Abstract:Based on the describing function (DF) approach, we study how to obtain analytically the synchronization of n identical metronomes on a cart in this paper. To start with, by using the fact that the torque of each metronome is a discontinuous function of its angle and angular velocity, we obtain the formulae of its DF. Next, we present a unified DF solution of the two types of synchronization for which the amplitude of the first harmonic of the angle of each metronome is identical. One type is called the out‐of‐… Show more
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