Study on the vibration suppression of a flexible carbody for urban railway vehicles with a magnetorheological elastomer-based dynamic vibration absorber

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 (7) ◽  
pp. 749-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongpeng Wen ◽  
Qian Sun ◽  
Yu Zou ◽  
Haoming You
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Elastic Vibration ◽  
Parameter Determination ◽  
Railway Vehicle ◽  
Vibration Absorber ◽  
Magnetorheological Elastomer ◽  
Dynamic Vibration Absorber ◽  
Optimum Frequency ◽  
Dynamic Vibration

Magnetorheological elastomer is a new kind of intelligent material that mainly incorporates micron-sized ferromagnetic particles into a polymer. A dynamic vibration absorber that is based on the controllable shear modulus of magnetorheological elastomer is widely used in vibration systems. In the study, a flexible carbody model with a magnetorheological elastomer dynamic vibration absorber is established. A design method of a semiactive dynamic vibration absorber that is based on magnetorheological elastomer is introduced, and the operational principle of the semiactive dynamic vibration absorber is also discussed. To improve the vibration absorption performance of the magnetorheological elastomer dynamic vibration absorber, via multiple regression analysis, the optimal design frequency expressions for both the rigid vibration and the elastic vibration of the carbody are fitted. Parameter determination for the magnetorheological elastomer dynamic vibration absorber is investigated in detail. Then, the effects on the rigid vibration and the elastic vibration with the magnetorheological elastomer vibration absorber both with the passive vibration absorber and without a vibration absorber are analyzed. Finally, Sperling’s riding index is used to evaluate the feasibility and the performance of the magnetorheological elastomer dynamic vibration absorber in a practical application. The results demonstrate that the vibration of the carbody can be effectively reduced by using the magnetorheological elastomer dynamic vibration absorber instead of the dynamic vibration absorber without the magnetorheological elastomer. The magnetorheological elastomer dynamic vibration absorber that is modified by the optimum frequency provides superior vibration reduction performance and improves the riding quality of the railway vehicle.

scholarly journals Suspension parameter design of underframe equipment considering series stiffness of shock absorber

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 168781402092264
Author(s):  
Jie Chen ◽  
Yangjun Wu ◽  
Xiaolong He ◽  
Limin Zhang ◽  
Shijie Dong
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Software ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Ride Quality ◽  
Railway Vehicle ◽  
Vibration Absorber ◽  
Dynamic Vibration Absorber ◽  
Suspension Parameters ◽  
Dynamic Vibration ◽  
Beam System ◽  
Element Type

In this article, a vertical rigid–flexible coupling model between the vehicle and the equipment is established. Considering the series stiffness of hydraulic shock absorbers, the underframe equipment is like a three-element-type Maxwell model dynamic vibration absorber. The carbody is approximated by an elastic beam and the three-element-type dynamic vibration absorber for general beam system was studied by fixed-point theory. The analytical solution of the optimal suspension parameters for the beam system subjected to harmonic excitation is obtained. The dynamic vibration absorber theory is applied to reduce the resonance of the carbody and to design the suspension parameters of the underframe equipment accordingly. Then, the railway vehicle model was established by multi-body dynamics simulation software, and the vibration levels of the vehicle at different speeds were calculated. A comparative analysis was made between the vehicles whose underframe equipment was suspended by the three-element-type dynamic vibration absorber model and the Kelvin–Voigt-type dynamic vibration absorber model, respectively. The results show that, compared with the vehicle whose underframe equipment is suspended by the Kelvin–Voigt-type dynamic vibration absorber model, the vehicle whose underframe equipment is suspended by the three-element-type dynamic vibration absorber model can achieve a much better ride quality and root mean square value of the vibration acceleration of the carbody. The carbody elastic vibration can be reduced and the vehicle ride quality can be improved effectively using the designed absorber.

scholarly journals Application of Adaptive Tuned Magneto-Rheological Elastomer for Vibration Reduction of a Plate by a Variable-Unbalance Excitation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Un-Chang Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Reduction ◽  
Excitation Frequency ◽  
Target Object ◽  
Vibration Absorber ◽  
Magnetorheological Elastomer ◽  
Dynamic Vibration Absorber ◽  
Mass Part ◽  
Dynamic Vibration ◽  
Frequency Excitation ◽  
Magneto Rheological

