Numerical Analysis Project MA3232 LCDR Aaron Hay LCDR Heather Mattern LT Mike Holihan
Outline Background Equation Development MATLAB Code Chaos Theory
Background The double pendulum is an example of a simple dynamical system that exhibits complex behavior, including chaos. It consists of two point masses at the end of light rods. Each mass plus rod is a regular simple pendulum, and the two pendula are joined together and the system is free to oscillate in a plane. The double pendulum is an example of a simple dynamical system that exhibits complex behavior, including chaos. It consists of two point masses at the end of light rods. Each mass plus rod is a regular simple pendulum, and the two pendula are joined together and the system is free to oscillate in a plane.
Double Pendulum
Kinematics of the Double Pendulum
Kinematics of the Double Pendulum
Forces in the Double Pendulum
Equations of Motion
Numerical Solution
MATLAB Single Pendulum
Chaos Theory Two Pendula
References Kawski, Matthias. MATLAB resources. June 2, 2010 http://stat.asu.edu/~kawski/MATLAB/matlab.html Weisstein, Eric. World of Physics. June 2, 2010 http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/DoublePendulum.html
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