Research Article

Nonlinear Dynamic Behaviour Analysis of a Clutch System with Uncertainties Using Polynomial Chaos and the Constrained Harmonic Balance Method

Table 4

Comparison of the limit cycles of a clutch system with several uncertain parameters between the MC method and the combination of the CHBM and ngPC: three different values of the friction coefficient and with different dispersions interval for uncertain parameters.

NNumber of uncertain parameters r1258
μμ, kpμ, kp, kf, γ1, γ2,μ, kp, kf, γ1, γ2, r1, r2, l
Number of resolutions for the system of equations (see (13))394290

0.010.050.010.050.010.050.010.05

μ = 0.25Maximum amplitude of displacements (10e − 4, rad)216216216220218254218240
Relative error of the maximum amplitude of displacements (%)7.817.817.727.137.648.168.0737.7
Minimum amplitude of displacements (10e −, rad)204204204198200180198168
Relative error of the minimum amplitude of displacements (%)9.939.939.9610.710.112.310.419.4
Maximum amplitude of velocities (rad·s−1)350350352360354398362410
Relative error of the maximum amplitude of velocities (%)8.148.148.057.477.988.968.4124.9
Minimum amplitude of velocities (rad·s−1)330330330320324286320274
Relative error of the minimum amplitude of velocities (%)10.210.210.211.010.412.510.514.7

μ = 0.35Maximum amplitude of displacements (10e − 4, rad)256256256262258276258282
Relative error of the maximum amplitude of displacements (%)3.733.734.023.442.893.183.873.35
Minimum amplitude of displacements (10e − 4, rad)244244244238240224236212
Relative error of the minimum amplitude of displacements (%)4.614.614.634.934.595.365.976.89
Maximum amplitude of velocities (rad·s−1)416416418426420454428494
Relative error of the maximum amplitude of velocities (%)4.124.124.093.853.633.794.274.11
Minimum amplitude of velocities (rad·s−1)396396396384388356386338
Relative error of the minimum amplitude of velocities (%)4.984.984.975.305.215.705.065.19

μ = 0.5Maximum amplitude of displacements (10e − 4, rad)304304304310306322306330
Relative error of the maximum amplitude of displacements (%)1.741.741.721.611.731.511.791.58
Minimum amplitude of displacements (10e − 4, rad)290290290284290272286260
Relative error of the minimum amplitude of displacements (%)2.162.161.902.301.072.412.643.07
Maximum amplitude of velocities (rad·s−1)494494496506496528508574
Relative error of the maximum amplitude of velocities (%)2.262.262.242.142.262.182.242.41
Minimum amplitude of velocities (rad·s−1)470470470460470434460410
Relative error of the minimum amplitude of velocities (%)2.642.642.212.761.212.853.652.63