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Autori principali: Chang, Benjamin J., Moore, Keegan J., Bergman, Lawrence A., Vakakis, Alexander F., Silva, Walter A.
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2025
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.10379
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author Chang, Benjamin J.
Moore, Keegan J.
Bergman, Lawrence A.
Vakakis, Alexander F.
Silva, Walter A.
author_facet Chang, Benjamin J.
Moore, Keegan J.
Bergman, Lawrence A.
Vakakis, Alexander F.
Silva, Walter A.
contents Bandwidth is a widely known concept and tool used in structural dynamics to measure an oscillator's capacity to dissipate energy over time, for example when used in half-power damping estimation of structural modes. Root Mean Square (RMS) Bandwidth is a generalization of bandwidth that overcomes some of the limitations encountered with conventional bandwidth, including the prerequisite of linearity, single-mode response, and light damping. However, its mathematical form does not reveal much about the physics behind it. In this paper, we extend RMS Bandwidth to multiple degree-of-freedom, linear, time-invariant, classically damped systems by deriving an Analytical Root Mean Square (ARMS) Bandwidth in terms of a system's modal parameters and initial modal energy distribution. We demonstrate that ARMS Bandwidth reliably and accurately computes a single measure for a practical structure's dissipative capacity. Also, a purely data-driven methodology for assessing the modal energy distribution is developed. We apply ARMS Bandwidth to single and multiple degree-of-freedom systems and an experimental model aircraft to demonstrate its broad applicability. Future work will address the effects of non-classical damping distribution, time-varying parameters, and nonlinearities.
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spellingShingle Bandwidth of Linear Classically Damped Systems with Application to Experimental Model Aircraft
Chang, Benjamin J.
Moore, Keegan J.
Bergman, Lawrence A.
Vakakis, Alexander F.
Silva, Walter A.
Applied Physics
Bandwidth is a widely known concept and tool used in structural dynamics to measure an oscillator's capacity to dissipate energy over time, for example when used in half-power damping estimation of structural modes. Root Mean Square (RMS) Bandwidth is a generalization of bandwidth that overcomes some of the limitations encountered with conventional bandwidth, including the prerequisite of linearity, single-mode response, and light damping. However, its mathematical form does not reveal much about the physics behind it. In this paper, we extend RMS Bandwidth to multiple degree-of-freedom, linear, time-invariant, classically damped systems by deriving an Analytical Root Mean Square (ARMS) Bandwidth in terms of a system's modal parameters and initial modal energy distribution. We demonstrate that ARMS Bandwidth reliably and accurately computes a single measure for a practical structure's dissipative capacity. Also, a purely data-driven methodology for assessing the modal energy distribution is developed. We apply ARMS Bandwidth to single and multiple degree-of-freedom systems and an experimental model aircraft to demonstrate its broad applicability. Future work will address the effects of non-classical damping distribution, time-varying parameters, and nonlinearities.
title Bandwidth of Linear Classically Damped Systems with Application to Experimental Model Aircraft
topic Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.10379