scholarly journals Improving Low Frequency Isolation Performance of Optical Platforms Using Electromagnetic Active-Negative-Stiffness Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (20) ◽  
pp. 7342
Author(s):  
Yamin Zhao ◽  
Junning Cui ◽  
Junchao Zhao ◽  
Xingyuan Bian ◽  
Limin Zou
Keyword(s):  
Root Mean Square ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Laser Interferometry ◽  
Relative Displacement ◽  
Negative Stiffness ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
Electromagnetic Actuators ◽  
Micro Vibration ◽  
Isolation Performance

To improve the low-frequency isolation performance of optical platforms, an electromagnetic active-negative-stiffness generator (EANSG) was proposed, using nano-resolution laser interferometry sensors to monitor the micro-vibration of an optical platform, and precision electromagnetic actuators integrated with a relative displacement feedback strategy to counteract the positive stiffness of pneumatic springs within a micro-vibration stroke, thereby producing high-static-low-dynamic stiffness characteristics. The effectiveness of the method was verified by both theoretical and experimental analyses. The experimental results show that the vertical natural frequency of the optical platform was reduced from 2.00 to 1.37 Hz, the root mean square of displacement was reduced from 1.28 to 0.69 μm, and the root mean square of velocity was reduced from 14.60 to 9.33 μm/s, proving that the proposed method can effectively enhance the low frequency isolation performance of optical platforms.

The design of negative stiffness spring for precision vibration isolation using axially magnetized permanent magnet rings

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (19-20) ◽  
pp. 2667-2677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenhua Zhou ◽  
Shuhan Chen ◽  
Dun Xia ◽  
Jianjun He ◽  
Peng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Air Gap ◽  
Negative Stiffness ◽  
Linear Component ◽  
Vibration Isolator ◽  
Stiffness Characteristic ◽  
Isolation Performance

A negative stiffness element is always employed to generate high-static–low-dynamic stiffness characteristic of the vibration isolator, reduce the resonance frequency of the isolator, and improve the vibration isolation performance under low and ultra-low frequency excitation. In this paper, a new compact negative stiffness permanent magnetic spring (NSPMS) that is composed of two axial-magnetized permanent magnetic rings is proposed. An analytical expression of magnetic negative stiffness of the NSPMS is deduced by using the Coulombian model. After analyzing the effect of air-gap width, air-gap position, height difference between the inner ring and outer ring on the negative stiffness characteristic, a design procedure is proposed to realize the negative stiffness characteristic with a global minimum linear component and uniformity stiffness near the equilibrium position. Finally, an experimental prototype is developed to validate the effectiveness of the NSPMS. The experimental results show that combining a vibration isolator with the NSPMS in parallel can lower the natural frequency and improve the isolation performance of the isolator.

scholarly journals Dynamically variable negative stiffness structures

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. e1500778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher B. Churchill ◽  
David W. Shahan ◽  
Sloan P. Smith ◽  
Andrew C. Keefe ◽  
Geoffrey P. McKnight
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Variable Stiffness ◽  
Negative Stiffness ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Vibration Isolators ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Engineered Systems ◽  
Tunable Stiffness

Variable stiffness structures that enable a wide range of efficient load-bearing and dexterous activity are ubiquitous in mammalian musculoskeletal systems but are rare in engineered systems because of their complexity, power, and cost. We present a new negative stiffness–based load-bearing structure with dynamically tunable stiffness. Negative stiffness, traditionally used to achieve novel response from passive structures, is a powerful tool to achieve dynamic stiffness changes when configured with an active component. Using relatively simple hardware and low-power, low-frequency actuation, we show an assembly capable of fast (<10 ms) and useful (>100×) dynamic stiffness control. This approach mitigates limitations of conventional tunable stiffness structures that exhibit either small (<30%) stiffness change, high friction, poor load/torque transmission at low stiffness, or high power active control at the frequencies of interest. We experimentally demonstrate actively tunable vibration isolation and stiffness tuning independent of supported loads, enhancing applications such as humanoid robotic limbs and lightweight adaptive vibration isolators.

scholarly journals Prediction of Lower Extremity Multi-Joint Angles during Overground Walking by Using a Single IMU with a Low Frequency Based on an LSTM Recurrent Neural Network

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Joohwan Sung ◽  
Sungmin Han ◽  
Heesu Park ◽  
Hyun-Myung Cho ◽  
Soree Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Root Mean Square Error ◽  
Mean Square Error ◽  
Root Mean Square ◽  
Recurrent Neural Network ◽  
Joint Angle ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Measurement Unit ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
Overground Walking

The joint angle during gait is an important indicator, such as injury risk index, rehabilitation status evaluation, etc. To analyze gait, inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors have been used in studies and continuously developed; however, they are difficult to utilize in daily life because of the inconvenience of having to attach multiple sensors together and the difficulty of long-term use due to the battery consumption required for high data sampling rates. To overcome these problems, this study propose a multi-joint angle estimation method based on a long short-term memory (LSTM) recurrent neural network with a single low-frequency (23 Hz) IMU sensor. IMU sensor data attached to the lateral shank were measured during overground walking at a self-selected speed for 30 healthy young persons. The results show a comparatively good accuracy level, similar to previous studies using high-frequency IMU sensors. Compared to the reference results obtained from the motion capture system, the estimated angle coefficient of determination (R2) is greater than 0.74, and the root mean square error and normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) are less than 7° and 9.87%, respectively. The knee joint showed the best estimation performance in terms of the NRMSE and R2 among the hip, knee, and ankle joints.

