Sorry. *or a step/impulse input
I want to know how a modeled mechanical system reacts to input. That is the goal.
I agree, a continuous sinusoidal force is not appropriate in this case.
Not necessarily FEA, but manual methods. I think my question should be "how to I correctly model a non-linear spring in a mechanical model" such as in my first post.
Isolators have loading and unloading curves. That means I have two nonlinear force vs displacement curves .
Where do I begin...
Hello everyone. I am familiar with simple mechanical system modeling using springs and dashpots, like below photos, in a transfer function:
...but can anyone point me in the correct direction for modeling this system with a rubber isolator?
I cannot simply model isolators as...
