A quasi-zero-stiffness isolator with a shear-thinning viscous damper

Quasi-zero-stiffness(QZS) vibration isolators have been widely studied,because they show excellent high static and low dynamic stiffnesses and can effectively solve low-frequency and ultralow-frequency vibration. However, traditional QZS(T-QZS)vibration isolators usually adopt linear damping, owing to which achieving good isolation performance at both low and high frequencies is difficult. T-QZS isolators exhibit hardening stiffness characteristics, and their vibration isolation performance is e...     

A state-of-the-art review on low-frequency nonlinear vibration isolation with electromagnetic mechanisms

Vibration isolation is one of the most efficient approaches to protecting host structures from harmful vibrations, especially in aerospace, mechanical, and architectural engineering, etc. Traditional linear vibration isolation is hard to meet the requirements of the loading capacity and isolation band simultaneously, which limits further engineering application, especially in the low-frequency range. In recent twenty years, the nonlinear vibration isolation technology has been widely investigated to broaden the vibration isolation band by exploiting beneficial nonlinearities. One of the most widely studied objects is the “three-spring” configured quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) vibration isolator, which can realize the negative stiffness and high-static-low-dynamic stiffness (HSLDS) characteristics. The nonlinear vibration isolation with QZS can overcome the drawbacks of the linear one to achieve a better broadband vibration isolation performance. Due to the characteristics of fast response, strong stroke, nonlinearities, easy control, and low-cost, the nonlinear vibration with electromagnetic mechanisms has attracted attention. In this review, we focus on the basic theory, design methodology, nonlinear damping mechanism, and active control of electromagnetic QZS vibration isolators. Furthermore, we provide perspectives for further studies with electromagnetic devices to realize high-efficiency vibration isolation.

     

Dynamic analysis and performance evaluation of nonlinear inerter-based vibration isolators

This paper investigates a nonlinear inertance mechanism (NIM) for vibration mitigation and evaluates the performance of nonlinear vibration isolators employing such mechanism. The NIM comprises a pair of oblique inerters with one common hinged terminal and the other terminals fixed. The addition of the NIM to a linear spring-damper isolator and to nonlinear quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) isolators is considered. The harmonic balance method is used to derive the steady-state frequency response relationship and force transmissibility of the isolators subjected to harmonic force excitations. Different performance indices associated with the dynamic displacement response and force transmissibility are employed to evaluate the performance of the resulting isolators. It is found that the frequency response curve of the inerter-based nonlinear isolation system with the NIM and a linear stiffness bends towards the low-frequency range, similar to the characteristics of the Duffing oscillator with softening stiffness. It is shown that the addition of NIM to a QZS isolator enhances vibration isolation performance by providing a wider frequency band of low amplitude response and force transmissibility. These findings provide a better understanding of the functionality of the NIM and assist in better designs of nonlinear passive vibration mitigation systems with inerters.     

基于混杂双稳定层合板的准零刚度隔振装置

准零刚度隔振装置(quasi-zero stiffness,QZS)在其平衡位置处的刚度接近于零,能够有效地隔离加速度幅值较低的微振动.因此,准零刚度隔振装置在卫星等航天器结构的微振动抑制领域有较好的应用前景.准零刚度隔振装置通常由正刚度部件及负刚度部件并联而成.在众多准零刚度隔振装置概念中,负刚度部件通常需要多个弹性部件及特定约束边界形成负刚度特性,导致准零刚度隔振装置的整体质量及体积相对较大.然而,航天器结构对隔振装置的质量特性及安装空间提出较高要求,因此需开发新型准零刚度隔振装置,降低隔振装置的质量及体积以满足航天器结构的使用要求.本文提出了一种基于混杂双稳定复合材料层合板的准零刚度隔振装置.通过利用混杂双稳定复合材料层合板自身的负刚度特性,降低了准零刚度隔振装置的结构复杂程度.本文对提出的准零刚度隔振装置的力学原理进行说明,对其隔振效果进行了仿真分析,并进行了隔振效果验证试验.隔振试验表明,准零刚度隔振装置的振动传递率曲线不再具有峰值,其实际振动传递率低于具有相同正刚度的线性隔振系统.基于试验及仿真分析结果,本文对隔振装置隔振性能的影响因素进行了分析讨论.分析结果显示,隔震装置中线性弹簧刚度与双稳定层合板负刚度之间的差异以及微小装配误差将导致隔振装置的隔振效果出现降低.      

