Consider the two-degree-of-freedom system shown in Figure 5.71, in which two simple inverted pendulums are connected by a translational spring of stiffness \(k\). Each pendulum consists of a point mass \(m\) concentrated at the tip of a massless rope of length \(L . \theta_{1}\) and \(\theta_{2}\) are the angular displacements of the pendulums. When \(\theta_{1}=0\) and \(\theta_{2}=0\), the spring is at its free length.

a. Draw the necessary free-body diagrams and derive the differential equations of motion. Assume small angles for \(\theta_{1}\) and \(\theta_{2}\). Provide the equations in the second-order matrix form.

b. Using the differential equations obtained in Part (a), determine the state-space representation with the angular velocities \(\dot{\theta}_{1}\) and \(\dot{\theta}_{2}\) as the outputs.

Transcribed Image Text:

FIGURE 5.71 Problem 13. us m elle