On Periodic Motions in a Periodically Driven van der Pol-Duffing Oscillator

Abstract

In this paper, the symmetric and asymmetric period-1 motions on the bifurcation tree are obtained for a periodically driven van der Pol-Duffing hardening oscillator through a semi-analytical method. Such a semi-analytical method develops an implicit mapping with prescribed accuracy. Based on the implicit mapping, the mapping structures are used to determine periodic motions in the van der Pol-Duffing oscillator. The symmetry breaks of period-1 motion are determined through saddle-node bifurcations, and the corresponding asymmetric period-1 motions are generated. The bifurcation and stability of period-1 motions are determined through eigenvalue analysis. To verify the semi-analytical solutions, numerical simulations are also carried out.