Shape optimization of magnetorheological damper piston based on parametric curve for damping force augmentation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaoyu Liu ◽  
Fei GAO ◽  
Wei-Hsin Liao
Keyword(s):  
Shape Optimization ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Parametric Curve ◽  
Mr Dampers ◽  
Large Current ◽  
The One ◽  
Force Range

Abstract Making full use of the magnetically controllable rheological properties of magnetorheological (MR) fluid, MR actuators have been applied in many engineering fields. To adapt to different application scenarios, parameters of MR actuators often need to be optimized. Previous MR actuator optimization was focused on finding optimal combinations of geometric dimensions and physical parameters that meet certain requirements. The parts with optimized dimensions were still in regular shape, which might not bring optimal damping performance. Therefore, in this paper, shape optimization of MR damper piston based on parametric curve is performed for the first time. First, the regional magnetic saturation problem in the previous prototype is stated. Then, the MR damper with normal piston is simulated as a reference. Later, Bezier curve, one of the typical parametric curves, is used to form the piston with optimized parameters, and the MR damper with optimized piston is also simulated. Finally, prototypes of the MR dampers with normal and optimized pistons are fabricated and tested. Compared with the MR damper with normal piston, the one with optimized piston has larger field dependent force and total damping force under relatively large current, with about 52% and 24% maximum increasing percentage, respectively. The controllable force range of the MR damper with optimized piston is also larger than that with normal piston.

Magnetorheological Damper With Micro-Grooves: Design and Experiment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaoyu Liu ◽  
Fei Gao ◽  
Wei-Hsin Liao
Keyword(s):  
Power Consumption ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
Viscous Force ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Mr Dampers ◽  
Field Dependent ◽  
The One

Abstract Due to low power consumption and fast response, magnetorheological (MR) dampers are widely used in various engineering applications. To enhance the performances, efforts have been made to increase the field dependent force with the same power consumption. However, the fluid viscous force is also increased significantly, which is undesirable in practical use. To tackle this problem, the focus of this paper is to design and test a new MR damper with micro-grooves for performance enhancement. First, the detailed design of the proposed MR damper is provided. A prototype of the new MR damper is fabricated. Silicon steel circular rings with thickness of 0.25 mm are installed around the damper piston to form two-layer micro-grooves. Experimental results of the two MR dampers without and with micro-grooves are then compared. The advantages of MR damper with micro-grooves over the one without micro-grooves are validated. The damping force and controllable force range of MR damper with micro-grooves are larger than the one without micro-grooves. When designing MR damper, making micro-grooves can also decrease the increment of fluid viscous force while keeping the same increase of field dependent force. With micro-grooves, the field dependent force is increased by 92.7% with the same power consumption, while the fluid viscous force is increased by 43%.

scholarly journals Design and Multiobjective Optimization of Magnetorheological Damper considering the Consistency of Magnetic Flux Density

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhizhen Dong ◽  
Zhimin Feng ◽  
Yuehua Chen ◽  
Kefan Yu ◽  
Gang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Multiobjective Optimization ◽  
Flux Density ◽  
Optimization Design ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
Magnetic Flux Density ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Mr Dampers

The consistency of magnetic flux density of damping gap (CMDG) represents the balancing magnetic flux density in each damping gap of magnetorheological (MR) dampers. It can make influences on the performances of MR dampers and the accuracy of relevant objective functions. In order to improve the mechanical performances of the MR damper with a two-stage coil, the function for calculating CMDG needs to be found. By establishing an equivalent magnetic circuit model of the MR damper, the CMDG function is derived. Then, the multiobjective optimization function and the working flow of optimal design are presented by combining the parallel-plate model of the MR damper with the function posed before. Taking the damping force, the dynamic range, the response time, and the CMDG as the optimization objective, and the external geometric dimensions of the SG-MRD60 damper as the bound variable, this paper optimizes the internal geometric dimensions of MR damper by using a NSGA-III algorithm on the PlatEMO platform. The results show that the obtained scheme in Pareto-optimal solutions has existed with better performance than that of SG-MRD60 scheme. According to the results of the finite element analysis, the multiobjective optimization design including the CMDG function can improve the uniformity of magnetic flux density of the MR damper in damping gap, which meets the requirements of manufacture and application.

Comparative Study of Magnetorheological Damper Models for Force Tracking

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anria Strydom ◽  
Werner Scholtz ◽  
Schalk Els
Keyword(s):  
Computational Efficiency ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Suspension Systems ◽  
Mr Dampers ◽  
Damping Characteristics ◽  
Force Tracking ◽  
Control Application

Magnetorheological (MR) dampers are controllable semi-active dampers capable of providing a range of continuous damping settings. MR dampers are often incorporated in suspension systems of vehicles where conflicting damping characteristics are required for favorable ride comfort and handling behavior. For control applications the damper controller determines the required damper current in order to track the desired damping force, often by using a suitable MR damper model. In order to utilise the fast switching time capability of MR dampers, a model that can be used to directly calculate damper current is desired. Unfortunately few such models exist and other methods, which often negatively affect the computational efficiency of the model, need to be used when implementing these models. In this paper a selection of MR damper models are developed and evaluated for both accuracy and computational efficiency while tracking a desired damping force. The Kwok model is identified as a suitable candidate for the intended suspension control application.

