WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Forced Oscillator with Damping

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mass
spring constant
damping
initial position
forcing function
amplitude
frequency
plot type
position
phase
zoom
time
mass = 4
|
spring constant = 3
|
damping = 1
driving amplitude = 3
|
driving frequency = 2
The position of a mass
m
on a spring with spring constant
k
, damping coefficient
b
, and sinusoidal driver with amplitude
A
and frequency
ω
, can be described by
kx(t)+b
′
x
(t)+m
′′
x
(t)=Acos(ωt)
. Change the parameters in the system to see plots of position versus time or position versus velocity.