Extended homotopy analysis method for multi-degree-of-freedom non-autonomous nonlinear dynamical systems and its application

2012 ◽  
Vol 223 (12) ◽  
pp. 2537-2548 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Zhang ◽  
Y. H. Qian ◽  
S. K. Lai
Author(s):  
W. Zhang ◽  
Y. H. Qian ◽  
M. H. Yao ◽  
S. K. Lai

In reality, the behavior and nature of nonlinear dynamical systems are ubiquitous in many practical engineering problems. The mathematical models of such problems are often governed by a set of coupled second-order differential equations to form multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) nonlinear dynamical systems. It is extremely difficult to find the exact and analytical solutions in general. In this paper, the homotopy analysis method is presented to derive the analytical approximation solutions for MDOF dynamical systems. Four illustrative examples are used to show the validity and accuracy of the homotopy analysis and modified homotopy analysis methods in solving MDOF dynamical systems. Comparisons are conducted between the analytical approximation and exact solutions. The results demonstrate that the HAM is an effective and robust technique for linear and nonlinear MDOF dynamical systems. The proof of convergence theorems for the present method is elucidated as well.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. A. Godínez ◽  
M. A. Escobedo ◽  
M. Navarrete

The homotopy analysis method is used to obtain analytical solutions of the Rayleigh equation for the radial oscillations of a multielectron bubble in liquid helium. The small order approximations for amplitude and frequency fit well with those computed numerically. The results confirm that the homotopy analysis method is a powerful and manageable tool for finding analytical solutions of strongly nonlinear dynamical systems.


Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Youhua Qian ◽  
Qian Wang

Innumerable engineering problems can be described by multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) nonlinear dynamical systems. The theoretical modelling of such systems is often governed by a set of coupled second-order differential equations. Albeit that it is extremely difficult to find their exact solutions, the research efforts are mainly concentrated on the approximate analytical solutions. The homotopy analysis method (HAM) is a useful analytic technique for solving nonlinear dynamical systems and the method is independent on the presence of small parameters in the governing equations. More importantly, unlike classical perturbation technique, it provides a simple way to ensure the convergence of solution series by means of an auxiliary parameter ħ. In this paper, the HAM is presented to establish the analytical approximate periodic solutions for two-degree-of-freedom coupled van der Pol oscillators. In addition, comparisons are conducted between the results obtained by the HAM and the numerical integration (i.e. Runge-Kutta) method. It is shown that the higher-order analytical solutions of the HAM agree well with the numerical integration solutions, even if time t progresses to a certain large domain in the time history responses.


2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (09) ◽  
pp. 1520001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaobin Niu ◽  
Zhongwei Wang ◽  
Dequan Wang ◽  
Bing Liu

In this paper, the homotopy analysis method (HAM) is extended to deal with the nonlinear aeroelastic problem of a two degree-of-freedom (DOF) airfoil. To avoid determination of the parameter for the complicated high-order minimization problem, a new modified HAM is proposed based on the idea of minimizing the squared residual. Using this method, the convergence-control parameter is determined by the low order squared residual of the governing equations, and then the problem is solved in a way similar to the basic HAM. The proposed method is used to solve the nonlinear aeroelastic behavior of a supersonic airfoil, with the unsteady aerodynamic load evaluated by the piston theory. Two examples are prepared, for which the frequencies and amplitudes of the limit cycles are obtained. The approximate solutions obtained are demonstrated to agree excellently the numerical solutions, meanwhile, the convergence-control parameter can be easily determined using the present approach.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. H. Qian ◽  
S. M. Chen ◽  
L. Shen

The extended homotopy analysis method (EHAM) is presented to establish the analytical approximate solutions for two-degree-of-freedom (2-DOF) coupled van der Pol-Duffing oscillator. Meanwhile, the comparisons between the results of the EHAM and standard Runge-Kutta numerical method are also presented. The results demonstrate that the analytical approximate solutions of the EHAM agree well with the numerical integration solutions. For EHAM as an analytical approximation method, we are not sure whether it can apply to all of the nonlinear systems; we can only verify its effectiveness through specific cases. As a result of the existence of nonlinear terms, we must study different types of systems, no matter from the complication of calculation and physical significance.


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