Digital Resistance-Map Generation for a Magnetorheological Damper Based Platform for Rehabilitation Applications

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Asadi ◽  
Siamak Arzanpour
Keyword(s):  
Mr Damper ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
Robotic Rehabilitation ◽  
Mr Dampers ◽  
Map Generation ◽  
Body Organ ◽  
Damper Control ◽  
The One ◽  
Control Methodology

This paper introduces a methodology for generating digital resistance-map that can be utilized in an MR-Damper based robotic rehabilitation. Typically, in rehabilitation procedures, patients are getting involved in the recovery process of gradually training weak and damaged muscles by constraining motion in repetitive exercises. The whole purpose of robotic rehabilitation is to restrict body organ motion to the one prescribed by the therapist at the initial steps of treatment to avoid further damages to other weak muscles while focusing on recovering a particular muscle. MR-Dampers are semi-active actuators that can potentially be employed for this application. These dampers can be activated to produce high resistance to motion, and a platform that contains sufficient number of them can be manipulated to create regions of different resistance against motion. To apply this to the robotic rehabilitation, the motion recommended by the therapist should be converted to the resistance-maps that can be used by MR-Damper for implementation. To accomplish that, procedure of generating the digital resistance map is introduced and several digital resistance-maps are created. An MR-damper control methodology is also developed to activate the dampers. This controller relies on the accurate modeling of the MR-Damper. Bouc-Wen model is used for MR-Damper modeling. A 3-D platform containing three linear MR-Dampers is modeled using SimMechanics. 1-D and 2-D models are used to develop the idea and build up 3-D model. Several simulations are carried out to investigate the performance of the systems in generating the prescribed digital resistance-maps. The promising results of the simulations indicate that the method can be adopted for robotic rehabilitation purposes.

scholarly journals Development of a Magnetorheological Damper with Self-Powered Ability for Washing Machines

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4099
Author(s):  
Quoc-Duy Bui ◽  
Quoc Hung Nguyen ◽  
Tan Tien Nguyen ◽  
Duc-Dai Mai
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Permanent Magnets ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
Shear Mode ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Mr Dampers ◽  
Washing Machines ◽  
Self Powered

Magnetorheological (MR) dampers have been widely investigated and proposed for vibration mitigation systems because they possess continuous variability of damping coefficient in response to different operating conditions. In the conventional design of MR dampers, a separate controller and power supply are required, causing an increment of complexity and cost, which are not suitable for home appliances like washing machines. To solve these issues and to reuse wasted energy from vibration of washing machines, in this study, a self-powered shear-mode MR damper, which integrates MR damping and energy-harvesting technologies into a single device, is proposed. The MR damper is composed of an inner housing, on which magnetic coils are wound directly, and an outer housing for covering and creating a closed magnetic circuit of the damper. The gap between the inner housing and the moving shaft is filled with MR fluid to produce the damping force. The energy-harvesting part consists of permanent magnets fastened together on the shaft and induction coils wound directly on slots of the housing. The induced power from the induction coils is directly applied to the excitation coils of the damping part to generate a corresponding damping force against the vibration. In order to achieve optimal geometry of the self-powered MR damper, an optimization for both the damping part and the energy harvesting part of the proposed dampers are conducted based on ANSYS finite element analysis. From optimal solutions, a prototype of the proposed damper is designed in detail, manufactured, and experimentally validated.

DESIGN AND TESTING OF A COMPACT MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL DAMPER FOR HIGH IMPULSIVE LOADS

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (07n09) ◽  
pp. 1549-1555 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILLIAM B. FACEY ◽  
NICHOLAS C. ROSENFELD ◽  
YOUNG-TAI CHOI ◽  
NORMAN M. WERELEY ◽  
SEUNG BOK CHOI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Pressures ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Hydraulic Testing ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Mr Dampers ◽  
High Shock ◽  
Damper Design

Magnetorheological (MR) based semi-active dampers for the protection of sensitive devices against high shock and impact is examined from design considerations to characterization testing. Shock and impact dampers should be able to produce a high damping force at high velocities. However, a specification requiring high damping force generally causes an increase in the size of shock and impact dampers, which motivates the study of MR dampers to retrofit existing or conventional passive shock and impact dampers. A novel MR damper design was developed in this study for achieving both design goals: high force and compactness. The novel MR damper design increases the number of magnetically active volumes through which fluid to passes while minimizing damper length. Through FEM (Finite Element Method) analysis, the magnetic properties of the proposed design are investigated prior to actual fabrication. In addition to the unique magnetic circuit, other considerations stemming from the high pressures and velocities expected in this device are addressed. Characterization testing was performed up to 12 Hz with 1 inch sinusoidal stroke on a servo-hydraulic testing machine. These tests demonstrate that the MR damper is able to provide a high damping force at high velocity.

