Performance evaluation of shape-memory-alloy superelastic behavior to control a stay cable in cable-stayed bridges

This paper focuses on introducing and investigating the performance of a new passive control device for stay cable in cable-stayed bridges made with shape-memory alloys (SMA). The superelasticity and damping capability of SMA is sought in this study to develop a supplementary energy dissipation device for stay cable. A linear model of a sag cable and a one-dimensional constitutive model for the SMA are used. The problem of the optimal design of the device is studied. In the optimization problem, an energy criterion associated with the concept of optimal performance of the hysteretic connection is used. The maximum dissipation energy depends on the cross-sectional area, the length, and the location of the SMA on the cable. The effectiveness of the SMA damper in controlling the cable displacement is assessed. Furthermore, a study is conducted to determine the sensitivity of the cable response to the properties of the SMA device. The comparison between the SMA damper and a more classical passive control energy dissipation device, i.e., the tuned mass damper (TMD), is carried out. The numerical results show the effectiveness of the SMA damper to damp the high free vibration and the harmonic vibration better than an optimal TMD.     

Design and dynamic performance research of MR hydro-pneumatic spring based on multi-physics coupling model

Aiming at the problem that the damping coefficient of the traditional hydro-pneumatic spring cannot be adjusted in real-time, the magnetorheological (MR) damping technology was introduced into the traditional hydro-pneumatic spring with single gas chamber. A new shear-valve mode MR hydro-pneumatic spring was proposed. And its dynamic performance was analyzed based on multi-physical coupling simulation and mechanical property test. Firstly, a structural scheme of MR hydro-pneumatic suspension was proposed to ensure the original height adjustment function based on the working principle of traditional hydro-pneumatic suspension with single gas chamber. Secondly, based on the design requirements, the parameter of MR hydro-pneumatic spring damping structure was designed by using MR damper design method. Thirdly, the multi-physical coupling dynamic performance of the MR hydro-pneumatic spring damping structure was analyzed based on the electromagnetic field analysis theory, flow field analysis theory and thermal field analysis theory. The analysis results showed that the designed MR hydro-pneumatic spring has reasonable magnetic circuit structure and excellent working performance. Then, the mechanical properties of MR hydro-pneumatic spring were tested. The results showed that the maximum damping force can reach 20 kN, and the dynamic adjustable multiple can reach 6.4 times. It has good controllability and meets the design requirements. Finally, a nonlinear model of MR hydro-pneumatic spring was established based on the elastic force calculation model of the gas and the Bouc–Wen model. The simulation results of the established model agree well with the experimental results, which can accurately describe the dynamic properties of the hydro-pneumatic spring. The proposed design and modeling method of the MR hydro-pneumatic spring can provide a theoretical basis for the related vibration damping devices.

     

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.     

FREE VIBRATION OF TAUT CABLE WITH DAMPER AND PARALLEL SPRING

分析了拉索-并联弹簧-阻尼器系统的自由振动特性,由系统的运动方程及边界条件 得到其复特征值方程。进一步研究了系统的极限解,由此讨论了拉索-并联弹簧-阻尼器系统的模态变化分区现象。以拉索-并联弹簧-阻尼器系统的二阶模态解为例,给出了模态频率和阻尼比的变化分布区间及其对应振型的变化情况。讨论了系统分区中存在的模态交叉现象;同时也讨论了斜拉索垂度对于一阶振动模态变化规律的影响。研究表明拉索-并联弹簧-阻尼器系统的振动模态演化因并联弹簧-阻尼器的位置不同而存在的明确的分区现象;安装并联弹簧和阻尼器后拉索的模态阻尼比和模态频率均可明显提高。     

