OSCILLATIONS

COURSE OUTCOME
Compute the quantitative aspects of waves and
oscillations in engineering systems. Identify
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Periodic motion:
• Regularly repeating motion.
• Motion repeats after a fixed time interval.
• Eg: Spinning of earth, rotation of planets, motion of a swing
etc.
HARMONIC OSCILLATOR
• When a particle in stable equilibrium is slightly
displaced from its mean position, it
experiences a restoring force.
• This restoring force brings the system back to
its mean position.
• If this is repeated number of times, system will
execute harmonic oscillations.
• Such kind of oscillations are called harmonic
oscillations.
HARMONIC OSCILLATOR
DAMPED HARMONIC OSCILLATOR

• In real situations, every oscillating system will be influenced by

dissipitative forces such as friction.
• Hence oscillations dies out gradually if no external force is
applied to compensate this friction.
• Decrease in amplitude of oscillators due to dissipitative forces is
called damping.
• Harmonic systems having such damping are called damped
harmonic oscillators.
• This shows that initially displacement increases due to the factor
(D+Eh). Later, the exponential term becomes more prominent
and displacement comes down to zero.
• This decrease in deisplacement happens more faster than
overdamped case.
• This motion is non-oscillatory and aperiodic.
• Examples: Galvanometer-where pointer moves at once and
takes a correct position without oscillations, A door swung open
returns to its home position without oscillations very quickly.
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