A chirp excitation for focussing flexural waves

A single degree-of-freedom model of an electrodynamic shaker is coupled to the analytical beam model in order to predict peak mechanical responses per peak input voltage of the chirp waveform. The coupled electromechanical model is then validated experimentally through both frequency response and transient measurements. The technique is potentially applicable to situations where a large and reasonably localised transient response is required on a beam or plate-like structure using minimal instrumentation.