单自由度超弹性SMA减振结构随机振动控制理论研究

利用形状记忆合金（Shape Memory Alloy,简称SMA）丝的超弹性,提出了一种具有复位功能的阻尼器。在SMA丝的Graesser本构模型基础上,建立了阻尼器恢复力的滑移双线性模型;假定滞回面积相等,提出了恢复力的滑移刚塑性模型以近似简化滑移双线性模型。采用等价线性化法建立了单自由度超弹性SMA减振结构在高斯白噪声激励下的平稳随机振动分析公式。通过一算例,考虑不同激励谱密度和结构阻尼比：比较了等价线性法和蒙特卡罗（Monte Carlo）模拟法计算的结构振动响应（位移标准差和速度标准差）,证明了SMA减振结构随机振动控制理论的有效性;比较了等价线性减振结构和无控结构的动力特性（刚度和阻尼比）和振动响应,说明了SMA阻尼器能提高结构的刚度和阻尼比,因而可有效抑制结构的振动。     

磁流体特性对磁流变火炮后坐阻尼器性能的影响

针对火炮后坐磁流变阻尼器的特点,以某单管25 mm火炮实验用磁流变阻尼器为研究对象,基于Herschel-Bulkley本构模型,建立了该炮磁流变后坐阻尼器的轴对称一维层流模型,获得了不同磁场作用下阻尼力随活塞速度的变化规律。运用火炮的后坐运动方程,计算了不同磁流体特性指数下,火炮的后坐位移和后坐速度。计算结果表明,磁流体特性指数的变化对磁流变后坐阻尼器的性能影响显著。     

剪切阀式磁流变减振器力学特性实验研究

本文对剪切阀式磁流变减振器的结构和工作原理作了介绍,基于平板模型对其结构进行简化,采用叠加法得出了其阻尼力的理论计算模型。利用材料试验机(MTS)分别在不同电流、振幅、速度和频率等条件下,对自行研制的剪切阀式磁流变减振器的动态特性进行了实验研究,得出了相应的实验曲线。实验结果表明剪切阀式磁流变减振器具有优良的电控阻尼力特性,且振幅、速度和频率等因素对其阻尼力有着重要影响,另外也对其阻尼力的理论计算公式作了验证。     

The ride comfort vs. handling compromise for off-road vehicles

When designing vehicle suspension systems, it is well-known that spring and damper characteristics required for good handling on a vehicle are not the same as those required for good ride comfort. Any choice of spring and damper characteristic is therefore necessarily a compromise between ride comfort and handling. The compromise is more pronounced on off-road vehicles, as they require good ride comfort over rough off-road terrain, as well as acceptable on-road handling. In this paper, the ride comfort vs. handling compromise for off-road vehicles is investigated by means of three case studies. All three case studies indicate that the spring and damper charcteristics required for ride comfort and handling lie on opposite extremes of the design space. Design criteria for a semi-active suspension system, that could significantly reduce, or even eliminate the ride comfort vs. handling compromise, are proposed. The system should be capable of switching safely and predictably between a stiff spring and high damping mode (for handling) as well as a soft spring and low damping mode (for ride comfort). A possible solution to the compromise, in the form of a four state, semi-active hydropneumatic spring-damper system, is proposed.     

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。     

On the hysteresis of wire cables in Stockbridge dampers

Stockbridge dampers are used e.g. for reducing wind-excited oscillations due to vortex shedding in conductors of overhead lines. In these dampers, mechanical energy is dissipated in wire cables (“damper cables”). The damping mechanism is due to statical hysteresis resulting from Coulomb (dry) friction between the individual wires of the cable undergoing bending deformation. Systems with statical hysteresis can be modelled by means of Jenkin elements arranged in parallel, consisting of linear springs and Coulomb friction elements. The damper cable is a continuous system and damping takes place throughout the whole length of the cable, so that distributed Jenkin elements are used. The local mechanical properties of the wire cable are identified experimentally in the time domain. In particular, the moment–curvature relation is determined experimentally at every location of the wire cable subjected to dynamic flexural deformations. Using such a model for the damper cables, the equations of motion can be formulated for a Stockbridge damper, and discretization of the damper cable leads to a system of non-linear ordinary differential equations. In order to test this dynamical model of a Stockbridge damper we compute impedance curves and compare them to experimental results.     

