Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras

AS5560: Homework Assignment 3

(09/02/2024)

Submission due on: 16/02/2024

Topic: 1-dim flows on circle and bifurcations

1. Coupled dynamics of oscillators governed by flows:

Θ̇ = Ω
̇𝜃 = 𝜔 + 𝑓(𝜙)

can be studied by analysing the dynamics of the phase difference (𝜙 = Θ − θ)

between the two oscillators. Where

𝜋 𝜋
𝜙, − ≤𝜙≤
2 2
𝑓(𝜙) = { 𝜋 3𝜋
𝜋 − 𝜙, ≤𝜙≤
2 2

𝜋 3𝜋
is a triangular wave on the interval − 2 ≤ 𝜙 ≤ which repeats periodically. Draw
2
phase portrait of the phase dynamics for varying parameter (𝜇 = Ω − 𝜔). For what
values of 𝜇 phase drift occurs? Derive an expression for 𝑇𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑡 . Determine the
frequency range of entrainment (Hint: stable 𝜙 solutions!).

2. Draw phase portraits as 𝜇 varies for the following 1-dimensional flows. Classify
bifurcation in each case and determine 𝜇𝑐𝑟 at which bifurcation occurs.

(a.) 𝜃̇ = 𝜇𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝜃 (b.) 𝜃̇ = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃/(𝜇 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) (c.) 𝜃̇ = 𝜇 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝜃 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