Nonlinear Dynamics of Axially Moving Plates With Rotational Springs
In this paper, the in-plane and out-of-plane nonlinear dynamics of an axially moving plate with distributed rotational springs at boundaries is examined numerically. The Von Kármán plate theory along with the Kirchhoff’s hypothesis are employed to construct the kinetic and potential energies of the system. The Lagrange equation is used so as to obtain the equations of motion which are in the form of a set of second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations. This set is recast into a set of first-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations with coupled terms. Gear’s backward-differentiation-formula is employed to integrate this set of equations numerically, yielding the generalized coordinates of the system as a function of time. The bifurcation diagrams of Poincaré maps are then constructed by sectioning these time histories in every period of the external excitation force. The results are shown in the form of time histories, phase-plane portraits, and Poincaré sections. The effect of the stiffness of the rotational springs on the global dynamics of the system is also investigated.