scholarly journals Design and multi-physics optimization of a novel magnetorheological damper with a variable resistance gap

2016 ◽  
Vol 231 (17) ◽  
pp. 3152-3168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiajia Zheng ◽  
Yancheng Li ◽  
Jiong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Problem ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Variable Resistance ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Electromagnetic Coils ◽  
Vibration Performance

This paper presents the design and multi-physics optimization of a novel multi-coil magnetorheological (MR) damper with a variable resistance gap (VRG-MMD). Enabling four electromagnetic coils (EMs) with individual exciting currents, a simplified magnetic equivalent circuit was presented and the magnetic flux generated by each voltage source passing through each active gap was calculated as vector operations. To design the optimal geometry of the VRG-MMD, the multi-physics optimization problem including electromagnetics and fluid dynamics has been formulated as a multi-objective function with weighting ratios among total damping force, dynamic range, and inductive time constant. Based on the selected design variables (DVs), six cases with different weighting ratios were optimized using Bound Optimization BY Quadratic Approximation (BOBYQA) technique. Finally, the vibration performance of the optimal VRG-MMD subjected to sinusoidal and triangle displacement excitations was compared to that of the typical multi-coil MR damper.

Realization of desired damping characteristics based on an open-loop-controlled magnetorheological damper

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110388
Author(s):  
Hongwei Lu ◽  
Zhifei Zhang ◽  
Yansong He ◽  
Zhi Li ◽  
Jujiang Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Characteristic Curve ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Low Noise ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
Bench Test ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Damping Characteristics

The realization of the desired damping characteristics based on magnetorheological (MR) dampers is important for semi-active control and useful for the matching process of suspension damper. To reduce the cost of the control system and improve the output accuracy of the desired damping force, this study proposes an open-loop control method featuring an accurate inverse model of the MR damper and a tripolar current driver. The reversible sigmoid model is used to accurately and quickly calculate the desired current. Furthermore, the change characteristic of the desired current is analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively, which shows that the desired current needs to change suddenly to make the actual damping force velocity curve quickly approach the desired one. To meet the demand of the desired current, a tripolar current driver controlled by an improved PI control algorithm is proposed, which is with fast response and low noise. Finally, the bench test verifies that the control system can achieve different desired damping characteristics well, and the inherent error in this process is explained through the gap between the available damping force area and the desired damping characteristic curve and the crossover phenomenon of the dynamic characteristic curves of the MR damper.

scholarly journals Design of a Novel Magnetorheological Damper Adaptable to Low and High Stroke Velocity of Vehicle Suspension System

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 5586
Author(s):  
Bo-Gyu Kim ◽  
Dal-Seong Yoon ◽  
Gi-Woo Kim ◽  
Seung-Bok Choi ◽  
Aditya Suryadi Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shape Function ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Effective Area ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
Damping Coefficient ◽  
Vehicle Suspension ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Piston Velocity ◽  
Suspension Systems ◽  
Vehicle Suspension System

In this study, a new class of magnetorheological (MR) damper, which can realize desired damping force at both low and high speeds of vehicle suspension systems, is proposed and its salient characteristics are shown through computer simulations. Unlike conventional MR dampers, the proposed MR damper has a specific pole shape function and therefore the damping coefficient is changed by varying the effective area of the main orifice. In addition, by controlling the opening or closing the bypass orifice, the drastic change of the damping coefficient is realizable. After briefly describing the operating principle, a mathematical modeling is performed considering the pole shape function which is a key feature of the proposed MR damper. Then, the field-dependent damping force and piston velocity-dependent characteristics are presented followed by an example on how to achieve desired damping force characteristics by changing the damping coefficient and slope breaking point which represents the bilinear damping property.

Magnetorheological damper behaviour in accordance with flow mode

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 21101
Author(s):  
Joanes Berasategui ◽  
Ainara Gomez ◽  
Manex Martinez-Agirre ◽  
Maria Jesus Elejabarrieta ◽  
M. Mounir Bou-Ali
Keyword(s):  
Rheological Behaviour ◽  
Mr Damper ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Magnetorheological Damper ◽  
Flow Mode ◽  
Main Design ◽  
Mr Dampers ◽  
Significant Parameter ◽  
Optimal Flow ◽  
Theoretical Results

The objective of this article is to determine the optimal flow mode in an MR damper to maximize its performance. Flow mode is one of the main design issues in an MR damper, as it determines the velocity profile and the pressure drop across the gap. In this research, two MR dampers were designed and manufactured with two flow modes: valve and mixed. The response of these two dampers was compared experimentally. Additionally, the experimental tests were correlated by theoretical results that were obtained considering the rheological behaviour of the MR fluid, the shear stress distribution in the gap, and the damper movement. Interestingly, the obtained results suggest that flow mode is not a significant parameter for determining the behaviour of a MR damper.

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