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Acoustics and Vibration Animations
Daniel A. Russell, Ph.D. Graduate Program in Acoustics The Pennsylvania State University All text and images on this page are ©2004-2011 by Daniel A. Russell and may not used in other web pages or reports without permission. | ![]() ![]() |
The simplest example of an oscillating system is a mass connected to a rigid foundation by way of a spring. The spring constant k provides the elastic restoring force, and the inertia of the mass m provides the overshoot. By applying Newton's second law F=ma to the mass, one can obtain the equation of motion for the system:
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The period of the oscillatory motion is defined as the time required for the system to start one position, complete a cycle of motion and return to the starting position. |
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