Improving Robustness of Tuned Vibration Absorbers Using Shape Memory Alloys
A conventional passive tuned vibration absorber (TVA) is effective when it is precisely tuned to the frequency of a vibration mode; otherwise, it may amplify the vibrations of the primary system. In many applications, the frequency often changes over time. For example, adding or subtracting external...
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| description | A conventional passive tuned vibration absorber (TVA) is effective when it is precisely tuned to the frequency of a vibration mode; otherwise, it may amplify the vibrations of the primary system. In many applications, the frequency often changes over time. For example, adding or subtracting external mass on the existing primary system results in changes in the system’s natural frequency. The frequency changes of the primary system can significantly degrade the performance of TVA. To cope with this problem, many alternative TVAs (such as semiactive, adaptive, and active TVAs) have been studied. As another alternative, this paper investigates the use of Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) in passive TVAs in order to improve the robustness of the TVAs subject to mass change in the primary system. The proposed SMA-TVA employs SMA wires, which exhibit variable stiffness, as the spring element of the TVA. This allows us to tune effective stiffness of the TVA to adapt to the changes in the primary system's natural frequency. The simulation model, presented in this paper, contains the dynamics of the TVA along with the SMA wire model that includes phase transformation, heat transfer, and the constitutive relations. Additionally, a PID controller is included for regulating the applied voltage to the SMA wires in order to maintain the desired stiffness. The robustness analysis is then performed on both the SMA-TVA and the equivalent passive TVA. For our robustness analysis, the mass of the primary system is varied by ± 30% of its nominal mass. The simulation results show that the SMA-TVA is more robust than the equivalent passive TVA in reducing peak vibrations in the primary system subject to change of its mass. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c6c098f03d77474fa0c498178ccdee4a2025-02-03T05:46:18ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032005-01-0112534936110.1155/2005/168260Improving Robustness of Tuned Vibration Absorbers Using Shape Memory AlloysMohammad H. Elahinia0Jeong-Hoi Koo1Honghao Tan2Dynamic and Smart Systems Laboratory, Mechanical Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, The University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft MS312, Toledo, OH 43606, USADepartment of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USADynamic and Smart Systems Laboratory, Mechanical Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, The University of Toledo, USAA conventional passive tuned vibration absorber (TVA) is effective when it is precisely tuned to the frequency of a vibration mode; otherwise, it may amplify the vibrations of the primary system. In many applications, the frequency often changes over time. For example, adding or subtracting external mass on the existing primary system results in changes in the system’s natural frequency. The frequency changes of the primary system can significantly degrade the performance of TVA. To cope with this problem, many alternative TVAs (such as semiactive, adaptive, and active TVAs) have been studied. As another alternative, this paper investigates the use of Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) in passive TVAs in order to improve the robustness of the TVAs subject to mass change in the primary system. The proposed SMA-TVA employs SMA wires, which exhibit variable stiffness, as the spring element of the TVA. This allows us to tune effective stiffness of the TVA to adapt to the changes in the primary system's natural frequency. The simulation model, presented in this paper, contains the dynamics of the TVA along with the SMA wire model that includes phase transformation, heat transfer, and the constitutive relations. Additionally, a PID controller is included for regulating the applied voltage to the SMA wires in order to maintain the desired stiffness. The robustness analysis is then performed on both the SMA-TVA and the equivalent passive TVA. For our robustness analysis, the mass of the primary system is varied by ± 30% of its nominal mass. The simulation results show that the SMA-TVA is more robust than the equivalent passive TVA in reducing peak vibrations in the primary system subject to change of its mass.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/168260 |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad H. Elahinia Jeong-Hoi Koo Honghao Tan Improving Robustness of Tuned Vibration Absorbers Using Shape Memory Alloys Shock and Vibration |
| title | Improving Robustness of Tuned Vibration Absorbers Using Shape Memory Alloys |
| title_full | Improving Robustness of Tuned Vibration Absorbers Using Shape Memory Alloys |
| title_fullStr | Improving Robustness of Tuned Vibration Absorbers Using Shape Memory Alloys |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving Robustness of Tuned Vibration Absorbers Using Shape Memory Alloys |
| title_short | Improving Robustness of Tuned Vibration Absorbers Using Shape Memory Alloys |
| title_sort | improving robustness of tuned vibration absorbers using shape memory alloys |
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