Two such solutions, for the two values of s satisfying the equation, can be combined to make the general real solutions, with oscillatory and decaying properties in several regimes:
- Undamped
- Is the case where corresponds to the undamped simple harmonic oscillator, and in that case the solution looks like , as expected.
- Underdamped
- If s is a pair of complex values, then each complex solution term is a decaying exponential combined with an oscillatory portion that looks like . This case occurs for , and is referred to as underdamped.
- Overdamped
- If s is a pair of real values, then the solution is simply a sum of two decaying exponentials with no oscillation. This case occurs for , and is referred to as overdamped.
- Critically damped
- The case where is the border between the overdamped and underdamped cases, and is referred to as critically damped. This turns out to be a desirable outcome in many cases where engineering design of a damped oscillator is required (e.g., a door closing mechanism).
Q factor and decay rate[edit]
The Q factor, damping ratio ζ, and exponential decay rate α are related such that[4]
When a second-order system has (that is, when the system is underdamped), it has two complex conjugate poles that each have a real part of ; that is, the decay rate parameter represents the rate of exponential decay of the oscillations. A lower damping ratio implies a lower decay rate, and so very underdamped systems oscillate for long times.[5] For example, a high quality tuning fork, which has a very low damping ratio, has an oscillation that lasts a long time, decaying very slowly after being struck by a hammer.
Logarithmic decrement[edit]
For underdamped vibrations, the damping ratio is also related to the logarithmic decrement via the relation
where and are the vibration amplitudes at two successive peaks of the decaying vibration.
References[edit]
- ^Steidel (1971). An Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations. John Wiley & Sons. p. 37.
damped, which is the term used in the study of vibration to denote a dissipation of energy
- ^J. P. Meijaard; J. M. Papadopoulos; A. Ruina & A. L. Schwab (2007). 'Linearized dynamics equations for the balance and steer of a bicycle: a benchmark and review'(PDF). Proceedings of the Royal Society A. 463 (2084): 1955–1982. Bibcode:2007RSPSA.463.1955M. doi:10.1098/rspa.2007.1857.
lean and steer perturbations die away in a seemingly damped fashion. However, the system has no true damping and conserves energy. The energy in the lean and steer oscillations is transferred to the forward speed rather than being dissipated.
- ^Alciatore, David G. (2007). Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement Systems (3rd ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN978-0-07-296305-2.
- ^William McC. Siebert. Circuits, Signals, and Systems. MIT Press.
- ^Ming Rao and Haiming Qiu (1993). Process control engineering: a textbook for chemical, mechanical and electrical engineers. CRC Press. p. 96. ISBN978-2-88124-628-9.
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