1:1 Mode locking and generalized synchronization in mechanical oscillators

We describe the relation between the complete, phase and generalized synchronization of the mechanical oscillators (response system) driven by the chaotic signal generated by the driven system. We identified the close dependence between the changes in the spectrum of Lyapunov exponents and a transition to different types of synchronization. The strict connection between the complete synchronization (imperfect complete synchronization) of response oscillators and their phase or generalized synchronization with the driving system (the (1:1) mode locking) is shown. We argue that the observed phenomena are generic in the parameter space and preserved in the presence of a small parameter mismatch.