# Stability boundary approximation of periodic dynamics

## TL;DR

This paper introduces an averaging-based method to approximate stability boundaries in parameter space for systems with parametric excitation, demonstrated on a 2-DOF pendulum with damping.

## Contribution

It provides a novel approach for estimating stability regions using fourth order approximations of the monodromy matrix for systems with parametric excitation.

## Key findings

- Small damping shifts stability boundaries upwards.
- The method accurately predicts stability domains.
- Application to a pendulum demonstrates effectiveness.

## Abstract

We develop here the method for obtaining approximate stability boundaries in the space of parameters for systems with parametric excitation. The monodromy (Floquet) matrix of linearized system is found by averaging method. For system with 2 degrees of freedom (DOF) we derive general approximate stability conditions. We study domains of stability with the use of fourth order approximations of monodromy matrix on example of inverted position of a pendulum with vertically oscillating pivot. Addition of small damping shifts the stability boundaries upwards, thus resulting to both stabilization and destabilization effects.