Estimation of Resonance Frequency for Systems with Contact Using Linear Dynamics Methods

Abstract

Limitations in determining the resonance frequency for large models, taking into account non-linearity in the form of contact, initiated work on the creation of a simplified method of estimating these resonance frequencies. The trend in this field is the use of time-domain methods with full contact, or frequency-domain methods which take into account nonlinearity for specific cases. For simplification, classical modal analysis is often used, with boundary conditions taken into account or freeform vibrations, with neglected contact, or with tied contact areas, as though the contact was always closed. The presented approximation method is based on both types of such analysis and compensates for the error of both of the solutions. The method was elaborated with nonlinear dynamics simulations in the time domain. This work presents experimental verification of the method for a simple beam, and for more complex geometry—the satellite antenna panel.