Design of active network filters as hysteretic sensors

Yu Mao, Harry Dankowicz

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Abstract

This work aims to propose and design a class of networks of coupled linear and nonlinear oscillators, in which short bursts of exogenous excitation result in sustained endogenous network activity that returns to a quiescent state only after a characteristic time and along a different path than when originally excited. The desired hysteretic behavior is obtained through the coupling of self-excited oscillations with purposely designed rate laws for slowly varying nodal parameters, governed only by local interactions in the network. The proposed architecture and the sought dynamics take inspiration from complex biological systems that combine endogenous energy sources with a paradigm for distributed sensing and information processing. In this paper, the network design problem considers arbitrary topologies and investigates the dependence of the desired response on model parameters, as well as on the placement of a single nonlinear node in an otherwise linear network. Perturbation analysis in various asymptotic parameter limits is used to define the proposed internal dynamics. Parameter continuation techniques validate the asymptotic results numerically and demonstrate their robustness over finite ranges of parameter values. Both approaches suggest a nontrivial dependence of the optimal distribution of nonlinearity on the network topology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1763-1789
Number of pages27
JournalNonlinear Dynamics
Volume111
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2023

Keywords

  • Complex systems
  • Internal variables
  • Network topology
  • Nonlinear sensors
  • Self-excited dynamics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics

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