Minimax design of vibration absorbers for linear damped systems

This paper addresses the issue of design of a passive vibration absorber in the presence of uncertainties in the forcing frequency. A minimax problem is formulated to determine the parameters of a vibration absorber which minimize the maximum motion of the primary mass over the domain of the forcing frequency. The limiting solutions corresponding to the forcing frequency being unrestricted and to that where the forcing frequency is known exactly, are shown to match those available in the literature. The transition of the optimal vibration absorber parameters between the extreme two cases is presented and the solutions are generalized by permitting the mass ratio of the absorber mass and the primary mass to be design parameters. For the specific case where the primary system is undamped, detailed analysis is presented to determine the transition of the optimal vibration absorber parameters between three distinct domains of solutions.     

Model independent control of lightly damped noise/vibration systems

Feedforward control is a popular strategy of active noise/vibration control. In well-damped noise/vibration systems, path transfer functions from actuators to sensors can be modeled by finite impulse response (FIR) filters with negligible errors. It is possible to implement noninvasive model independent feedforward control by a recently proposed method called orthogonal adaptation. In lightly damped noise/vibration systems, however, path transfer functions have infinite impulse responses (IIRs) that cause difficulties in design and implementation of broadband feedforward controllers. A major source of difficulties is model error if IIR path transfer functions are approximated by FIR filters. In general, active control performance deteriorates as model error increases. In this study, a new method is proposed to design and implement model independent feedforward controllers for broadband in lightly damped noise/vibration systems. It is shown analytically that the proposed method is able to drive the convergence of a noninvasive model independent feedforward controller to improve broadband control in lightly damped noise/vibration systems. The controller is optimized in the minimum H2 norm sense. Experiment results are presented to verify the analytical results.     

The decoupling of damped linear systems in free or forced vibration

The purpose of this paper is to extend classical modal analysis to decouple any viscously damped linear system in non-oscillatory free vibration or in forced vibration. Based upon an exposition of how exponential decay in a system can be regarded as imaginary oscillations, the concept of damped modes of imaginary vibration is introduced. By phase synchronization of these real and physically excitable modes, a time-varying transformation is constructed to decouple non-oscillatory free vibration. When time drifts caused by viscous damping and by external excitation are both accounted for, a time-varying decoupling transformation for forced vibration is derived. The decoupling procedure devised herein reduces to classical modal analysis for systems that are undamped or classically damped. This paper constitutes the second and final part of a solution to the “classical decoupling problem.” Together with an earlier paper, a general methodology that requires only the solution of a quadratic eigenvalue problem is developed to decouple any damped linear system.     

非线性振动系统的预测同步方法研究

对于非线性振动系统,如果通过线性耦合可以实现派生系统与原系统的同步,则可以建立相应的预测派生系统,使得预测派生系统的响应与经τ时间以后的原系统响应同步,实现对原振动系统的非线性响应,特别是混沌响应的预测.也可以建立多级的预测派生系统,预测较长一段时间以后的振动系统未来的非线性响应.对于Duffing系统建立了6级的预测派生系统,可以比较精确地预测3s左右的原系统混沌响应. 关键词： 预测同步 派生系统 响应     

Design optimization of a damped hybrid vibration absorber

In this article, the H_∞ optimization design of a hybrid vibration absorber (HVA), including both passive and active elements, for the minimization of the resonant vibration amplitude of a single degree-of-freedom (sdof) vibrating structure is derived by using the fixed-points theory. The optimum tuning parameters are the feedback gain, the tuning frequency, damping and mass ratios of the absorber. The effects of these parameters on the vibration reduction of the primary structure are revealed based on the analytical model. Design parameters of both passive and active elements of the HVA are optimized for the minimization of the resonant vibration amplitude of the primary system. One of the inherent limitations of the traditional passive vibration absorber is that its vibration absorption is low if the mass ratio between the absorber mass and the mass of the primary structure is low. The proposed HVA overcomes this limitation and provides very good vibration reduction performance even at a low mass ratio. The proposed optimized HVA is compared to a recently published HVA designed for similar propose and it shows that the present design requires less energy for the active element of the HVA than the compared design.     

