ME 340 Lab 7 - Nonlinear Systems

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11.30.23 ME340 Lab 7 - Nonlinear Systems 1. Attach the print outs of experimental and simulated data generated in Experiment II. Figure 1 - Actual Theta 1 (rad/s) vs Time (s) Figure 2 - Actual Theta 1 (rad/s) compared to simulated Theta 1 (rad/s) with respect to time
Figure 3 - Non linear vs linear simulation of theta with respect to time Figure 4 - Actual theta 1 compared to the linear simulation theta 1 2. Comment on the validity of the linear approximation as a function of the magnitude of the initial displacement θ1. Justify your answer by referring to the plots of experimental and simulated data.
The linear approximation for our angle theta is valid for a short time period. Referring to Figure 3, we can see that the magnitudes of the nonlinear and linear simulations are initially in sync. However, as time increases there becomes a greater discrepancy between the two. The same can be seen in Figure 4, as time increases the linear simulation starts to differentiate more from the actual data. This indicates that a linear approximation can be used to estimate a nonlinear function for a short period of time. For longer periods of time this approximation is not valid. 3. Comment on the validity of the mathematical model as an approximation of the experimental system. Suggest two physical effects that are not included in the mathematical model that could be included to improve its applicability. The mathematical model appears to serve as a reasonably good approximation of the experimental system, but is a lot more predictable and doesn’t look as inconsistent in some parts of the graph as the experimental system does. To improve the mathematical model, the effects of friction and drag should be included. Our double pendulum system is a real-system and therefore loses energy due to friction and air resistance. While it may not be a large amount of energy, it is still significant. Including these two physical effects into our simulation could improve the accuracy of it and reduce the discrepancy between the actual and simulated plots.
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