Multiple scales method for analyzing a forced damped rotational pendulum oscillator with gallows

Abstract

Abstract This study reports the analytical solution for a generalized rotational pendulum system with gallows and periodic excited forces. The multiple scales method (MSM) is applied to solve the proposed problem. Several types of rotational pendulum oscillators are studied and talked about in detail. These include the forced damped rotating pendulum oscillator with gallows, the damped standard simple pendulum oscillator, and the damped rotating pendulum oscillator without gallows. The MSM first-order approximations for all the cases mentioned are derived in detail. The obtained results are illustrated with concrete numerical examples. The first-order MSM approximations are compared to the fourth-order Runge–Kutta (RK4) numerical approximations. Additionally, the maximum error is estimated for the first-order approximations obtained through the MSM, compared to the numerical approximations obtained by the RK4 method. Furthermore, we conducted a comparative analysis of the outcomes obtained by the used method (MSM) and He-MSM to ascertain their respective levels of precision. The proposed method can be applied to analyze many strong nonlinear oscillatory equations.