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Definition
The effect of varying damping ratio on a second-order system.
The damping ratio is a parameter, usually
denoted by (zeta),[1]
that characterizes the
frequency response of a second order
ordinary differential equation. It is
particularly important in the study of control
theory. It is also important in the harmonic
oscillator.
The damping ratio provides a mathematical
means of expressing the level of damping in
a system relative to critical damping. For a
damped harmonic oscillator with mass m,
damping coefficient c, and spring constant k,
it can be defined as the ratio of the damping
coefficient in the system's differentialequation to the critical damping coefficient:
where the system's equation of motion is
and the corresponding critical damping coefficient is
or
The damping ratio is dimensionless, being the ratio of two coefficients of identical units.
Derivation
Using the natural frequency of the simple harmonic oscillator and the definition of the damping ratio
above, we can rewrite this as:
This equation can be solved with the approach.
where Cand s are both complex constants. That approach assumes a solution that is oscillatory and/or decaying
exponentially. Using it in the ODE gives a condition on the frequency of the damped oscillations,
Undamped: Is the case where corresponds to the undamped simple harmonic oscillator, and in that case
the solution looks like , as expected.
Underdamped: Ifs is a complex number, then the solution is a decaying exponential combined with an
oscillatory portion that looks like . This case occurs for , and is referred to as
underdamped.
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Overdamped: Ifs is a real number, then the solution is simply a decaying exponential with no oscillation. This
case occurs for , and is referred to as overdamped.
Critically damped:The case where is the border between the overdamped and underdamped cases, and is
referred to as critically damped. This turns out to be a desirable outcome in many cases where engineering
design of a damped oscillator is required (e.g., a door closing mechanism).
Q factor and decay rate
The factors Q, damping ratio , and exponential decay rate are related such that[]
When a second-order system has (that is, when the system is underdamped), it has two complex conjugate
poles that each have a real part of ; that is, the decay rate parameter represents the rate of exponential decay of
the oscillations. A lower damping ratio implies a lower decay rate, and so very underdamped systems oscillate for
long times.[2]
For example, a high quality tuning fork, which has a very low damping ratio, has an oscillation that
lasts a long time, decaying very slowly after being struck by a hammer.
Logarithmic decrement
The damping ratio is also related to the logarithmic decrement for underdamped vibrations via the relation
This relation is only meaningful for underdamped systems because the logarithmic decrement is defined as the
natural log of the ratio of any two successive amplitudes, and only underdamped systems exhibit oscillation.
References
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