In this paper, we experimentally verify the phenomenon of chaotic synchronization in coupled forced oscillators. The study is focused on the model of three double pendula locally connected via springs. Each of the individual oscillators can behave both periodically and chaotically, which depends on the parameters of the external excitation (the shaker). We investigate the relation between the strength of coupling between the upper pendulum bobs and the precision of their synchronization, showing that the system can achieve practical synchronization, within which the nodes preserve their chaotic character. We determine the influence of the pendula parameters and the strength of coupling on the synchronization precision, measuring the differences between the nodes’ motion. The results obtained experimentally are confirmed by numerical simulations. We indicate a possible mechanism causing the desynchronization of the system’s smaller elements (lower pendula bobs), which involves their motion around the unstable stationary position and possible transient dynamics. The results presented in this paper may be generalized into typical models of pendula and pendula-like coupled systems, exhibiting chaotic dynamics.
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