9 Phase Plane Analysis of Non-Linear Autonomous Systems - Complete
9 Phase Plane Analysis of Non-Linear Autonomous Systems - Complete
Experiment No.: 9
PHASE PLANE ANALYSIS OF NONLINEAR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
Aim:
To study and analyse the phase trajectory of the following nonlinear autonomous system
using state-space model and.
1. determination and verification of singular points.
2. analysis of stability of the system at various singular points from phase portraits.
𝑥̈ + 0.6𝑥̇ + 3𝑥 + 𝑥 2 = 0
Theory:
Let the states be defined as 𝑥1 = 𝑥 and 𝑥2 = 𝑥̇ 1 . Therefore, the system can be written in
state-space model as
𝑥̇ 1 = 𝑥2
𝑥̇ 2 = −0.6𝑥2 − 3𝑥1 − 𝑥12
The equilibrium points can be determined by putting 𝑥̇ 1 = 𝑥̇ 2 = 0 and solving the equations.
Here the equilibrium points are (0, 0) and (-3, 0).
The type of singular points can be found by linearising the system locally at the
singular point.
𝜕𝑓1 𝜕𝑓1
𝑥̇ 𝜕𝑥1 𝜕𝑥2 𝑥1
[ 1] = [ ]
𝑥̇ 2 𝜕𝑓2 𝜕𝑓2 𝑥2
[𝜕𝑥1 𝜕𝑥2 ]
0 1 𝑥1
=[ ] [𝑥 ]
−3 − 2𝑥1 −0.6 2
0 1
At (0, 0), the system matrix becomes[ ], and the eigen values are −3 ± 𝑗1.71,
−3 −0.6
which corresponds to stable focus.
0 1
At (-3, 0), the system matrix becomes [ ], and the eigen values are 1.46 and -2.06,
3 −0.6
which corresponds to saddle point.
(-3,0) (0,0)
Result: