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Damped Oscillation
Damped Oscillation
Under-, critically-, and over-damped motion
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Mass m (kg)
Spring constant k (N/m)
Damping coefficient c (N·s/m)
Initial displacement x₀ (m)
Initial velocity v₀ (m/s)
m·x'' + c·x' + k·x = 0 | ζ = c / (2√(mk))
Damping regime
Under-damped
Oscillates while the amplitude decays exponentially.
Natural frequency ω₀ (rad/s)
10
Damping ratio ζ
0.1
Natural period T₀ (s)
0.6283
Decay constant β (1/s)
1
Critical damping c_c (N·s/m)
20
Damped frequency ω_d (rad/s)
9.9499
Damped period T_d (s)
0.6315
Initial amplitude A (m)
1.005
Phase φ (rad)
0.1002
Decay time constant τ (s)
1
Quality factor Q
5
Logarithmic decrement δ
0.6315
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Plot of displacement x(t) against time, showing the decaying oscillation and its envelope
Plot of displacement x(t) against time, showing the decaying oscillation and its envelope
t (s)
x (m)
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
-1
-0.5
0.5
1