Resonator, resonator array, vibration control system and method
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorsJordan Cheer, Stephen Daley, Lawrence Singleton
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Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a vibration control system comprising: a resonator comprising: a base attachable to an external body; a control element; and one or more connection elements each having a resilient portion, wherein the control element is resiliently connected to the base by the one or more connection elements such that relative movement between the control element and the base is facilitated by the one or more connection elements; and a driving mechanism, wherein the resonator comprises at least a part of the driving mechanism.
Claims18
A vibration control system comprising:
- a resonator including
- a base attachable to an external body,
- a control element having an annular form,
- a plurality of connection elements each having a resilient spiral portion and a free end, the free end of the resilient spiral portion connected to the control element, and
- a plurality of supports each having a first end connected to a respective one of the connection elements and a second end connected to the base, the second end being opposite the first end,
- wherein the control element is resiliently connected to the base by the connection elements such that relative movement between the control element and the base is facilitated by the connection elements;
- and
- a driving mechanism,
- wherein the resonator comprises at least a part of the driving mechanism.
A method of manufacturing a vibration control system, the method comprising:
- providing a resonator, the resonator including
- a base attachable to an external body,
- a control element having an annular form,
- a plurality of connection elements each having a resilient spiral portion and a free end, the free end of the resilient spiral portion connected to the control element, and
- a plurality of supports each having a first end connected to a respective one of the connection elements and a second end connected to the base, the second end being opposite the first end,
- wherein the control element is resiliently connected to the base by the connection elements such that relative movement between the control element and the base is facilitated by the one or more connection elements;
- and
- providing a driving mechanism,
- wherein the resonator comprises at least a part of the driving mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.