A novel approach for nonlinearity detection in vibrating systems

This paper proposes a novel approach for nonlinearity detection in vibrating systems. The approach is developed based on a new concept recently proposed by the author known as nonlinear output frequency response functions (NOFRFs) and the properties of the NOFRFs for nonlinear systems with multiple degrees of freedom (mdof). The results of numerical simulation studies verify the effectiveness of the approach. Nonlinear components often represent faults in practical mdof systems including beams. The proposed approach therefore has significant potential in the fault diagnosis of practical mdof engineering systems and structures.