Questions tagged [frequency-response]
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How to determine the dynamic response of a spring-mass system?
The Problem
I have the following system for which I would like to determine its dynamic response, taken from these lecture notes pg.20:
where the forcing functions are $u_1 = 1-U(t - t_0)$, $u_2=0$, ...
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Controls System experiment
We performed an experiment in which we turned a bicycle on its side and placed a piece of green tap on one of the spokes. We spun the wheel and recorded the wheel spinning until it came to a complete ...
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How do I study the frequency response of a physical system with Arduino?
I am a control engineering student and I am studying the frequency response of a system, so the Laplace domain, the Bode plot, poles, zeros,etc. ...
I have clear grasp of their meaning, but if I think ...
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Transforming a Wireless Computer Mouse into a Wireless Switch [closed]
With no computer involved whatsoever, I want to be able to read oscillator outputs from my wireless mouse and switch an LED on a left click AND off on a right click. I have taken my mouse apart to try ...
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Boundary Conditions of a Stepped Beam
I would like to ask about the boundary conditions to be considered in a stepped beam. For a cantilever beam wherein the one end is fixed while the other end is free to oscillate along the z-axis, we ...
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Finding force distribution using accelerometer data
The team I'm currently working for is trying to compare bushings with different durometer ratings in the front suspension using single axis(z) accelerometer data during curb impacts. The current ...
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Where do I start with learning how to transfer data via RF
So I literally have no idea where to start but I know what I want to make.
The goal is to somehow transmit 25mb/s of data across 15km with high penetration. Acceptable for reaching through trees and ...
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What do the rectangular components of the complex frequency (s) in Laplace transform stand for?
I tried doing a quick search on this question and was very surprised that this information feels very obscure as if it is almost never discussed. Complex frequencies appear in many mathematical ...
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Deflection Equation of a Stepped Beam
Help out a college student.
How do you derive the deflection equation y(x) of the shown stepped cantilever beam in the figure? Each segment has a unique Young's modulus and moment of inertia. The ...
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Z - transform of white noise
I am taking a graduate course in Digital signal processing with no prior knowledge in DSP. So I am struggling because I don't have the foundational knowledge. Please I need help with the following.
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Modal analysis in Abaqus AMS solver
I have a huge model for which I am performing modal analysis. Abaqus fails to solve with Lanczos solver and hence I use AMS solver, which successfully computes the solution. But since AMS solver ...
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How to calculate frequency response of the system? and find missing values [duplicate]
I can convert the H(s) into the frequency response which is:
𝐻(𝑗𝜔) = 𝜇(𝑗𝜔/(1+ 𝑗𝜔𝜏))
and the output in the steady state is:
𝑦(𝑡) = |𝐻(𝑗2)|sin(2𝑡 + ⟨𝐻(𝑗2))
The phase: ⟨𝐻(𝑗2), has to ...
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How to design a kalman filter with different sampling rates?
This question is related to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22598107/kalman-filter-with-redundant-state-measurements.
How would one design a Kalman Filter (or EKF) when two measurements of the ...
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How to take the engineering FFT of Signal in Matlab?
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The FFT function in matlab gives a theoretical mathematical FFT of the signal, and is not scaled to units and is real imaginary and not amplitude-frequency
is there an alternative way of FFT to ...
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Phase shift of transfer function using MATLAB
I'm trying to compute the phase shift of a transfer function (accelerance) in MATLAB, but I'm having issues.
The transfer function was computed by dividing the magnitude of the system output by the ...
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Getting the damping ratio from a frequency response function v.s. transfer function
I'm trying to find the damping values of a specimen, based on sweeping the forcing frequency from 0-10 kHz. As shown in the diagram, I measure the input force from the shaker, and the subsequent ...
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Could Tesla have REALLY shaken a building with a little oscillator?
I came across this story while reading about Nikola Tesla ground-power scheme. Supposedly, he created a little oscillator that could be plugged into the ground, tuned to the right (resonant) frequency,...
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What is the frequncy range of seismic vibrations?
I'm working on a structure which needs to sustain common seismic vibrations due to earthquakes. So I want to do some modal analysis to find natural frequencies of the structure and make sure they are ...
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Physical interpretation of a Bode plot
I have a few questions regarding the physical interpretation of the information presented on a Bode plot. I believe it is one of those cases where I "don't know what I don't know", so please bear with ...
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Why phase margin and gain margin should be positive?
In many textbooks it's given that gain margin (in db) and phase margin of the system needs to be positive for the system to be stable. I could not find the reason behind this. Could someone explain ...
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Relation between natural frequency and the thickness
If I have a solid material, let's say two bricks, one of which is thicker and I do modal/vibration testing. What would be the relation between thickness and natural frequency of any of them, is there ...
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Construct "Modal Coordinates Time History" from transfer function and test accel-time data
I have a query regarding the calculation of the so called “Modal Participation Factor time signal” from a combination of
a) transfer functions (amplitude and phase for each eigenmode) obtained from "...
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Mobile Frequency and Carrier Frequency not Matching
I am using a Google Nexus 6 Mobile in India with Airtel as Network Provider. Recently Airtel has upgraded their Network to 2300 Mhz 4G. Whereas Google Nexus 6 Operates on Band 3 (1800Mhz) LTE.
When ...
