Nonlinear Oscillations of a Particle in the Plane Under Longitudinal End Excitation

We study the forced vibrations of a two degree of freedom lumped parameter model of a belt span under longitudinal excitation. The belt inertia is modelled as a particle and the belt elasticity is modelled by two identical linear springs. Numerical integration is used to calculate free responses and perform frequency and amplitude sweeps. Frequency sweep results indicate parametric resonances, jump phenomena, sub- and super-harmonic responses, quasiperiodicity and chaos. Amplitude sweep at a low frequency shows bifurcations of limit cycles and the period doubling route to chaos. Poincare sections are computed to show the chaotic nature of the responses.