Modeling,analysis, and simulation of X-shape quasi-zero-stiffness-roller vibration isolators

Existing quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) isolators are reviewed. In terms of their advantages, a novel X-shape QZS isolator combined with the cam-roller-spring mechanism (CRSM) is proposed. Different from the existing X-shape isolators, oblique springs are used to enhance the negative stiffness of the system. Meanwhile, the CRSM is used to eliminate the gravity of the loading mass, while the X-shape structure leaves its static position. The existing QZS isolators are demonstrated and classified according to their nonlinearity mechanisms and classical shapes. It is shown that the oblique spring can realize negative stiffness based on the simplest mechanism. The X-shape has a strong capacity of loading mass, while the CRSM can achieve a designed restoring force at any position. The proposed isolator combines all these advantages together. Based on the harmonic balance method (HBM) and the simulation, the displacement transmissibilities of the proposed isolator, the X-shape isolators just with oblique springs, and the X-shape isolators in the traditional form are studied. The results show that the proposed isolator has the lowest beginning isolation frequency and the smallest maximum displacement transmissibility. However, it still has some disadvantages similar to the existing QZS isolators. This means that its parameters should be designed carefully so as to avoid becoming a bistable system, in which there are two potential wells in the potential energy curve and thus the isolation performance will be worsened.

     

Force and displacement transmissibility of a quasi-zero stiffness vibration isolator with geometric nonlinear damping

A geometric nonlinear damping is proposed and applied to a quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) vibration isolator with the purpose of improving the performance of low-frequency vibration isolation. The force, stiffness and damping characteristics of the system are presented first. The steady-state solutions of the QZS system are obtained based on the averaging method for both force and base excitations and further verified by numerical simulation. The force and displacement transmissibility of the QZS vibration isolator are then analysed. The results indicate that increasing the nonlinear damping can effectively suppress the force transmissibility in resonant region with the isolation performance in higher frequencies unaffected. In addition, the application of the nonlinear damping in the QZS vibration isolator can essentially eliminate the unbounded response for the base excitation. Finally, the equivalent damping ratio is defined and discussed from the viewpoint of vibration control.     

Low-frequency multi-direction vibration isolation via a new arrangement of the X-shaped linkage mechanism

Nonlinear Dynamics - Most existing quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) isolators with excellent vibration isolation performance in the low-frequency range are designed to attenuate vibration transmission...     

引力波探测中的被动隔振系统

介绍了引力波探测实验中的被动隔振系统的基本原理和研究现状,讨论其性能及特点.低频被动隔振系统,如七级气体弹簧隔振系统,多级隔振堆,四级悬臂弹簧隔振系统以及三级弯曲弹簧隔振系统在10Hz以上,都具有好的隔振性能;倒摆、折叠摆、 X摆和锥摆等超低频水平隔振系统实现了几十秒的共振周期;建立在对称扭杆弹簧系统基础上,构思新颖的被动垂直隔振系统克服了传统被动垂直隔振系统无法解决的困难,实现了超低频被动垂直隔振.      

A nonlinear ultra-low-frequency vibration isolator with dual quasi-zero-stiffness mechanism

Nonlinear Dynamics - A quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) vibration isolator is an ideal device for low-frequency vibration isolation. However, its stiffness increases steeply against the displacement,...     

Performance analysis of a nonlinear inerter-based vibration isolator with inerter embedded in a linkage mechanism

This study presents an inerter-based nonlinear vibration isolator with geometrical nonlinearity created by configuring an inerter in a diamond-shaped linkage mechanism. The isolation performance of the proposed nonlinear isolator subjected to force or base-motion excitations is investigated. Both analytical and alternating frequency-time harmonic balance methods as well as numerical integration method are used to obtain the dynamic response. Beneficial performance of the nonlinear isolator is demonstrated by various performance indices including the force and displacement transmissibility as well as power flow variables. It is found that the use of the nonlinear inerter in the isolator can shift and bend the peaks of the transmissibility and time-averaged power flow to the low-frequency range, creating a larger frequency band of effective vibration isolation. It is also shown that the inertance-to-mass ratio and the initial distance of the nonlinear inerter can be effectively tailored to achieve reduced transmissibility and power transmission at interested frequencies. Anti-resonant peaks appear at specific frequency, creating near-zero energy transmission and significantly reducing vibration transmission to a base structure on which the proposed isolator is mounted.

