Smart isolation mounts with continuous structural elements featuring vibration energy management
AssigneeQuality Research, Development & Consulting, Inc.
InventorDaryoush Allaei
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Abstract
A method for controlling vibrations includes receiving the vibrations from a vibration-generating substructure at at least two vibration diverters and diverting the vibrations away from each of the vibration diverters, using the respective vibration diverters, to a vibration confiner that interconnects the vibration diverters. The vibration diverters can include passive elements, e.g., plates, ribs, notched plates, plates having wells, etc., active elements, e.g., actuators, sensor/actuators, etc., or a combination of passive and active elements. The vibration confiner can include a passive layer damping material for dissipating vibrations.
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A method for controlling vibrations comprising:
- receiving the vibrations from a vibration-generating substructure at at least two vibration diverters;
- and
- diverting the vibrations away from each of the vibration diverters, using the respective vibration diverters, to a vibration confiner that interconnects the vibration diverters.
A method for controlling vibrations comprising:
- receiving the vibrations from a vibration-generating substructure at at least two sensor/actuators;
- transmitting a sensing signal from each of the sensor/actuators that is indicative of the vibration at the respective sensor/actuators to an input of a controller;
- transmitting a control signal from the controller to each of the sensor/actuators;
- and
- diverting the vibrations away from each of the sensor/actuators, using the respective sensor/actuators based on the respective control signals, to a vibration confiner that interconnects the sensor/actuators.
A method for controlling vibrations comprising:
- coupling a vibration-generating substructure to a main structure using at least two pairs of vibration diverters;
- interconnecting respective vibration diverters of each pair of vibration diverters using a first vibration confiner;
- interconnecting the two pairs of vibration diverters using a second vibration confiner;
- receiving the vibrations from the vibration-generating substructure at each of the vibration diverters;
- and
- diverting the vibrations away from the each of the vibration diverters, using the respective vibration diverters, to at least one of the first vibration confiner and second vibration confiners.
A method for controlling vibrations comprising:
- coupling a vibration-generating substructure to a main structure using at least two pairs of sensor/actuators;
- interconnecting respective sensor/actuators of each pair of sensor/actuators using a first vibration confiner;
- interconnecting the two pairs of sensor/actuators using a second vibration confiner;
- receiving the vibrations from the vibration-generating substructure at each of the sensor/actuators;
- transmitting a sensing signal from each of the sensor/actuators that is indicative of the vibration at the respective sensor/actuators to an input of a controller;
- transmitting a control signal from the controller to each of the sensor/actuators;
- and
- diverting the vibrations away from the each of the sensor/actuators, using the respective sensor/actuators based on the respective control signals, to at least one of the first vibration confiner and second vibration confiners.
A method for controlling vibrations comprising:
- coupling a vibration-generating substructure to a main structure using at least two vibration diverters, wherein a first of the two vibration diverters mechanically couples a first location of the vibration-generating substructure to a first location of the main structure and a second of the two vibration diverters mechanically couples a second location of the vibration-generating substructure that is separated from the first location of the vibration-generating substructure to a second location of the main structure that is separated from the first location of the main structure;
- directly interconnecting the two vibration diverters using a vibration confiner;
- receiving the vibrations from the vibration-generating substructure at at least one of the vibration diverters;
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- diverting the vibrations away from the at least one of the vibration diverters, using that vibration diverter, to the vibration confiner.
A method for controlling vibrations comprising:
- receiving the vibrations from a vibration-generating substructure at at least two vibration diverters that are directly connected to separate locations of the vibration-generating substructure;
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- diverting the vibrations away from each of the vibration diverters, using the respective vibration diverters, to a vibration confiner that directly interconnects the vibration diverters.
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