Application of Fourier Spectral Analysis to Modeling a Linear Dynamic System Coupled with Nonlinear Elements

Abstract

The Fourier Spectral Analysis has been widely utilized in the analysis of linear dynamic systems. However, it may not be generaly extended to analyze nonlinear systems. In this paper, a linear underlying dynamic structure coupled with nonlinear elements is analyzed by using newly derived equations of motion after the linear dynamic structure is characterized by the Fourier spectral analysis