TY - UNPB
T1 - One-Dimensional Solution Families of Nonlinear Systems Characterized by Scalar Functions on Riemannian Manifolds
AU - Albu-Schaeffer, Alin
AU - Lakatos, Dominic
AU - Stramigioli, Stefano
PY - 2019/11/5
Y1 - 2019/11/5
N2 - For the study of highly nonlinear, conservative dynamic systems, finding special periodic solutions which can be seen as generalization of the well-known normal modes of linear systems is very attractive. However, the study of low-dimensional invariant manifolds in the form of nonlinear normal modes is rather a niche topic, treated mainly in the context of structural mechanics for systems with Euclidean metrics, i.e., for point masses connected by nonlinear springs. Newest results emphasize, however, that a very rich structure of periodic and low-dimensional solutions exist also within nonlinear systems such as elastic multi-body systems encountered in the biomechanics of humans and animals or of humanoid and quadruped robots, which are characterized by a non-constant metric tensor. This paper discusses different generalizations of linear oscillation modes to nonlinear systems and proposes a definition of strict nonlinear normal modes, which matches most of the relevant properties of the linear modes. The main contributions are a theorem providing necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of strict oscillation modes on systems endowed with a Riemannian metric and a potential field as well as a constructive example of designing such modes in the case of an elastic double pendulum.
AB - For the study of highly nonlinear, conservative dynamic systems, finding special periodic solutions which can be seen as generalization of the well-known normal modes of linear systems is very attractive. However, the study of low-dimensional invariant manifolds in the form of nonlinear normal modes is rather a niche topic, treated mainly in the context of structural mechanics for systems with Euclidean metrics, i.e., for point masses connected by nonlinear springs. Newest results emphasize, however, that a very rich structure of periodic and low-dimensional solutions exist also within nonlinear systems such as elastic multi-body systems encountered in the biomechanics of humans and animals or of humanoid and quadruped robots, which are characterized by a non-constant metric tensor. This paper discusses different generalizations of linear oscillation modes to nonlinear systems and proposes a definition of strict nonlinear normal modes, which matches most of the relevant properties of the linear modes. The main contributions are a theorem providing necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of strict oscillation modes on systems endowed with a Riemannian metric and a potential field as well as a constructive example of designing such modes in the case of an elastic double pendulum.
KW - eess.SY
KW - cs.SY
M3 - Working paper
T3 - IEEE Robotics and automation letters
BT - One-Dimensional Solution Families of Nonlinear Systems Characterized by Scalar Functions on Riemannian Manifolds
PB - arXiv.org
ER -