Pseudoelastic effect in autoparametric non-ideal vibrating system with SMA spring

In this paper a three degrees of freedom autoparametric system with limited power supply is investigated numerically. The system consists of the body, which is hung on a spring and a damper, and two pendulums connected by shape memory alloy (SMA) spring. Shape memory alloys have ability to change their material properties with temperature. A polynomial constitutive model is assumed to describe the behavior of the SMA spring. The non-ideal source of power adds one degree of freedom, so the system has four degrees of freedom. The equations of motion have been solved numerically and pseudoelastic effects associated with the martensitic phase transformation are studied. It is shown that in this type system one mode of vibrations might excite or damp another mode, and that except different kinds of periodic vibrations there may also appear chaotic vibrations. For the identification of the responses of the system's various techniques, including chaos techniques such as bifurcation diagrams and time histories, power spectral densities, Poincarè maps and exponents of Lyapunov may be used.     

Dynamic properties of automotive damper modules

This paper addresses the dynamic properties of automotive shock absorber modules. Analyzing an equivalent linear system, a set of characteristic dimensionless numbers are introduced in order to qualify the dynamic performance of the damper and the damper module. The dependency of these numbers on the main parameters of the module like the damping constant, the spring stiffness of the damper, the top mount stiffness and the piston rod mass is shown. These numbers may also serve as similarity coefficients for quite different dampers regarding their dynamic behavior. Furthermore, they can be used to adjust the stiffness of the different force elements of the damper module to achieve an optimal damping quality.     

Study of the Damping Mechanisms of Loose Spring Skirts on Vibrating Pipes

Damping of the loose spring skirt (LSS) of a vibrating pipe under operating conditions was studied experimentally and numerically. Motion images made using a high speed charge-coupled device (CCD) camera as well as acceleration signals were analyzed in order to correlate the physical states of the LSS pipe system with the vibration transmissibility (TM) through the pipe. Experiments on the pipe undergoing harmonic excitation demonstrate that the damping of the LSS is caused by the same mechanism as with a conventional impact damper. Measurements of the acceleration TM as a function of excitation amplitude verified that the momentum exchange between the pipe and the auxiliary spring is the cause of the damping produced by the LSS pipe. Another finding of this research is that the experimental representation of the resonance shift phenomenon is related to two main operating conditions, namely: 1) the driving frequency and 2) the excitation amplitude. This research demonstrated the occurrence of the resonance shift phenomenon through experimental mapping of the system response at increasing excitation amplitudes using frequency sweep tests. Simulations of the LSS pipe system based on principal coordinate and impact damping analysis were performed in order to investigate and provide better explanations for LSS pipe system damping mechanisms. As a result of this research study, a new damping mechanism is proposed which is different from previous damping models. This research study has also addressed more practical boundary and excitation conditions for LSS pipe systems.     

Inner mass impact damper for attenuating structure vibration

The behaviors of a vibration system suppressed with an impact damper are investigated, where the impact damper is simplified as a combination of spring and viscous damping. The analytical theory for the optimal impact control algorithms for impact damper is developed, and the accurate expressions are derived for the optimal values of the impact damper damping and initial displacement in a single-degree-of-freedom structure. The relation between coefficient of restitution and impact damping ratio is obtained. The investigation shows that the effective reduction of the vibration response is nearly independent of the number of impacts, but primarily related to the type of collision which the impact mass collides with the main mass face-to-face. This theory is generalized to continuous structures. An example of an impact damper in a rotating cantilever beam demonstrates that the impact dampers are suitable for attenuating the impulse response of structures unconditional stable without the requirement of the accuracy of the modal information.     

Heat transfer effects on hydropneumatic suspension systems

One of the problems experienced on hydropneumatic suspension systems, is the effect of temperature change on the spring characteristic, resulting in variations in spring rate and ride height. This problem can be analysed using an appropriate heat transfer model. Two major heat transfer modes are investigated, i.e. heat transfer between the gas and its surroundings and heat transfer between the damper oil and the gas. The analyses performed include the determination of the dynamic spring force characteristic, the effect of heat build-up on the spring force characteristic and the effect of heat build-up on the performance of the hydropneumatic spring and damper unit during vehicle tests. Mathematical modelling of the spring characteristic is performed by solving the energy equation for a gas in a closed container using the thermal time constant approach. The Benedict–Webb–Rubin equation of state is used for real gas behaviour. The mathematical model is verified against experimental data and good correlation is achieved. It is shown that hydropneumatic suspension systems have a significant amount of inherent damping due to heat transfer which produces no nett temperature change or heat build-up. The effect of heat build-up in the damper on the spring force characteristic is determined by laboratory tests. It is shown that heat generation in the damper, accompanied by a rise in gas temperature, has a detrimental effect on the spring force characteristic. Tests performed on experimental hydropneumatic spring and damper systems fitted to a test vehicle indicate that the effect is smaller in practice than anticipated. Heat build-up is strongly influenced by terrain roughness, vehicle speed, mission profile and damping levels.     

