https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2014-02142-x
Regular Article
Effect of self-synchronization of DC motors on the amplitude of vibration of a rectangular plate
Laboratory of Modelling and Simulation in Engineering, Biomimetics and Prototypes and TWAS Research Unit, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaounde I, PO Box 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
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Received: 3 March 2014
Revised: 18 March 2014
Published online: 28 April 2014
The present paper shows the condition for which three motors working on the same plate can enter into synchronization with the phase difference equal to 0, π/5, 2π/5, 4π/5, π8π/5, or 2π depending on the physical characteristics of the motors and the plate. The motors are considered as non-ideal oscillators and act as external excitation on a specific area of the plate. The analysis of the vibration of the plate indicates through numerical simulation that one can obtain a reduction of vibration when the motors are different and rotates in opposite directions.
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