M. Tech. Mathematical Technology. / Discusses the main problems in terms of how to derive mathematical models for a free, a forced and a damped spring pendulum and determining numerical solutions using a computer algebra system (CAS), because exact analytical solutions are not obvious. Hence this mini-dissertation mainly deals with how to derive mathematical models for the spring pendulum using the Euler-Lagrange equations both in the Cartesian and polar coordinate systems and finding solutions numerically. Derivation of the equations of motion are done for the free, forced and damped cases of the spring pendulum. The main objectives of this mini-dissertation are: firstly, to derive the equations of motion governing the oscillatory and rotational components of the spring pendulum for the free, the forced and damped cases of the spring pendulum ; secondly, to solve these equations numerically by writing the equations as initial value problems (IVP); and finally, to introduce a novel way of incorporating nonlinear damping into the Euler-Lagrange equations of motion as introduced by Joubert, Shatalov and Manzhirov (2013, [20]) for the spring pendulum and interpreting the numerical solutions using CAS-generated graphics.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001091 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Sedebo, Getachew Temesgen. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
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