scholarly journals Design and Research of Semiactive Quasi-Zero Stiffness Vibration Isolation System for Vehicles

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Shaohua Li ◽  
Guizhen Feng ◽  
Quan Zhao

The vehicle-mounted equipment is easy to be disturbed by external vibration excitations during transportation, which is harmful to the measurement accuracy and performance of the equipment. Aiming at the vibration isolation of the vehicle-mounted equipment, a semiactively controlled quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) vibration isolator with positive and negative stiffness is proposed. The vertical spring is paralleled with a magnetorheological (MR) damper, and the semiactive on-off control scheme is adopted to control the vibration. The analytical expression of the isolator’s displacement transmissibility is derived via the averaging method. Then, the vibration isolation performance under different road excitations and different driving speeds is simulated and compared with the uncontrolled passive QZS vibration isolator. In addition, the mechanical structure of the semiactive QZS isolator is designed and manufactured, and the test system is built by LabVIEW software and PXI embedded system. The isolation effect of the semiactive QZS isolator is verified through test data. It is found that the proposed semiactive QZS isolator shows excellent vibration isolation performance under various road excitations, while the passive QZS isolator is effective only under harmonic excitations. The vertical acceleration of vehicle-mounted device can be decreased over 70% after isolation, and the vibration isolation effect is remarkable. The design idea and research results of the semiactive QZS isolator may provide theoretical guidance and engineering reference for vibration isolation.

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengnan Sun ◽  
Zhixu Dong ◽  
Guiqiu Song ◽  
Xingwei Sun ◽  
Weijun Liu

The vibration isolator equipped with a negative stiffness corrector (NSC) excels at vibration isolation, but its stiffness often presents complex nonlinearity which needs to be approximated in calculation. To avoid the harmful effects of approximate stiffness, the NSC formed by the cam-roller mechanism with a quadratic polynomial trajectory (QCRM) is proposed to construct the vibration isolation system. From the inherent geometrical relationship in the structure, the generation mechanism of high-static-low-dynamic stiffness is analyzed, and the quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) condition of the system is derived. Based on the dynamic model of the QZS vibration isolator, the functions of response characteristics are solved by the harmonic balance method. Then, the absolute displacement transmissibility with different parameter values, and the vibration isolation performance under sinusoidal, multi-frequency wave, and random excitations are discussed. The simulated results show that the stiffness expression of the proposed QZS vibration isolator is directly a quadratic function, which removes the calculation error caused by approximate stiffness at large displacement and broadens the available isolation displacement range. Introducing the QCRM-NSC can significantly suppress the low-frequency vibration and resonance response without changing the load-bearing capacity of the vibration isolator. Under various excitations, the vibration isolation performance of the QZS vibration isolator all outperforms the linear counterpart.


2020 ◽  
Vol 318 ◽  
pp. 01050
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Tsongas ◽  
Gabriel Mansour

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the vibration isolation performance of an elevator motor mounted on elastomeric nanocomposite mounts. A series of conventional acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) mounts have been reinforced with 20wt% concentration of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The vibration isolation capacity of the machine mounts was calculated through the transmissibility of an elevator motor test system. A Finite Element Model (FEM) was introduced and a harmonic analysis based on the ANSYS code has been utilized to investigate the modal behavior of the nanocomposite machine mount/elevator motor system and extract a representative model of the vibrational behavior. The cyclic compression results have revealed that the stiffness and damping capacity of the conventional elastomers can be modified by adjusting the proportion of MWCNTs. Elastomers’ vibration isolation performance of the motor was ameliorated with the inclusion of MWCNTs, signifying that the enhancement of the elastomers with MWCNTs was rather effective. The vibration level of the elevator motor was decreased to 90% by incorporating the optimal concentration of MWCNTs in NBR mounts.


2013 ◽  
Vol 819 ◽  
pp. 115-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Wang ◽  
Ze Yu Weng ◽  
Gan Xiang ◽  
Bo Lu ◽  
Hong Gang Ding ◽  
...  

The floating raft isolation system is widely used in the field of marine engineering for its vibration isolation effect. Along with the application of light thinning structure of the ship, the flexibility of foundation of floating raft isolation system makes the vibration isolation effect vary widely between the practical floating raft isolation system and its theoretical results. In order to research the vibration isolation effect of the floating raft isolation system on different flexibility of foundation, the floating raft isolation system with flexible foundation is designed in this paper, and the adjustable flexibility of foundation is achieved by using elastic beams. With simulation and analysis of test system in ADAMS, the results of the relationship between flexibility and vibration isolation effect are obtained.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong-Cheol Kwon ◽  
Mun-Shin Jo ◽  
Hyun-Ung Oh

On-board appendages with mechanical moving parts for satellites produce undesirable micro-jitters during their on-orbit operation. These micro-jitters may seriously affect the image quality from high-resolution observation satellites. A new application form of a passive vibration isolation system was proposed and investigated using a pseudoelastic SMA mesh washer. This system guarantees vibration isolation performance in a launch environment while effectively isolating the micro-disturbances from the on-orbit operation of jitter source. The main feature of the isolator proposed in this study is the use of a ring-type mesh washer as the main axis to support the micro-jitter source. This feature contrasts with conventional applications of the mesh washers where vibration damping is effective only in the thickness direction of the mesh washer. In this study, the basic characteristics of the SMA mesh washer isolator in each axis were measured in static tests. The effectiveness of the design for the new application form of the SMA mesh washer proposed in this study was demonstrated through both launch environment vibration test at qualification level and micro-jitter measurement test which corresponds to on-orbit condition.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Hao Cao ◽  
Yaopeng Chang ◽  
Jiaxi Zhou ◽  
Xuhui Zhao ◽  
Ling Lu ◽  
...  

