Driven Pendulum: Angle vs. Time Measurements for Three Configurations

Three experimental runs record the angle of a pendulum driven at a constant angular frequency by a motor. Each run corresponds to a different pendulum configuration, with the motor switched on and off to capture transient and steady-state behavior. The dataset includes measured rotation periods and their uncertainties for each run, intended for analyzing equilibrium positions.

Use Cases

• Modeling transient behavior in driven harmonic oscillators based on the recorded angle time series.
• Analyzing equilibrium positions at different angular frequencies using the steady-state portions of the data.
• Validating theoretical predictions of pendulum rotation periods against the provided experimental measurements and uncertainties.
• Comparing system response across three distinct pendulum configurations (Run 3, 4, and 5) with specified alpha angles.

Strengths

• Includes detailed, experimentally derived rotation periods with associated uncertainties for three distinct pendulum configurations.
• Captures full system dynamics, including motor-on transient phases and motor-off decay, as described in the methodology.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating open reuse and distribution.

Limitations

• Column names and the exact data structure within the 816,540-byte files are not specified, which may hinder initial parsing.
• The dataset's temporal coverage and the total number of data rows are not explicitly stated.
• Relies on a single source platform (figshare) for metadata, limiting cross-platform verification.

Provenance

Source

Ricardo Gares

Collection Method

Experimental measurement of a physical pendulum's angle over time under driven conditions.

Freshness

2026-03-20 12:54:36