Research Article

Insights through Modal Minimal Models for Analysis of Linear and Nonlinear Dynamic Problems

Figure 1

Example of a nonlinear contact force characteristic. The slope of the characteristic is assumed to be linearly scaled by the normal force . Points A and C are stable/not self-excited (the slope needed is steeper than the actual slope of the curve. Point B is unstable/self-excited (the slope needed is less steep than the actual slope of the curve).