import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np import math # https://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~ridg/stabil/pianostring.pdf # a differential equations model for a piano string # eq 1: governing wave equation # d2y/dt2 = c^2*d2y/dx2 - stiffness*c^2*L^2*d4y/dx4 - 2*b_1*dy/dt + 2*b_3*d3y/dt3 + f(x, x_0, t) # where y = string's transverse displacement, b_1, b_3 = damping coefficients, f = force density # c = sqrt(T/mu), transverse wave velocity , T = string tension, mu = string linear mass density) # eq 2: string stiffness # stiffness = K^2*(E*S/(T*L^2)) # where K = string's radius of gyration (r/2 for a circular string), E = string's Young's modulus, # S = cross sectional string area, T = string tension, L = string length # eq 3: decay # sigma = 1/tau = b_1 + b_3*omega^2 # where sigma = decay rate, tau = decay time, omega = angular frequency # eq 4: excitation # f(x, x_0, t) = f_H(t) * g(x, x_0) # where f_H(t) = hammer force, g(x, x_0) = hammer dimensional effect # eq 5: hammer time history # read the paper if you care, useful only for derivation # eq 6: power law # F_H(t) = K*|eta(t) - y(x_0, t)|^p # where eta(t) is the transverse displacement of the hammer head # and p = stiffness nonlinear exponent # eq 7: hammer displacement # M_H*d2eta/dt2 = -F_H(t) # where M_H is the mass of the hamemr head # eq 8: boundary conditions # y(0, t) = y(L, t) = 0, fixed ends dont move # d2y/dx2(0, t) = d2y/dx2(L, t) = 0, displacement along the string approaching the ends is continuous # discrete time implementation # eq 9: continuous to discrete # y(x, t) -> y(x_i, t_n) -> y(i, n) # divide the string into i segments and iterate over n timesteps # where x_i = delta_x * i and t_n = delta_t * n # eq 10: recurrence derivation # y(i, n+1) = a_1*y(i, n) + a_2*y(i, n-1) + a_3*[y(i+1, n) + y(i-1, n)] + a_4*[y(i+2,n) + y(i-2,n)] # + a_5*[y(i+1, n-1) + y(i-1, n-1) + y(i, n-2)] # + [delta_t^2 * N*F_H(n) * g(i, i_0)]/M_S # where a_1 through a_5 are defined as follows: # a_1 = [2 - 2*r^2 + b_1/delta_t - 6*stiffness*N^2*r^2]/D # a_2 = [-1 + b_1*delta_t + 2*b_3/delta_t]/D # a_3 = [r^2*(1 + 4*stiffness*N^2)]/D # a_4 = [b_3/delta_t - stiffness*N^2*r^2]/D # a_5 = [-b_3/delta_t]/D # where D = 1 + b_1*delta_t + 2*b_3/delta_t # and r = c*delta_t/delta_x # eq 11: stability condition # N_max = sqrt{[-1 + sqrt(1+16*stiffness*gamma^2)]/(8*stiffness)} # where # eq 12: idk what gamma represents # gamma = f_e/(2*f_1), f_e = sampling frequency and f_1 = fundamental frequency # or # eq 13: if neglecting stiffness # N_max = gamma # eq 14: rest condition # y(i, 0) = 0 # eq 15: discrete hammer displacement # at t = delta_t (n = 1) # eta(1) = V_H_0 * delta_t # eq 16: discrete truncated taylor series # y(i, 1) = [y(i + 1, 0) + y(i - 1, 0)]/2 # eq 17: hammer force exertion # F_H(1) = K*|eta(1) - y(i_0, 1)|^p # eq 18: string displacement iteration # y(i, 2) = y(i-1, 1)] + y(i + 1, 1) - y(i, 0) + [delta_t^2 * N*F_H(1) * g(i, i_0)]/M_S # eq 19: hammer displacement iteration # eta(2) = 2*eta(1) - eta(0) - [delta_t^2 * F_H(1)]/M_H # eq 20: hammer force iteration # F_H(2) = K*|eta(2) - y(i_0, 2)|^p # eq 21: hammer rest condition # eta(n + 1) < y(i_0, n + 1) # eq 22: spacial boundary conditions # y(0, n) = y(N, n) = 0 # eq 23: temporal boundary conditions # y(-1, n) = -y(1, n) # y(N + 1, n) = -y(N - 1, n) # string parameters E = 1 # youngs modulus mu = 1 # linear mass density kappa = 1 # radius of gyration L = 1 # string length M_S = mu*L # string mass S = 1 # string cross sectional area T = 1 # string tension c = math.sqrt(T/mu) # transverse wave velocity stiffness = 1 # string stiffness parameter sigma = 1 # decay rate tau = 1/sigma # decay time omega = 1 # angular frequency # hammer parameters M_H = 1 # hammer mass HSMR = M_H/M_S # hammer-mass string ratio V_H_0 = 1 # initial hammer velocity at t=0 x_0 = 1 # distance of hammer from agraffe alpha = x_0 / L # relative hammer striking position # simulation parameters f1 = 440 # fundamental frequency f_e = 44100 # sampling frequency N = 100 # number of string segments delta_t = 1/f_e # time step delta_x = L/N # spatial step H = f_e * 10 # length of simulation in time # empirical constants b_1 = 1 # some constant b_3 = 1 # some constant K = 1 # hammer stiffness p = 1 # stiffness nonlinear exponent # derived components D = 1 + b_1*delta_t + 2*b_3/delta_t r = c*delta_t/delta_x a_1 = (2 - 2*r**2 + b_1/delta_t - 6*stiffness*N**2*r**2)/D a_2 = (-1 + b_1*delta_t + 2*b_3/delta_t)/D a_3 = (r**2*(1 + 4*stiffness*N**2))/D a_4 = (b_3/delta_t - stiffness*N**2*r**2)/D a_5 = (-b_3/delta_t)/D x = [0] * N # current string position last_x1 = [0] * N # string position from last timestep last_x2 = [0] * N # string position from two timesteps ago x_next = [0] * N # buffer for next string position x_out = np.zeros(H) # taking this as the sound output at some artibraty point along the string t = np.arange(0, H/f_e, delta_t) for n in range(H): # time for i in range(N): # space x_out[n] = math.sin(n/10000) # plotting plt.plot(t, x_out) plt.title("Step Response") plt.xlabel("t") plt.ylabel("y") plt.grid() plt.show()