Properties of Lyapunov Subcenter Manifolds in Conservative Mechanical Systems

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Main Authors: Wotte, Yannik P., Sachtler, Arne, Albu-Schäffer, Alin, Stramigioli, Stefano, Della Santina, Cosimo
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Published: 2025
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author Wotte, Yannik P.
Sachtler, Arne
Albu-Schäffer, Alin
Stramigioli, Stefano
Della Santina, Cosimo
author_facet Wotte, Yannik P.
Sachtler, Arne
Albu-Schäffer, Alin
Stramigioli, Stefano
Della Santina, Cosimo
contents Multi-body mechanical systems have rich internal dynamics, whose solutions can be exploited as efficient control targets. Yet, solutions non-trivially depend on system parameters, obscuring feasible properties for use as target trajectories. For periodic regulation tasks in robotics applications, we investigate properties of nonlinear normal modes (NNMs) collected in Lyapunov subcenter manifolds (LSMs) of conservative mechanical systems. Using a time-symmetry of conservative mechanical systems, we show that mild non-resonance conditions guarantee LSMs to be Eigenmanifolds, in which NNMs are guaranteed to oscillate between two points of zero velocity. We also prove the existence of a unique generator, which is a connected, 1D manifold that collects these points of zero velocity for a given Eigenmanifold. Furthermore, we show that an additional spatial symmetry provides LSMs with yet stronger properties of Rosenberg manifolds. Here all brake trajectories pass through a unique equilibrium configuration, which can be favorable for control applications. These theoretical results are numerically confirmed on two mechanical systems: a double pendulum and a 5-link pendulum.
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spellingShingle Properties of Lyapunov Subcenter Manifolds in Conservative Mechanical Systems
Wotte, Yannik P.
Sachtler, Arne
Albu-Schäffer, Alin
Stramigioli, Stefano
Della Santina, Cosimo
Dynamical Systems
Robotics
Multi-body mechanical systems have rich internal dynamics, whose solutions can be exploited as efficient control targets. Yet, solutions non-trivially depend on system parameters, obscuring feasible properties for use as target trajectories. For periodic regulation tasks in robotics applications, we investigate properties of nonlinear normal modes (NNMs) collected in Lyapunov subcenter manifolds (LSMs) of conservative mechanical systems. Using a time-symmetry of conservative mechanical systems, we show that mild non-resonance conditions guarantee LSMs to be Eigenmanifolds, in which NNMs are guaranteed to oscillate between two points of zero velocity. We also prove the existence of a unique generator, which is a connected, 1D manifold that collects these points of zero velocity for a given Eigenmanifold. Furthermore, we show that an additional spatial symmetry provides LSMs with yet stronger properties of Rosenberg manifolds. Here all brake trajectories pass through a unique equilibrium configuration, which can be favorable for control applications. These theoretical results are numerically confirmed on two mechanical systems: a double pendulum and a 5-link pendulum.
title Properties of Lyapunov Subcenter Manifolds in Conservative Mechanical Systems
topic Dynamical Systems
Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.13064