Transverse Nonlinear Dynamical Characteristic of Viscoelastic Belt

In this paper,the nonlinear dynamical characteristics for transverse vibrations of axially moving viscoelastic belt were investigated.The governing equations for the viscoelastic moving belt were derived in three-dimensional space.The method of multiple scales and the Galerkin's approach were applied directly to the partial differential governing equation of motion to obtain four-dimensional averaged equation.The results of numerical simulation demonstrate that there exist the periodic and chaotic motions of the axially moving viscoelastic belt.