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CHAPTER 1: Fundamentals of Vibration

Vibration Analysis Procedure

Mathematical model
First degree of freedom:

Second degree of freedom:

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Fourier Series Expansion

Determine the Fourier series expansion of the motion of the valve in the cam-follower
system

Solution: If y(t) denotes the vertical motion of the pushrod, the motion of the valve, x(t),
can be determined from the relation
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To compute the Fourier coefficients and we use general form of Fourier series:-

Graphical Representation of Fourier Series Using MATLAB:

Code:
%plot the function x(t) = A * t / tau
A = 1;
w = pi;
tau = 2;
for i = 1: 101
t(i) = tau * (i-1)/100;
x(i) = A * t(i) / tau;
end
subplot(231);
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plot(t,x);
ylabel('x(t)');
xlabel('t');
title('x(t) = A*t/tau');
for i = 1: 101
x1(i) = A / 2;
end
subplot(232);
plot(t,x1);
xlabel('t');
title('One term');
for i = 1: 101
x2(i) = A/2 - A * sin(w*t(i)) / pi;
end
subplot(233);
plot(t,x2);
xlabel('t');
title('Two terms');
for i = 1: 101
x3(i) = A/2 - A * sin(w*t(i)) / pi - A *
sin(2*w*t(i)) / (2*pi);
end
subplot(234);
plot(t,x3);
ylabel('x(t)');
xlabel('t');
title('Three terms');
for i = 1: 101
t(i) = tau * (i-1)/100;
x4(i) = A/2 - A * sin(w*t(i)) / pi - A *
sin(2*w*t(i)) / (2*pi)
- A * sin(3*w*t(i)) / (3*pi);
end
subplot(235);
plot(t,x4);
xlabel('t');
title('Four terms');
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Output:

Assignment
1- As figure shows a human body and a restraint system at the time of an automobile collision. Suggest a
simple mathematical model by considering the elasticity, mass, and damping of the seat, human body,
and restraints for a vibration analysis of the system
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2- Find the equivalent spring constant of the system in the direction of 𝜃 for the following figure:

3- Two masses, having mass moments of inertia and are placed on rotating rigid shafts
that are connected by gears, as shown in figure bellow. If the numbers of teeth on gears 1 and 2
are and respectively, find the equivalent mass moment of inertia corresponding to 𝜃1 , 𝜃2 .
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4- Develop an expression for the damping constant of the rotational damper shown in figure bellow in
terms of and where denotes the constant angular velocity of the inner
cylinder, and d and h represent the radial and axial clearances between the inner and outer
cylinders

5- Find the Fourier series expansion of the periodic function shown in following figure. Also plot the
corresponding frequency spectrum using MATLAB.