{"id":2323,"date":"2023-06-21T15:27:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T19:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/?page_id=2323"},"modified":"2023-06-21T15:47:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T19:47:21","slug":"david-bishop-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-ret\/david-bishop-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Coupled Oscillator Simulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Project Description<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span>The Bishop lab is building a new highly-sensitive force sensor, based on a technology called coupled oscillators. During this RET project, I hope to have Nahuel help make simulations of the working principle behind these new sensors, to better understand the design space in preparation for the creation of the first prototypes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mentors<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>David Bishop &amp; Ian Bouche<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Research Goals<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\u2022 Create a simulation of a damped, driven harmonic oscillator<br \/>\n\u2022 Use this simulation to study a frequency feedback mechanism and different forms of amplification (parametric amplification vs simple driving force)<br \/>\n\u2022 Add a static wall coupling to damped, driven harmonic oscillator<br \/>\n\u2022 Use this new simulation to study frequency shift as a function of distance. Help check if this matches the analytic predictions the lab has been working on. What does the oscillation look like as we get much closer to the coupling wall?<br \/>\n\u2022 Create a simulation of a parametrically amplified system to understand the working principle behind it<br \/>\n\u2022 Help plan the future of the project by using the new simulations as a consultation tool<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Learning Goals<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\u2022 Learn how to use MATLAB<br \/>\n\u2022 Learn how to make a basic physics simulation by solving equations of motion programmatically<br \/>\n\u2022 Learn to make publishing-quality plots<br \/>\n\u2022 Understand the working principle of the coupled oscillator force measurement device<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Project Timeline<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span>Week 1: Install MATLAB, be acquainted with the lab, have discussion about research goals<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Week 2: Core research concepts understood, details of driven harmonic oscillator understood, first simulation results of oscillator system<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Week 3: Demonstrated frequency feedback system works. Calculated rate of frequency adjustment. Added coupling to simulation and demonstrated change in behavior (frequency) of the oscillator as it approaches static wall.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Week 4: Completed study of different forms of driving (parametric amplification via a second oscillator vs frequency-tuned driving force)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Week 5: Research is in final stages, spend next week polishing and making poster<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Week 6: Poster ready, give presentation on research!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Description The Bishop lab is building a new highly-sensitive force sensor, based on a technology called coupled oscillators. During this RET project, I hope to have Nahuel help make simulations of the working principle behind these new sensors, to better understand the design space in preparation for the creation of the first prototypes. 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