On the dynamics of a class of rational Kolmogorov systems

In this paper we are intersted in studying the existence of a First integral and the non-existence of limit cycles of rational Kolmogorov systems of the form where P (x, y) , Q (x, y) , R (x, y) , S (x, y) are homogeneous polynomials of degree n, n, m, a respectively.     

Forced vibration of a damped sandwich beam subjected to moving forces

The response of a sandwich beam subjected to moving forces (constant as well as pulsating) is analyzed by the use of Fourier and Laplace transforms and compared with the response of an equivalent elastic beam. The results indicate that the critical speed of force on a sandwich beam is always greater than that on an elastic beam of identical mass per unit length and flexural rigidity, and depends on its geometric and shear parameters. For subcritical speeds, the maximum deflection of a sandwich beam is shown to occur earlier than that of an equivalent elastic beam. An increase in the core shear stiffness is shown to be beneficial in reducing the dynamic magnification of the central deflection of the sandwich beam.     

在阻尼振动动实验中用鼠标器做数据采集接口

介绍用计算机鼠标作为数据采集接口,研究物理实验中的弹簧振子的阻尼振动,给出了采集数据的实验测量方法,通过鼠标器采集数据获得了较为完整的阻尼振动振动曲线及较为准确的物理参数。     

在阻尼振动实验中用鼠标器做数据采集接口

介绍用计算机鼠标作为数据采集接口,研究物理实验中的弹簧振子的阻尼振动,给出了采集数据的实验测量方法,通过鼠标器采集数据获得了较为完整的阻尼振动曲线及较为准确的物理参数.     

Non-trivial effect of the in-plane shear elasticity on the phase transitions of fixed-connectivity meshwork models

We numerically study the phase structure of two types of triangulated spherical surface models, which includes an in-plane shear energy in the Hamiltonian, and we found that the phase structure of the models is considerably influenced by the presence of the in-plane shear elasticity. The models undergo a first-order collapsing transition and a first-order (or second-order) transition of surface fluctuations; the latter transition was reported to be of second-order in the first model without the in-plane shear energy. This leads us to conclude that the in-plane elasticity strengthens the transition of surface fluctuations. We also found that the in-plane elasticity decreases the variety of phases in the second model without the in-plane energy. The Hamiltonian of the first model is given by a linear combination of the Gaussian bond potential, a one-dimensional bending energy, and the in-plane shear energy. The second model is obtained from the first model by replacing the Gaussian bond potential with the Nambu-Goto potential, which is defined by the summation over the area of triangles.     

More on finite element modeling of damped composite systems

Finite element procedures are developed and verified for layered beams and rings having either continuously or discontinuously constrained viscoelastic damping layers. The two configurations considered are (1) a three-layered sandwich beam or ring (closed curved beam) consisting of two thin elastic layers with a viscoelastic core in between, and (2) a damped composite made of a thin-walled elastic structure having a finite number of mass segments or elastic segments adhered to it by a viscoelastic material. Viscoelastic material dependence on frequency and temperature is accounted for. Numerical predictions of transverse driving point impedances agree very well with available experimental data.     

The effect of a viscously damped dynamic absorber on a linear multi-degree-of-freedom system

The effect of a viscously damped dynamic absorber on the dynamic behaviour of a linear vibration system with many degrees of freedom is investigated. The dynamic absorber is connected to the roof of the primary system. In the sequence, optimal values for the parameters describing the behaviour of the dynamic absorber are determined, in order that the transmissibility of the composite system be minimized over the whole frequency range. As an application, respective types of anti-vibration mountings are proposed.     

Non-Newtonian dynamics of the fast motion of a magnetic vortex

The dynamics of a magnetic vortex in a thin magnetically soft ferromagnetic disc with a submicron diameter has been analyzed. Under the action of field pulses with a duration of the order of 10–100 ps, the vortex undergoes a complex motion. The analysis of the results of a micromagnetic simulation indicates that this motion is non-Newtonian. It can be described by an equation containing the third time derivative of the displacement of the vortex core.