MR阻尼器的半主动风振响应控制研究

利用MR阻尼器阻尼力可以调节的特性能实现对结构响应的半主动控制，直接根据结构的响应对MR阻尼器实施状态跳跃控制。本文对在风荷载作用下的MR阻尼器状态跳跃控制效果进行研究，通过单自由度和四自由度的两个数值算例进行研究，对比分析中采用了位移、速度、加速度等不同类型的控制参数、不同大小的控制参数以及不同峰值的输入脉动风压等多个相关参数，从计算结果可以发现，实施状态跳跃控制可以减少结构的风振响应，采用速度响应作为状态跳跃控制变量对于减少结构的加速度响应是有利的，可根据试算结果确定控制参数的最优值。这些结论与地震作用下的情况基本相同。     

MR阻尼器的状态跳跃控制参数

对MR阻尼器实施状态跳跃控制可以有效地减少结构的地震响应，状态跳跃控制参数对半主动控制效果有很大的影响。本文对状态跳跃控制的相关参数进行了研究。利用两个数值算例，对采用不同类型的控制参数(位移、速度、加速度)、控制参数的大小、输入地震动的大小等相关因素对结构地震响应的控制效果进行了对比，发现采用速度响应作为状态跳跃控制变量对于减少绝对加速度响应是有利的；建议采用试算法确定合适的速度控制参数，通过和LQG控制相联系的方法给出了该控制参数最优值的估算方法。     

地震作用下巨子型有控结构的半主动控制研究

在巨子型有控结构(MSCSS)的巨结构、子结构之间设置磁流变(MR)阻尼器,利用模糊神经网络建立了MR阻尼器的控制规则,并且运用遗传算法对控制器的规则库进行优化,研究了MSCSS在地震作用下的半主动控制问题。时程分析结果表明:在El-Centro地震波和Taft地震波作用下,本文建立的MR阻尼器均能很好地发挥调频子结构的减振功能,使巨结构的响应大为减小,两种地震波下结构顶层位移响应最大值的降幅分别为64%和74%,而层间位移响应的减小幅度也分别达到42%和61%。利用概率密度演化算法计算了结构在强度-频率双非平稳地震谱激励下的随机振动,计算结果显示本文对MSCSS进行的半主动控制能够使结构顶层位移均方响应峰值降低79%,提高了结构的抗震性能。     

斜拉索振动的模糊半主动控制研究

考虑拉索垂度及抗弯刚度的影响,得出了索-阻尼器系统振动偏微分方程;用中心差分法将偏微分方程在空间内离散,导出了系统的面内振动常微分方程组;提出了使用MR阻尼器(Magnetorheological Damper)作为控制设备,模糊集为基础的半主动控制算法,并运用提出的算法对索-阻尼器系统进行了振动控制分析。本文方法的优势在于算法自身的鲁棒性、处理非线性问题的能力强和不需要结构的精确数学模型,算法需要的输入变量少,可以解决实际工程中斜拉索的振动响应信息难以测量的困难。模糊算法的输出直接控制MR阻尼器的输入电压。与LQR-Clipped算法不同,MR阻尼器的输入电压可以是零与最大值之间的任意值。本文以实际斜拉桥拉索为例,分析了拉索的振动控制效果,结果表明本文提出的模糊半主动控制算法,使MR阻尼器的功能得到了更好的发挥,比MR被动控制效果好,且可以减小控制力。     

磁流变阻尼建筑结构多态控制策略研究

针对双态控制易引起结构加速度局部放大和三态控制中刚度不易确定的问题,提出以速度响应作为状态切换参数的多态控制策略.以磁流变阻尼结构为例对采用不同的速度切换参数大小、输入地震动强度、场地类别和结构周期等相关因素对结构地震反应控制效果进行对比分析,发现存在一个对加速度响应的最优速度控制参数.并利用遗传算法对状态切换参数的取值进行优化计算,得到其简化计算公式.通过对一装有磁流变阻尼器的三层钢筋混凝土框架-剪力墙结构的振动台试验,对比分析多态控制策略与passive-off、passive-on和双态控制的控制效果.研究结果表明,多态控制策略比其它控制策略能更有效地控制结构反应,实用性较强;提出的速度切换参数估算公式是合理的.     