scholarly journals An Air Spring Vibration Isolator Based on a Negative-Stiffness Structure for Vehicle Seat

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 11539
Author(s):  
Cong Hung Nguyen ◽  
Cong Minh Ho ◽  
Kyoung Kwan Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Negative Stiffness ◽  
Vibration Isolator ◽  
Air Spring ◽  
Nonlinear Force ◽  
Mechanical Spring ◽  
Negative Stiffness Mechanism ◽  
Vehicle Seat

This research introduces an air spring vibration isolator system (ASVIS) based on a negative-stiffness structure (NSS) to improve the vehicle seat’s vibration isolation performance at low excitation frequencies. The main feature of the ASVIS consists of two symmetric bellows-type air springs which were designed on the basis of a negative stiffness mechanism. In addition, a crisscross structure with two straight bars was also used as the supporting legs to provide the nonlinear characteristics with NSS. Moreover, instead of using a vertical mechanical spring, a sleeve-type air spring was employed to provide positive stiffness. As a result, as the weight of the driver varies, the dynamic stiffness of the ASVIS can be easily adjusted and controlled. Next, the effects of the dimension parameters on the nonlinear force and nonlinear stiffness of ASVIS were analyzed. A design process for the ASVIS is provided based on the analytical results in order to achieve high static–low dynamic stiffness. Finally, numerical simulations were performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the ASVIS. The results obtained in this paper show that the values of the seat displacement of the ASVIS with NSS were reduced by 77.16% in comparison with those obtained with the traditional air spring isolator without NSS, which indicates that the design of the ASVIS isolator with NSS allows the effective isolation of vibrations in the low-frequency region.

Non-resonant response of the novel airborne photoelectric quasi-zero stiffness platform with friction damping

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 315-324
Author(s):  
Guangxu Dong ◽  
Chicheng Ma ◽  
Feng Zhang ◽  
Yajun Luo ◽  
Chuanxing Bi
Keyword(s):  
Current Model ◽  
Excitation Frequency ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Harmonic Balance Method ◽  
Negative Stiffness ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Friction Damping ◽  
Improve Measurement ◽  
Photoelectric System ◽  
Isolation Performance

To suppress the low frequency vibrations of airborne photoelectric system and improve measurement accuracy, a novel passive airborne photoelectric quasi-zero stiffness platform (APQZSP), which is composed of upper/bottom planes, anti-shaking structure and six quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) legs, is designed. The QZS leg is constructed by connecting the folded beam spring with magnetic negative stiffness spring (MNSS) in parallel. According to current model, the magnetic force and negative stiffness of MNSS are derived. As the friction damping is introduced with anti-shaking structure, the isolation performance of the platform under friction damping is investigated based on harmonic balance method. Then the effect of damping and excitation on the isolation performance is analyzed. The results indicate that with the QZS technology, the resonant frequency of the platform is reduced and the low frequency vibrations can be effectively isolated with APQZSP. Moreover, the friction damping can maintain the displacement transmissibility at unity as long as the excitation frequency is lower than the break-loose frequency, and then the resonance can be avoided.

Modeling and analysis of piezoelectric folded-beam isolator for attenuating micro-vibration in spacecraft

2018 ◽  
Vol 07 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 1850013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yajun Luo ◽  
Yingqi Zhang ◽  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Xing Gao ◽  
Kun Jia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Relative Displacement ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Feedback Controls ◽  
Isolation System ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Mixed Responses ◽  
Micro Vibration

Design, modeling, and analysis of an intelligent flexible isolation system for attenuating low-frequency micro-vibration are presented. The isolator consists of a payload platform, a supporting platform and four folded-beams with surface-bonded macro-fiber composites (MFCs). To accurately analyze the system performance, a piezoelectric finite element (FE) model is built and validated by the modal analysis results derived from ANSYS. This paper presents an attempt to widen the low-frequency isolation range for the micro-vibration using a modal frequency shift approach. The transfer functions of the active isolation system with different feedback controls are derived based on an FE model, in which feedback signals can be absolute and relative accelerations, absolute and relative displacement, relative velocity, and mixed responses. According to the numerical results, the expected performance of low-frequency vibration isolation can be easily achieved, especially by a kind of mixed responses feedback method. The time-domain simulations also show that the proposed piezoelectric isolation system exhibits a good isolation performance, endowing them with great potential for the micro-vibration restrain in aerospace application.

