Interaction of elastic system with snap-through vibration absorber

Interaction of essentially non-linear vibration absorber (snap-through truss) with primary 1DOF linear oscillator is investigated. The study covers both free and forced (external excitation applied to the linear oscillator) responses of the system. The analysis is performed by complexification–averaging technique, describing a slow variation of amplitudes of principal harmonic components. Periodic and quasiperiodic oscillations are revealed and investigated. It turns out that for realistic parameters of the system vast majority of the responses, including those suitable for the vibration absorption, is quasiperiodic. The results are verified by means of a direct numeric simulation.