Exact Solution of Impulse Response to a Class of Fractional Oscillators and Its Stability

Oscillator of single-degree-freedom is a typical model in system analysis. Oscillations resulted from differential equations with fractional order attract the interests of researchers since such a type of oscillations may appear dramatic behaviors in system responses. However, a solution to the impu...

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Main Authors: Ming Li, S. C. Lim, Shengyong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/657839
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Summary:Oscillator of single-degree-freedom is a typical model in system analysis. Oscillations resulted from differential equations with fractional order attract the interests of researchers since such a type of oscillations may appear dramatic behaviors in system responses. However, a solution to the impulse response of a class of fractional oscillators studied in this paper remains unknown in the field. In this paper, we propose the solution in the closed form to the impulse response of the class of fractional oscillators. Based on it, we reveal the stability behavior of this class of fractional oscillators as follows. A fractional oscillator in this class may be strictly stable, nonstable, or marginally stable, depending on the ranges of its fractional order.
ISSN:1024-123X
1563-5147