Experimental verification of resonance behaviour of a damped spherical pendulum

Theoretical, experimental and numerical analysis of a spherical pendulum is carried out. The stability of the response in a vertical plane is analysed in the theoretically predicted resonance region. Mathematical model respects the non-linear character of the pendulum and allows to introduce asymmetrical damping. Experimental pendulum is hanging from the Cardan joint and placed to carriage. Uni-directional harmonic excitation is applied to the system. The pendulum is damped by two magnetic units. These units are able to reproduce linear viscous damping independently in both principal response components. Response in in-plane and out-of-plane directions is measured and analyzed