内通道式磁流变阻尼器研究

设计制作了一种新型的内通道式磁流变液阻尼器,该阻尼器的流场通道位于线圈内部,磁流变效应发生在两层固定的平板区域之间,并能保持磁流变液的流向与磁感应方向垂直,即保证磁流变液的大面积成链,产生大的可控阻尼力,又具备失效安全性;根据宾汉模型,建立了阻尼器的准静态力学模型;最后对研制的阻尼器进行动力学实验研究,并与理论结果进行比较,二者吻合较好。     

Semi-active hydro-gas suspension system for a tracked vehicle

A semi-active hydro-gas suspension is proposed for a tracked vehicle to improve ride comfort performance, without compromising the road holding and load carrying capabilities of the passive suspension. This is achieved through an active damper used in parallel with a gas spring. The suspension damper parameters are varied by a control mechanism based on sky-hook damping theory, which alters the flow characteristics. A damper prototype has been developed, tested for its flow characteristics, after which it has been integrated into an existing hydro-gas suspension system. An analytical model has been proposed from first principles rather than developing a phenomenological model based on experimental characteristics. This model is validated with experiments carried out on a suspension test rig. In order to compare the performance with the original passive system, an in-plane vehicle model is developed and the simulations clearly show that the semi-active system performance is superior to the passive system.     

A comprehensive study on the behavior of a rigid block on an oscillating ground with friction,elastic and viscous forces

This paper investigates the behavior of a non-linear mechanical model where a block is driven by an oscillating ground through Coulomb friction, a linear viscous damper and a linear spring. The governing equation is solved analytically for different partial configurations: friction only, friction with viscous damping, friction with a linear restoring force, and for the complete model. Using dimensionless groups, the analysis of the block motion provides a comprehensive set of information on the motion regime (stick, stick-slip or permanent sliding), on the dominant energies or forces, on the resonance and on the amplification of the ground oscillation by the system. The limit between the stick-slip regime and the permanent slipping regime is found either analytically or numerically. It is also shown that there exists a set of parameters for which the friction force, the viscous dissipative force and the elastic restoring force are equal.     

一类非线性磁流变系统局部分岔特性研究

讨论了一类基于磁流变阻尼器非线性系统的局部分岔与控制问题，建立了该系统的动力 学模型，运用中心流形定理和范式理论，得到该系统双零特征值问题的规范形及其普适开折， 进而探讨了此系统的分岔行为和稳定性；给出了分岔曲线、转迁集；并给出了此类非线性系 统的数值仿真结果.     

Performance evaluation of electronic control suspension featuring vehicle ER dampers

This paper presents ride comfort and driving stability performances of electronic control suspension (ECS) equipped with controllable electrorheological (ER) damper and appropriate control strategy. In order to achieve this goal, a cylindrical type ER damper which is applicable to Macpherson strut type suspension of a mid-sized passenger vehicle is designed and manufactured on the basis of the required damping force level of an existing passenger vehicle. After experimentally evaluating the field-dependent damping force and dynamic characteristics of the controllable ER damper, ECS consisting of sprung mass, spring, tire and controller is established in order to investigate the ride comfort and driving stability performances. On the basis of the governing equation of motion of the suspension system, five control strategies (soft, hard, comfort, sports and optimal mode) are formulated. The proposed control strategies are then experimentally realized with the quarter-vehicle ECS system. Control performances such as vertical acceleration of the car body and tire deflection are evaluated in both time and frequency domains under various road conditions. In addition, a comparative work is undertaken to investigate inherent control characteristics of each control strategy.