     

An improved quasi-zero stiffness vibration isolation system utilizing dry friction damping

Nonlinear Dynamics - Quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) isolators, a nonlinear vibration isolation technique, enhance the isolation performance, by lowering the natural frequencies of an isolation system...     

磁致伸缩主被动隔振装置中的磁机耦合效应研究

磁致伸缩材料和柔顺位移放大机构组成的主动驱动装置具有精度高、驱动力大等特点.将其与被动隔振装置并联,形成主被动隔振装置,可以弥补纯被动隔振在低频和微幅扰动工况下的不足.本文针对这类磁致伸缩主被动隔振装置进行磁机耦合效应研究.基于Jiles-Atherton模型,分析了磁致伸缩材料所受应力对有效磁场、磁化强度、磁致伸缩系数和材料杨氏模量的影响,表征了材料磁机耦合效应.在此基础上,建立了主被动隔振装置的动力学模型,分析了主动驱动装置与被动隔振装置间的耦合作用.在耦合作用影响下,若被动隔振装置刚度不同,即使输入磁场相同,驱动器产生的驱动位移和驱动力也不相同.磁致伸缩材料的变刚度效应使隔振装置整体等效刚度不再为定值,从而影响被动隔振效果.本文提出了通过柔顺机构参数设计减小前述两种耦合影响的方法.数值仿真结果表明,磁致伸缩主被动隔振装置在低于、接近和高于谐振频率三类扰动下,都能达到比被动隔振更好的振动抑制效果.此外,仿真结果验证了考虑磁机耦合效应的数值模型具有更高精度.      

Superharmonic resonance of the quasi-zero-stiffness vibration isolator and its effect on the isolation performance

Nonlinear Dynamics - Quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) vibration isolator seeks better isolation performance by lowering the natural frequency while maintaining the same static load bearing capacity as...     

一种准零刚度系统隔振性能的几何参数优化分析

提出了一种采用菱形连杆组件作为负刚度机构的准零刚度隔振器(下文简称菱形准零刚度隔振器)。通过静力学分析方法,建立了菱形准零刚度隔振器数学模型,并与其他调节变量较少的隔振器模型进行了对比;以被测量曲线在隔振器平衡位置处的曲率作为评价参数,研究了负刚度机构几何参数对系统刚度、阻尼非线性的影响,推导了利用几何参数进行隔振优化的条件;采用谐波平衡法求解系统动力学方程,对隔振器在不同几何参数下的隔振性能进行了分析。结果表明:菱形准零刚度隔振器具有体积相对较小且非线性调节能力较好的特点,可通过调节杆长,或满足相关临界值条件时调节杆长偏差量(下文简称杆长差)对刚度及阻尼非线性特征进行优化;刚度与阻尼的非线性优化方向不同,但通常情况下,刚度非线性因素对隔振优化起主导作用;归一化振动相对位移小于0.1时,由刚度曲线曲率得到的临界值可以较好地作为杆长差参数的隔振优化调节依据。本文提出的非线性评价方法与几何非线性优化临界值计算方法,对于类似隔振器研究和设计具有一定的指导意义。     

An improved quasi-zero stiffness isolator with two pairs of oblique springs to increase isolation frequency band

Nonlinear Dynamics - Quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) isolators can achieve superior performance in vibration isolation; however, this superiority is often effective only for an excitation with the small...     

含机械调频式动力吸振器的准零刚度隔振系统隔振性能分析

基于动力吸振器原理,在单自由度准零刚度隔振器基础上耦合可调频动力吸振器构成两自由度隔振系统。首先,对动力吸振器工作原理进行理论分析并提出其力学模型;其次,通过静力学分析,推导出系统满足零刚度条件时,各参数间的关系并分析其对系统刚度特性的影响;然后,建立两自由度隔振系统非线性动力学方程,利用谐波平衡法进行幅频响应解析分析,得到力传递率表达式;最后,数值分析动力吸振器阻尼、刚度、质量、激励力幅值和弹簧片有效长度对力传递率的影响规律,并与单自由度准零刚度隔振系统及两自由度线性隔振系统对比分析。结果表明：通过选择适当的动力吸振器参数不仅可以减小系统的起始隔振频率,增宽隔振频带,且还能加快系统力传递率在特定频段内的衰减速率,改善系统的低频隔振性能,实现激励频率的可适应性。     