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How do I verify the reaction forces of an FE model due to a response spectrum
In the case of a static calculation of a structural model, one can verify the model by checking the applied and reacting forces to be equal zero.
I would like to adapt the same principle for a ...
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Nastran / Frequency Response / Free-Free
There are examples of using SOL 108 and SOL 111 to create a frequency response. In Siemens Simcenter (NX Nastran), the examples focus on a tower with a seismic mass. The model drives the mass with ...
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Do internal / external stresses affect modal frequency?
Imagine a cantilevered beam, fixed on one end and with a tension line connecting the other end to ground (e.g. perpendicular to the length of the beam).
If I increase the tension, does the modal ...
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What can be the reason of the constant 50 Hz sound in my home?
I am suffering from a strange hum in my home. I have just bought my home and living in 3 months. A month ago I've started to hear a humming noise. Then, I recorded the sound and looked at its ...
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Frequency domain analysis of steering system of a car
Can anyone share the equations involved, or some relevant theory material for frquency domain analysis of steering rack and pinion using bode plot?
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What's the best way to get an ultrasonic sensor that can vary its operating frequency
Long story short I'm looking to build an ultrasonic sensor that can also be used to communicate with a seperate sensor. (So it must be able to send out a pitch around ~42kHz, but also alter the pitch ...
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Base Driven Tuning Fork Mechanical Response Spectrum
I am new to vibration analysis/simulation etc. so I may be missing something very basic here so please forgive me if I'm explaining things poorly or not making sense.
To familiarize myself with ...
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Fourier series with frequency response
I have seen many times that people gets the frequency response function using DTFT. Can I use the Fourier series, and when I do that?
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MIMO control: static inverse plant decoupling
I am using techniques explained in the book of Skogestag, Multivariable feedback control, for feedback control of a MIMO plant. In this book they explain the phenomena of static inverse plant ...
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Elastic (Young's) Modulus relation to the Eigenfrequency
I would like to compare the shape of the frequency spectrum of a plastic and aluminium component. Now if we assume that the plastic and aluminium component only differ in the material, while the mass ...
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How the amount of bolt's preload in a single lap joint can change the natural frequencies?
Few days ago someone told me that the amount of bolt's preload in a single lap joint can influence the natural frequency of the beam. So to test that out I modeled a 3D single lap joint in ABAQUS and ...
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Modal Testing and Frequency Response Interpretation
I'm studying vibrations in a gearhead, for which I have a general dynamic model of 12 degrees of freedom (only translational coordinates) and I have calculated its natural frequencies.
Now I want to ...
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Undamped forced vibration for a multi dof system
I'm trying to determine the amplitude vs the excitation frequency of a multi dof dynamic system. I'm very confused from reading different methods, although I understand there's a very general one, ...
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What's the difference of using different state-space forms for solving eigenvalue problem?
I have a set of equations of motion describing a planetary gear train of 18 DoF (sun, 3 planets, carrier and ring), they have the general form of:
$$\mathbf{M{\ddot q}+{\Omega_c}G{\dot q}+{Kq}=F(t)}$$...
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Are there any variable frequency drives that work digitally?
By this I mean can any DC to AC variable frequency drives invert digitally (no moving parts) and if so how do these work? Is this possible for both sine and square wave inverters?
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What is the maximum frequency of an AC current?
I saw that the rpm of a synchronous motor is proportional to the frequency of current alteration and I was wondering if there is a theoretical maximum frequency (regardless of magnet strength)? Also ...
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What is Experimental and Operational MODAL ANAYLIS?
EMA and OMA are two methods used for determining the mode shapes of the natural frequencies of mechanical systems. I understand it until that point. I know that for EMA we need an artificial ...
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What does multiplicity of a multiple natural frequency mean?
I'm doing some vibration tests on planetary gear sets and a lot of the information I´ve read mentions a lot about mode shapes and multiplicities of the natural frequencies. I understand how one can ...
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How to get natural frequencies from accelerometer measurements?
I will be performing some tests and measuring the vibrations of a planetary gearbox. The accelerometer I will be using stays attached to the gearbox and saves the data into a log, which is available ...
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How to simulate the Natural Frequencies of a Planetary Gearbox?
I have a dynamical model of a planetary gearbox of the form:
$\mathbf{M{\ddot q}+{\Omega_c}G{\dot q}+{[K_b+K_m-\Omega_c^2K_\Omega]q}=T(t)+F(t)} $
$K_b$: bearing stiffness symmetrical matrix
$K_m$: ...
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Is a 3 Hz beat frequency from my neighbor's HVAC a sign of a malfunction?
I'm being annoyed by a pulsating hum which comes from my neighbor's HVAC system. I read up a little on the design of HVAC systems and I came to a tentative conclusion that what I'm hearing is a ...
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Definition of stiffness for structural dynamics: How would you find the stiffness of an unusual beam directly?
I have a structure which is essentially a curved beam (not an arch or anything simple) which I have modeled in microstran/spacegass. It looks something like this:
Or for something more simple, ...
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Generating a Blank Seismic Tripartite Graph
I am performing a calculation in which I need to plot a generated response spectrum to a seismic tripartite graph. However, I am having a heck of a time finding a blank tripartite graph online. A ...
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What type of test signal is appropriate for frequency response analysis of string instruments?
I want to test the frequency response of stringed musical instruments . My test set-up includes a piezo film transducer which is just taped onto the instrument and fed a signal which then vibrates the ...