The vibrations generated by a three-phase power transformer reduce the comfort of residents and the service life of surrounding equipment. To resolve this tough issue, a quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) isolator for the transformer is proposed. This paper is devoted to developing a QZS isolator in a simple way for engineering practices. The vertical springs are used to support the heavy weight of the transformer, while the oblique springs are employed to fulfill negative stiffness to neutralize the positive stiffness of the vertical spring. Hence, a combination of the vertical and oblique spring can yield high static but low dynamic stiffness, and the vibration isolation efficiency can be improved substantially. The dynamic analysis for the QZS vibration isolation system is conducted by the harmonic balance method, and the vibration isolation performance is estimated. Finally, the prototype of the QZS isolator is manufactured, and then the vibration isolation performance is tested comparing with the linear isolator under real power loading conditions. The experimental results show that the QZS isolator prominently outperforms the existing linear isolator. This is the first time to devise a QZS isolator for three-phase power transformers with heavy payloads in engineering practices.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3597
Author(s):  
Leilei Han ◽  
Haibin Wei ◽  
Fuyu Wang

Silty clay modified by fly ash and crumb rubber is a kind of sustainable subgrade filler that has good freeze–thaw resistance stability, but weak vibration isolation performance. The objective of this study was to improve the vibration isolation of the modified soil and investigate the vibration isolation effect of the composite subgrade structure of extruded polystyrene (XPS) plates and the modified soil by the indoor impact test. First, the vibration isolation performance of silty clay, modified soil, and composite subgrade structure was respectively evaluated. Second, the effect of the XPS plate’s thickness and vibration intensity on the vibration performance of the composite subgrade structure were evaluated. Third, the vibration isolation performance of the test groups under the condition of freeze–thaw cycles was assessed. The results show that the vibration isolation performance of the subgrade can be effectively improved by setting XPS plates. The composite subgrade structure has a certain vibration isolation effect, especially in the vertical direction. Considering the vibration isolation performance and costs, 5 cm was the optimum XPS plate thickness. The composite subgrade structure showed a great vibration isolation performance under the condition of freeze–thaw cycles, so it is suitable for application in road subgrade in seasonal frozen regions.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinghua Zhou ◽  
Dingxuan Zhao ◽  
Xiao Sun ◽  
Xiao Yang ◽  
Jianhai Zhang ◽  
...  

Abstract A novel passive asymmetric quasi-zero stiffness vibration isolator (AQZS-VI) comprising two linear springs acting in parallel with one negative stiffness element (NSE) is proposed, of which the NSE is mainly constructed by the combination of cantilever plate spring and L-shaped lever (CPS-LSL). The static model of the isolator is deduced considering the geometrical nonlinearity of the NSE and the bending deformation of plate spring. The nonlinear stiffness properties of the CPS-LSL and the AQZS-VI, as well as the nonlinear damping properties of the AQZS-VI are discussed. The absolute displacement transmissibility of the AQZS-VI under base displacement excitation is obtained using Harmonic Balance Method, and the effects of different excitation amplitudes and damping factors on the vibration isolation performance are analyzed. Better than other quasi-zero stiffness vibration isolators (QZS-VI) whose NSEs do not provide supporting force at zero stiffness point, the NSE of the AQZS-VI provides more supporting force than the parallel connected linear springs, which is very beneficial for improving the bearing capacity of the isolator. Compared with a typical symmetric QZS-VI with same damping property, the AQZS-VI has longer stroke with low stiffness and lower peak value of displacement transmissibility. The prototype experiments indicate that the AQZS-VI outperforms the linear counterpart with much smaller starting frequency of vibration isolation and lower displacement transmissibility. The proposed AQZS-VI has great potential for applying in various engineering practices with superior vibration isolation performance.


Author(s):  
Young-Tai Choi ◽  
Mikel Brigley ◽  
Norman M. Wereley

This study addresses the application of MR (magnetorheological) isolators to vibration isolation of precision payloads for aerial vehicles. To this end, a precision payload in an aerial vehicle is modeled as a six-degree-of-freedom (DOF) lumped parameter model of a sensor assembly. An MR isolator is modeled as a 3-DOF passive spring-damping element and a 3-DOF semi-active yield force due to the yield stress of an MR fluid. Three MR isolators are configured with equal installation angles between the precision payload and the base structure in the aerial vehicle. The governing equations of motion for the MR vibration isolation system of the precision payload for the aerial vehicle are derived and then key parameters of the MR isolators, such as stiffness, damping, and isolator orientation, are determined via a global optimization method. The simulated response of the passive MR vibration isolation system with no magnetic field control input and constant magnetic field control input are presented and analyzed under different excitation conditions. To improve the passive MR vibration isolation performance, a linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) control algorithm is designed. Finally, simulated responses of the semi-active MR vibration isolation performance using LQG control are evaluated and compared with those of passive (zero or constant field) MR vibration isolation systems.


Author(s):  
Rong-Jun Jiang ◽  
Shi-Jian Zhu

Taking single degree of freedom vibration isolation system under simple harmonic excitation as an example, and considering the energy, the vibration isolation performance in different conditions was studied theoretically and numerically. The results shows that when the simple harmonic excitation import energy is definite, the vibration isolation performance at the primary harmonic frequency of the nonlinear vibration isolation system is better than that of the linear system, and the vibration isolation performance of the nonlinear vibration isolation system in chaotic vibration state is much better than that in non-chaotic vibration state. For the same isolated object, if can let the vibration isolation system vibrate chaotically, the system will possess the best isolation performance at the primary frequency.


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