The present study on vibration reduction in systems wherein the excitation frequency is variable designed and fabricated a magnetorheological elastomer (MRE)-based tunable dynamic vibration absorber and evaluated its performance in an experimental manner. The design of an MRE-based adaptive tuned dynamic vibration absorber (ATDVA) involves designing two parts: stiffness and mass. Before designing the MRE-based ATDVA, this study determined the resonance frequency of a target object for vibration reduction. For the design of the ATDVA’s stiffness part, the thickness of specimens was determined by measuring the rate of variation of the MRE’s shear modulus with respect to the MRE’s thickness. The design of the mass part was optimized using sensitivity analysis and genetic algorithms after the derivation of formulas for its magnetic field and mass. Further, upon the application of an electric current to the MRE, its stiffness was measured so that the stiffness of the designed MRE-based ATDVA could be tuned accordingly. Finally, the vibration-reducing performance of the MRE-based ATDVA was evaluated to determine the applicability of the vibration absorber under the condition of variable-frequency excitation.

scholarly journals Optimal parameters of dynamic vibration absorber for linear damped rotary systems subjected to harmonic excitation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vu Duc Phuc ◽  
Tong Van Canh ◽  
Pham Van Lieu
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Fixed Point Theory ◽  
Damping Ratio ◽  
Harmonic Excitation ◽  
Tuning Parameter ◽  
Vibration Absorber ◽  
Optimal Parameters ◽  
Dynamic Vibration Absorber ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Dynamic Vibration

Dynamic vibration absorber (DVA) is a simple and effective device for vibration absorption used in many practical applications. Determination of suitable parameters for DVA is of significant importance to achieve high vibration reduction effectiveness. This paper presents a   method to find the optimal parameters of a DVA attached to a linear damped rotary system excited by harmonic torque. To this end, a closed-form formula for the optimum tuning parameter is derived using the fixed-point theory based on an assumption that the damped rotary systems are lightly or moderately damped. The optimal damping ratio of DVA is found by solving a set of non-linear equations established by the Chebyshev's min-max criterion. The performance of the proposed optimal DVA is compared with that obtained by existing optimal solution in literature. It is shown that the proposed optimal parameters are possible to obtain superior vibration suppression compared to existing optimal formula. Extended simulations are carried out to examine the performance of the optimally designed DVA and the sensitivity of the optimum parameters. The simulation results show that the improvement of the vibration performance on damped rotary system can be as much as 90% by using DVA.

149 Vibration Suppression of Tilted Vibration System by Dynamic Vibration Absorber with Two Rollers

2004 ◽  
Vol 2004 (0) ◽  
pp. _149-1_-_149-6_
Author(s):  
Yilin SONG ◽  
Hidenori SATO ◽  
Yoshio IWATA ◽  
Toshihiko KOMATSZAKI ◽  
Yoshiyuki KISHIMOTO
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Vibration Absorber ◽  
Vibration System ◽  
Dynamic Vibration Absorber ◽  
Dynamic Vibration

Principle, modeling, and control of a magnetorheological elastomer dynamic vibration absorber for powertrain mount systems of automobiles

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (16) ◽  
pp. 2239-2254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fu-Long Xin ◽  
Xian-Xu Bai ◽  
Li-Jun Qian
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Shift ◽  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Vibration Absorber ◽  
Magnetorheological Elastomer ◽  
Dynamic Vibration Absorber ◽  
Vibration Absorption ◽  
Dynamic Vibration ◽  
Passive Vibration Isolation ◽  
Vibration Attenuation ◽  
Vibration Attenuation Performance

This article proposes and validates the principle of a new magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) dynamic vibration absorber (DVA) for powertrain mount systems of automobiles. The MRE DVA consists of a vibration absorption unit and a passive vibration isolation unit. The vibration absorption unit composed of a magnetic conductor, a shearing sleeve, a bobbin core, an electromagnetic coil, and a circular cylindrical MRE is utilized to absorb the vibration energy, and the passive vibration isolation unit is used to support the powertrain. The finite element method is employed to validate the electromagnetic circuit of the MRE DVA and obtain the electromagnetic characteristics. The theoretical frequency-shift principle is analyzed via the established constitutive equations of the circular cylindrical MRE In order to demonstrate how the parameters of the MRE influence the vibration attenuation performance, the MRE DVA is applied to a powertrain mount system to replace the conventional passive mount. The frequency-shift property of the vibration absorption unit and the vibration attenuation performance of the MRE DVA on the powertrain mount system are experimentally tested. To validate and improve the vibration attenuation performance for the semi-active powertrain mount systems, an optimal variable step algorithm is proposed for the MRE DVA and numerical experiments are carried out.

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