时滞对结构振动半主动控制效果的影响

应用磁流变阻尼器对结构振动进行控制，采用最优控制原理设计了控制器，给出在地震激励下结构半主动控制的仿真计算。研究了时滞对结构振动半主动控制效果的影响。数值结果表明：本文设计的半主动控制策略可有效地减小结构的振动响应，时滞对磁流变半主动控制效果随着时滞的增大而变差，但时滞不会导致该反馈控制系统的失稳。     

斜拉索振动控制中MR阻尼器选型的研究

以全索全时段振动响应的均方根(RMS)评价MR阻尼器对斜拉索的减振效果。计算结果表明MR阻尼器型号是影响斜拉索减振效果的最主要因素。斜拉索的减振效果在选用合适的MR阻尼器时达到最佳。进而研究了MR阻尼器型号与阻尼器安装位置、施加的电压、斜拉索基频(张力、索长、质量)、激励荷载(类型、频率、幅值)等各种因素的关系,为MR阻尼器合理选型提供了优化设计的方法。型号选用主要是与斜拉索基频和MR阻尼器安装位置有关。在引起索基频变化的因素中,索质量对型号的选取影响最大;而索长对型号影响不大。对于索质量较大、张力较大、MR阻尼器安装位置较低、外界激励较大、频谱特征多变、低频为主时需要较强的MR阻尼器。进一步研究表明,半主动控制与开环控制的最优MR阻尼器型号有较好的一致性,因此半主动控制所选用的MR阻尼器型号可参照被动控制时最优MR阻尼器型号。     

结构振动的滑模变结构半主动控制

研究应用磁流变阻尼器(MRD)对结构振动半主动控制的算法和原理。研制并对磁流变阻尼器进行了阻尼特性实验，采用非线性滞回双粘性模型描述磁流变阻尼器的阻尼特性，模型结果与实验结果非常一致。采用滑模控制算法和趋近律方法设计了半主动控制器。利用滑模控制方法所建立的控制器，本文给出了地震激励下结构振动半主动控制算例。计算分析表明，半主动滑模控制具有控制效果明显、鲁棒性好等优点，是一种非常有发展前途的控制方法。     

MR减振驱动器用于结构振动控制的算法研究

提出了四种半主动控制算法 ;针对安装有MR减振驱动器的三层剪切型结构仿真分析了各种半主动控制算法和被动控制策略的控制效果。仿真分析结果表明 ,MR减振驱动器作为一种半主动控制装置可以有效地控制结构的反应 ;施加最大磁场作为被动控制装置时 ,也对结构反应有很好的控制效果     

基于磁流变阻尼器的多单体组合隔震结构模糊控制研究

提出了一种新的组合结构振动控制体系——多单体组合隔震结构,建立了力学模型及运动方程。基于瞬时最优控制算法,将控制力表达成阻尼力的形式,用磁流变阻尼器充当控制器,运用模糊控制方法对其进行控制。通过计算机仿真分析,并运用LQR控制与之进行对比。研究结果表明,这种组合隔震结构体系的控制效果明显,各结构的地震响应都有明显降低。采用模糊控制不需要建立精确的计算模型,并能达到与LQR控制相接近的控制效果。用磁流变阻尼器充当控制器减少了能量输入,在结构2与结构3之间安装弹簧-阻尼器使控制更容易实现。     

Magnetorheological damping and semi-active control of an autoparametric vibration absorber

A numerical study of an application of magnetorheological (MR) damper for semi-active control is presented in this paper. The damper is mounted in the suspension of a Duffing oscillator with an attached pendulum. The MR damper with properties modelled by a hysteretic loop, is applied in order to control of the system response. Two methods for the dynamics control in the closed-loop algorithm based on the amplitude and velocity of the pendulum and the impulse on–off activation of MR damper are proposed. These concepts allow the system maintaining on a desirable attractor or, if necessary, to change a position from one attractor to another. Additionally, the detailed bifurcation analysis of the influence of MR damping on the number of periodic solutions and their stability is shown by continuation method. The influence of MR damping on the chaotic behavior is studied, as well.     

磁流变阻尼器半主动控制方法的实验研究

由于磁流变阻尼器是一种高度非线性的装置,因此建立与之相适应的控制系统是半主动控制问题的关键。本文采用改进的Bingham模型建立了磁流变阻尼器的动力学特性模型,根据天棚阻尼开关控制、天棚阻尼连续控制和模糊控制三种控制方法,确立了从系统速度响应到磁流变阻尼器励磁电流之间的关系,并开发了一套半主动控制系统。在一个两自由度的简化车辆试验平台上进行半主动控制试验,对比研究了三种控制方法的控制效果。实验结果表明,在1.3Hz~2.0Hz的低频段内,开关控制的最佳减振效果为15.1%,连续控制的最佳减振效果为14.9%,模糊控制的最佳减振效果为20.1%。可见,三种控制方法都能有效的减小车体的振动,模糊控制的减振效果最佳。     

Semi-active rotary damper for a heavy off-road wheeled vehicle

The development, simulation and laboratory testing of two-state discrete adjustable semi-active rotary dampers for heavy off-road wheeled vehicles, which is a joint venture between the South African based company Reumech Ermetek and Horstman Defence Systems from the UK, is described. A brief history of semi-active damping and rotary dampers is given, after which the working principle and features of combining the two technologies is outlined. Three dimensional simulation is used to determine the ride comfort gains achievable with semi-active rotary dampers compared to the conventional translational dampers currently used on the vehicle under consideration. Simulations are performed over different terrains, including the APG track and discrete obstacles. Semi-active rotary dampers were integrated on the 6×6 GV6 Self-propelled Gun Howitzer in order to quantify the improvements in ride comfort, transient response and handling of the vehicle as indicated by the simulation results. The control system, control strategies and characterisation tests, which includes determination of on and off characteristics as well as valve response times, are discussed.     

