Experimental investigation of a rotating parametric pendulum

P. Alevras*, I. Brown, D. Yurchenko

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Abstract

The parametrically excited pendulum has been attracting significant interest with recently being involved in the development of a wave energy converter. The capability of establishing rotational motion is however restricted by the quite low frequency of ocean waves. Introducing a design of a tri-pendulum instead of a simple pendulum could provide a solution to that obstacle. In this paper, an experimental investigation of the response of a tri-pendulum to parametric excitation is presented. The target is to achieve rotational response of the tri-pendulum and highlight some of the particularly useful characteristics of this design such as the configurability and flexibility of its size without affecting its functionality. Experimental demonstrations of previous observations regarding the rotational response under not vertical, but tilted rectilinear, excitation are sought as well.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)201-213
Number of pages13
JournalNonlinear Dynamics
Volume81
Issue number1-2
Early online date1 Mar 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jul 2015

Keywords

  • Experimental
  • Parametric
  • Physical pendulum
  • Planar excitation
  • Wave energy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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