Shock and Vibration
Volume 11, Issue 3-4, Pages 365-375
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/203405
Validation of Two Nonlinear System Identification Techniques Using an Experimental Testbed
1Vibrations et Identification des Structures, University of Liège, Chemin des Chevreuils 1 (B52), B-4000 Liège, Belgium
2School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 270 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332-0150, USA
3Dipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca Abruzzi 24, 10129, Torino, Italy
Received 24 August 2004; Revised 24 August 2004
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Abstract
The identification of a nonlinear system is performed using experimental data and two different techniques, i.e. a method based on the Wavelet transform and the Restoring Force Surface method. Both techniques exploit the system free response and result in the estimation of linear and nonlinear physical parameters.