Numerical Solutions of Duffing Van der Pol Equations on the Basis of Hybrid Functions

Abstract

In the present work, a new approximated method for solving the nonlinear Duffing-Van der Pol (D-VdP) oscillator equation is suggested. The approximate solution of this equation is introduced with two separate techniques. First, we convert nonlinear D-VdP equation to a nonlinear Volterra integral equation of the second kind (VIESK) using integration, and then, we approximate it with the hybrid Legendre polynomials and block-pulse function (HLBPFs). The next technique is to convert this equation into a system of ordinary differential equation of the first order (SODE) and solve it according to the proposed approximate method. The main goal of the presented technique is to transform these problems into a nonlinear system of algebraic equations using the operational matrix obtained from the integration, which can be solved by a proper numerical method; thus, the solution procedures are either reduced or simplified accordingly. The benefit of the hybrid functions is that they can be adjusted for different values of n and m , in addition to being capable of yield greater correct numerical answers than the piecewise constant orthogonal function, for the results of integral equations. Resolved governance equation using the Runge-Kutta fourth order algorithm with the stepping time 0.01 s via numerical solution. The approximate results obtained from the proposed method show that this method is effective. The evaluation has been proven that the proposed technique is in good agreement with the numerical results of other methods.