| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 756304 | Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation | 2008 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
The Melnikov criterion is used to examine a global homoclinic bifurcation and transition to chaos in the case of a quarter car model excited kinematically by the road surface profile. By analyzing the potential an analytic expression is found for the homoclinic orbit. By introducing an harmonic excitation term and damping as perturbations, the critical Melnikov amplitude of the road surface profile is found, above which the system can vibrate chaotically.
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Authors
Grzegorz Litak, Marek Borowiec, Michael I. Friswell, Kazimierz Szabelski,