| Linear System Time Response
An EngineersToolbox Calculation Module |
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| Example 1 - Harmonic Excitation of an Undamped SDOF System | |||||
| The system shown in Figure 1 has a
spring with a stiffness of 40 lb/in, and a mass of
weight 38.6 lb. Calculate the dynamic response of the
mass to an excitation u(t) = 10cos(wt)
assuming the system is initially at rest.
Figure 1. Harmonic excitation of an undamped SDOF system
The equation of motion for this single degree-of-freedom system is:
Because the system is linear and the excitation amplitude uo and frequency w are constants, this second-order differential equation can be solved using the Linear System Time Response module. The module input form corresponding to the problem statement is shown in Figure 2. The calculated results for t = 0 to t = p/4 are plotted in Figure 3 for comparison to Example 4.1 of Craig (Reference 1 below). Tabulated output of the calculated results for t = 0 to t = 0.2 is shown in Figure 4 for comparison to Example 7.2 of Craig (Reference 1 below).
Figure 2. Linear System Time Response module input form for SDOF system
Figure 3. Plot of calculated time response
Figure 4. Tabulated results
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