This Article Full Text (OnlineFirst PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Add to My Marked Citations Google Scholar Articles by Holdhusen, M. H. Articles by Cunefare, K. A Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Experimental Vibration Control of a Single-Degree of Freedom System Using a State-Switched Absorber

¹ University of Wisconsin, Marathon County, 518 S 7th Ave, Wausau, WI 54401-5396, USA
² The Georgia Institute of Technology, The G. W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA 30332-0405, USA

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed.

	Abstract

A state-switched absorber (SSA) is a device capable of instantaneously switching between resonance frequencies, increasing its effective bandwidth as compared to classical tuned vibration absorbers (TVAs) for vibration control. Previous simulations show that for a system subjected to a multi-harmonic disturbance, the SSA reduces vibration more effectively than classical TVAs. This study considers the experimental performance of the SSA for vibration suppression of an elastically mounted lumped mass base. State switching is achieved using a clutch to connect or disconnect a coil spring in parallel with other coil springs. An SSA system outperforms a classical TVA system for several combinations of forcing frequencies.

Key Words: state switching, vibration absorber, vibration damper, vibration control.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?