The framework of nonlinear normal modes gives a remarkable insight into the dynamics of nonlinear vibratory systems exhibiting distributed nonlinearities. In the case of Chinese opera gongs, geometrical nonlinearities lead to a pitch glide of several vibration modes in playing situation. This study investigates the relationship between the nonlinear normal modes formalism and the ascendant pitch glide of the fundamental mode of a xiaoluo gong. In particular, the limits of a single nonlinear mode modeling for describing the pitch glide in playing situation are examined. For this purpose, the amplitude-frequency relationship (backbone curve) and the frequency-time dependency (pitch glide) of the fundamental nonlinear mode is measured with two excitation types, in free vibration regime: first, only the fundamental nonlinear mode is excited by an experimental appropriation method resorting to a phase-locked loop; second, all the nonlinear modes of the instrument are excited with a mallet impact (playing situation). The results show that a single nonlinear mode modeling fails at describing the pitch glide of the instrument when played because of the presence of 1:2 internal resonances implying the nonlinear fundamental mode and other nonlinear modes. Simulations of two nonlinear modes in 1:2 internal resonance confirm qualitatively the experimental results.

Friction-Induced Vibration and noisE (FIVE) is still a complex and nonlinear physical phenomenon which is characterized by the appearance of instabilities and self-sustained vibrations. This undesirable vibrational phenomenon is encountered in numerous industrial applications and can cause major failures for mechanical systems. One possibility to limit this vibration phenomenon due to the appearance of instabilities is to add a controller on the system. This study proposes to discuss the efficiency but also limitations of an active control design based on full linearization feedback. In order to achieve this goal, a complete study is performed on a phenomenological mechanical system subjected to mono or multi-instabilities in the presence of friction. Transient and self-excited vibrations of the uncontrolled and controlled systems are compared. More specifically, contributions of linear and nonlinear parts in the control vector for different values of friction coefficient are investigated and the influence of the control gain and sensitivity of the controller to the signal-to-noise ratio are undertaken.