一类新型多方向准零刚度隔振平台

本文提出了一种新的多自由度非线性隔振平台．利用一组预压的三角机构和曲面边界同时实现了竖直-旋转多自由度上的负刚度特性,结合正刚度原件,实现竖直-旋转多自由度准零刚度特性．首先,文章基于平面问题建立竖直-旋转两自由度隔振平台的力学模型,确定结构参数与非线性刚度之间的关系．可以看到,通过设计预压弹性元件的结构参数可以同时实现两自由度的准零刚度特性．然后,利用谐波平衡法建立振动响应与频率之间的关系,确定有效的振动带隙的宽度,由此确定结构参数的最优取值．本文提出的隔振平台可以用于大型装备的隔振,也适用于微振动的工况,还可以作为教学的演示实验．     

Reducing force transmissibility in multiple degrees of freedom structures through anti-symmetric nonlinear viscous damping

In the present study, the Volterra series theory is adopted to theoretically investigate the force transmissibility of multiple degrees of freedom (MDOF) structures, in which an isolator with nonlinear anti-symmetric viscous damping is assembled. The results reveal that the anti-symmetric nonlinear viscous damping can significantly reduce the force transmissibility over all resonance regions for MDOF structures with little effect on the transmissibility over non-resonant and isolation regions. The results indicate that the vibration isolators with an anti-symmetric damping characteristic have great potential to solve the dilemma occurring in the design of linear viscously damped vibration isolators where an increase of the damping level reduces the force transmissibility over resonant frequencies but increases the transmissibility over non-resonant frequency regions. This work is an extension of a previous study in which MDOF structures installed on the mount through an isolator with cubic nonlinear damping are considered. The theoretical analysis results are also verified by simulation studies.     

A high-static–low-dynamic-stiffness vibration isolator with the auxiliary system

High-static–low-dynamic-stiffness (HSLDS) vibration isolators seek to widen the frequency range of isolation by decreasing the dynamic stiffness so as to reduce the natural frequency, while maintaining the same static displacement as equivalent linear isolators. However, in many cases especially under light damping or large excitations, the peak transmissibility is very large and the hardening nonlinearity causes the transmissibility curve to bend to the right seriously or in other words causes the jump phenomenon, resulting in a greatly reduced isolation region. In this paper, an auxiliary system is added to the HSLDS isolator to overcome these disadvantages, with the static displacement of the isolation object remaining unchanged. Coefficient-varying harmonic balance method is proposed in this paper to find the dynamic response and most importantly analyze the stability of the steady-state response. The isolation performance of the HSLDS-AS isolator, which is evaluated by displacement transmissibility, is compared with that of the equivalent HSLDS isolator. The effects of system parameters on the isolation performance are investigated. It is shown that the auxiliary system can lower the peak transmissibility and eliminate the jump phenomenon, resulting in a wide isolation region, and the HSLDS-AS isolator has strong designability with many parameters tunable.     

带非线性弹簧的两自由度准零刚度隔振系统力传递率特性

基于多自由度系统中的反共振特性,分别在传统线性隔振系统的上、下两层引入非线性倾斜弹簧负刚度机构,构成两自由度准零刚度隔振器。通过静态特性分析,推导出系统满足零刚度条件时,各参数之间的关系,分析了力学参数及结构参数对系统刚度特性的影响。建立两自由度准零刚度隔振系统的非线性动力学方程,利用平均法求解,推导出力传递率表达式,结合数值分析方法,探讨系统在不同的上、下层隔振器阻尼比、竖直刚度比及质量比情况下的力传递率特性,并与单自由度准零刚度隔振系统及线性斜弹簧两自由度准零刚度隔振系统进行对比研究。结果表明：当结构参数 （即：倾斜弹簧处于静平衡位置的长度与倾斜弹簧原长的比值）较小且倾斜弹簧为软化弹簧时,可在平衡位置附近获得较小的系统刚度及较大的低刚度区间;通过选择适当的上、下层隔振器阻尼比、竖直刚度比与质量比,可减小系统的起始隔振频率,增宽隔振频带,加快系统力传递率在特定频段内的衰减速率,改善系统的低频隔振性能。