Geometric nonlinear damper design — A frequency based approach

In this study, the vibration transmissibility of a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) with a linear damper having a configuration perpendicular to a linear vertical spring is analyzed using a nonlinear frequency analysis method. The concept of the output frequency response function (OFRF) is employed to derive an explicit polynomial relationship between the system output response (relative displacement of the mass) and the parameter of interest which is the nonlinear damping coefficient. With the derived OFRF polynomial, various damping parameters were designed for desired output responses.