Research of the Influence of Road Excitation on Human Body Comfort under the Harvester Working Condition

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-502
Author(s):  
Wei Jiang ◽  
Jie Zhou ◽  
Hongmei Xu ◽  
Shuang Liu ◽  
Chenglong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Root Mean Square ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Surface Hardness ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Road Surface ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
Low Frequency Vibration ◽  
Road Excitation ◽  
Combine Harvester ◽  
Road Surface Roughness

Abstract. When the harvester travels in the field, road excitation will cause low-frequency vibration within 3 Hz, which is the most sensitive frequency range of human body. In order to evaluate the influence of road excitation on the comfort feelings of the harvester driver, vibration acceleration data were collected when the combine harvester was travelling at high and low speeds on flat-soft road, flat-solid road, and rough-solid road. The vibration comfort of the harvester was evaluated by root mean square (RMS) of weighted acceleration. The results showed that the speed of harvester, road surface roughness and hardness have great effects on harvester vibration comfort. Soft road has an obvious absorption effect on the vibration at 70 Hz. The increase in the speed of harvester and road surface hardness and roughness elevates the subjective discomfort of the driver. Keywords: Combine harvester, Comfort research, Road excitation, Root mean square of weighted acceleration, Vibration test.

scholarly journals Optimal fluid passageway design methodology for hydraulic engine mounts considering both low and high frequency performances

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (21-22) ◽  
pp. 2749-2757
Author(s):  
Yuan Li ◽  
Jason Zheng Jiang ◽  
Simon A Neild
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Relative Displacement ◽  
Wide Frequency Range ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Frequency Model ◽  
Engine Mounts ◽  
Engine Mount ◽  
And Performance

This paper investigates the potential for improving the performance of hydraulic engine mounts through fluid passageway designs. In previous studies, a few simple inertia track designs have been investigated with moderate improvements obtained. However, there are countless alternative design possibilities existing; while analyzing each one of them in turn is impracticable. To this end, this paper introduces a systematic methodology to optimize fluid passageway designs in a hydraulic engine mount. First, beneficial fluid passageway configurations are systematically identified using a linearized low-frequency model that captures the relative displacement transmissibility. A nonlinear model is then used to fine-tune the fluid passageway designs for the low-frequency transmissibility improvement, and also for the assessment of high-frequency dynamic stiffness performance. The obtained beneficial designs present performance advantages over a wide frequency range. The design approach introduced in this study is directly applicable to other engine mount models and performance criteria.

scholarly journals Trajectory and Conveyance Validation of a Micro Conveyor Based on a Digital Electromagnetic Actuators Array for the Micro-Factory

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 11980
Author(s):  
Simon Duque Tisnes ◽  
Atif Tasneem ◽  
Laurent Petit ◽  
Christine Prelle
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Root Mean Square ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
A Algorithm ◽  
Electromagnetic Actuators ◽  
Mean Square Errors ◽  
Interesting Alternative

Micro-factories are characterized by high modularity, reconfigurability and mobility. To achieve this, the micro-factory needs a conveyor which is able to transport objects in as many degrees of freedom (DoF) as possible, executes optimal trajectories of these objects in terms of energy and precision and is robust to withstand possible malfunctions. In this article, we present the planar conveyance of objects on a digital actuation array following trajectories generated by an adapted A* algorithm. The A* algorithm exploits the predictions of a developed dynamic model of the system to find the optimal paths (in terms of energy) on the conveyor surface. The dynamic model predictions were compared to experimental measurements, obtaining low root-mean-square-errors for all conditions. Uni-dimensional conveyance tests characterized the influence of the control parameters. Then, bi-dimensional motions characterized the conveyor’s performance. From the bi-dimensional test, a position root-mean-square-error of 20 μm was measured for a 1109 μm open-loop controlled trajectory. The modular nature of the array allows easy scaling and avoiding possible malfunctioning zones, increasing the robustness of the micro-conveyor. The experimental tests demonstrate that the proposed device is an interesting alternative for the micro-factory.

scholarly journals Theoretical Modeling and Vibration Isolation Performance Analysis of a Seat Suspension System Based on a Negative Stiffness Structure

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 6928
Author(s):  
Xin Liao ◽  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Xiaofei Du ◽  
Wanjie Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Negative Stiffness ◽  
Nonlinear Dynamic Model ◽  
Seat Suspension ◽  
Vibration Isolation Performance ◽  
Isolation Performance

In this study, to improve the vibration isolation performance of a cab seat and the ride comfort of the driver, we propose a mathematical model for a seat suspension system of a construction machinery cab based on a negative stiffness structure (NSS). First, a static analysis of a seat suspension system is conducted and the different parameters and their influences on the dynamic stiffness are discussed. Thereby, the ideal configuration parameter range of the suspension system is obtained. Moreover, the nonlinear dynamic model of the designed seat suspension system is established. The frequency response and the stability are analyzed by using the HBM method and numerical simulation. The vibration transmissibility characteristics and vibration suppression effects of the seat suspension system are presented in detail. The results show that, as compared with a quasi-zero-stiffness system, the QZS-IE system has higher vibration suppression advantages under large excitation and small damping, as well as lower transmissibility and a wider vibration isolation frequency range. In addition, an inerter element with a larger mass ratio and relatively shorter distance ratio is better for vibration isolation performance of the QZS-IE system in a practical engineering application. The results of this study provide a scientific basis for the design and improvement of a seat suspension system.

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