Electronic Equivalent of a Mechanical Impact Oscillator

TL;DR

This paper introduces an electronic circuit that mimics a mechanical impact oscillator, with derived equations and simulations confirming its equivalence and potential for studying impact dynamics electronically.

Contribution

The paper presents a novel electronic circuit design that accurately replicates the behavior of a mechanical impact oscillator, including its governing equations and dynamic responses.

Findings

Numerical simulations show high consistency between the electronic circuit and mechanical oscillator.

The electronic model effectively reproduces impact dynamics and coupled oscillation behaviors.

The approach enables electronic analysis of impact phenomena without mechanical setups.

Abstract

This paper presents a novel design of an electronic circuit that is equivalent to a mechanical discontinuous impact oscillator exhibiting hard impacts. The governing equations of the electronic circuit are derived to demonstrate its equivalence to the mechanical system. Numerical simulations of the electronic circuit are compared with those of the mechanical oscillator in both single and coupled configurations, showing a high degree of consistency between the two systems.