
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Nonlinear dynamics of a rotating SD oscillator
Qingjie Cao & Ning Han
Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics Research, School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Marian Wiercigroch
Centre for Applied Dynamics Research, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, King’s College,
Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
ABSTRACT: In this paper, we present a novel model which comprises a conventional pendulum and the
presently proposed SD oscillator being of an oblique spring pinned to its rigid ...