DYNAMICAL ANALYSIS ON A KIND OF SEMI-ACTIVE VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEMS WITH DAMPING CONTROL 1)

研究了一类基于相对速度反馈的含立方刚度的单自由度非线性半主动隔振系统.通过平均法得到了系统分别在基于加速度-相对速度反馈的加速度驱动阻尼控制策略、速度-相对速度反馈的天棚阻尼控制策略和位移-相对速度反馈的地棚阻尼控制策略下主共振响应的近似解析解,并利用数值解验证了近似解析解的准确性.通过 Lyapunov 理论对不同控制策略下系统的稳定性进行了分析,讨论了系统参数对控制效果的影响.分析结果表明,对 3 种基于相对速度反馈的控制策略进行解析研究时,切换条件中的控制参数具有相同的表达式;在抑制共振响应振幅方面,基于速度-相对速度反馈的天棚阻尼控制策略在低频时的减振效果最好,而基于加速度-相对速度反馈的加速度驱动阻尼控制策略在高频时的减振效果最优;在抑制瞬态响应振幅方面,基于速度-相对速度反馈的天棚阻尼控制策略的减振效果最好.此类解析研究方法可应用到其他半主动开关控制策略中,为半主动隔振系统的控制策略研究提供了有效的方法和手段.     

Safety and comfort analysis of a 3-D vehicle model with optimal non-linear active seat suspension

A generalized nonlinear model is formulated for the dynamic analysis of suspension seats with passive, semi-active and active dampers. The model incorporates coulomb friction due to suspension linkages and bushings, forces arising from interactions with the elastic limit stops, a linear suspension spring and nonlinear damping force for passive, semi-active and active dampers, while the contribution due to biodynamics of the human operator is considered to be negligible. The semi-active and active dampers are characterized by force generators in accordance with the control laws based upon suspension mass velocity. Two different suspension seats are experimentally assessed in the laboratory under sinusoidal and random excitations arising from an urban bus, and the measured data is used to demonstrate the validity of the proposed generalized model. The results showed reasonably good agreement between the model results and the measured data. Optimal model parameters are selected using the sequential unconstrained minimization technique with an objective to minimize the acceleration due to vibration transmitted to the occupant mass. The comfort and safety performance characteristics of the optimal suspension seat with semi-active and active dampers are evaluated under both the sinusoidal and random excitations based on the guidelines provided by ISO-2631. From these results, it is concluded that the comfort performance of a suspension seat with semi-active and active dampers can be considerably enhanced by 20–30%.     

Comparative research on semi-active control strategies for magneto-rheological suspension

This paper presents the comparison results of a study to identify an appropriate semi-active control algorithm for a MR suspension system from a variety of semi-active control algorithms for use with MR dampers. Five representative control algorithms are considered including the skyhook controller, the hybrid controller, the LQG controller, the sliding mode controller and the fuzzy logic controller. To compare the control performances of the five control algorithms, a quarter car model with a MR damper is adopted as the baseline model for our analysis. After deriving the governing motion equations of the proposed dynamic model, five controllers are developed. Then each control policy is applied to the baseline model equipped with a MR damper. The performances of each control algorithm under various road conditions are compared along with the equivalent passive model in both time and frequency domains through the numerical simulation. Subsequently, a road test is performed to validate the actual control performance. The results show that the performance of a MR suspension system is highly dependent on the choice of algorithm employed, and the sliding mode control strategy exhibits an excellent integrated performance.     

Nonlinear Stiffness of a Magneto-Rheological Damper

The last decade has witnessed an important role of magneto-rheological dampers in the semi-active vibration control on the basis of empirical models. Those models established by fitting experimental data, however, do not offer any explicit expressions for the stiffness and the damping of magneto-rheological dampers. Hence, it is not easy for engineers to get any intuitive information about the effects of stiffness and damping of a magneto-rheological damper on the dynamic performance of a controlled system. To manifest the nonlinear properties of a magneto-rheological damper, this paper presents the hysteretic phenomena and the additional nonlinear stiffness of a typical magneto-rheological damper in terms of equivalent linear stiffness and equivalent linear damping. Then, it gives a brief discussion about the effect of nonlinear stiffness on the vibration control through the numerical simulations and an experiment for the semi-active suspension of a quarter car model with a magneto-rheological damper installed. Both numerical simulations and experimental results show that the additional nonlinear stiffness in the magneto-rheological damper is remarkable, and should be taken into consideration in the design of vibration control.