Frequency with which a system left to itself oscillates after an external excitation (damped natural oscillation). For a 2nd order oscillatory delay element (e.g. spring-mass system, hydraulically fixed actuator) the following relationships are obtained:
with f o = characteristic frequency.
D = damping
On weakly damped systems the natural frequency and the resonant frequency are approximately equal to the characteristic frequency f o.
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