Impact of a Multiple Pendulum with a Non-Linear Contact Force

This article presents a method to solve the impact of a kinematic chain in terms of a non-linear contact force. The nonlinear contact force has different expressions for elastic compression, elasto-plastic compression, and elastic restitution. Lagrange equations of motion are used to obtain the non-...

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Main Authors: Dan B. Marghitu, Jing Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Mathematics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/8/8/1202
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Summary:This article presents a method to solve the impact of a kinematic chain in terms of a non-linear contact force. The nonlinear contact force has different expressions for elastic compression, elasto-plastic compression, and elastic restitution. Lagrange equations of motion are used to obtain the non-linear equations of motion with friction for the collision period. The kinetic energy during the impact is compared with the pre-impact kinetic energy. During the impact of a double pendulum the kinetic energy of the non-impacting link is increasing and the total kinetic energy of the impacting link is decreasing.
ISSN:2227-7390