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AssigneeNES Technologies, Inc
InventorsD. McFarland, Lawrence Bergman, Alexander Vakakis
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A nonlinear attachment induces energy to be transferred and/or to be pumped from a primary system or primary structure to the nonlinear attachment. The nonlinear attachment is an essentially nonlinear device and functions as a nonlinear energy sink. The nonlinear attachment attaches to the primary system or primary structure as a module and does not require connection to a ground. The energy is irreversibly pumped from the primary system or primary structure to the nonlinear attachment during transient resonance capture between the nonlinear attachment and the primary system or primary structure. The nonlinear attachment attenuates the energy of the primary system or primary structure. The nonlinear attachment locally confines the energy and/or dissipates the energy through a passive means and/or an active means.
A vibration control device comprising:
A device for attracting, absorbing and dissipating vibrational energy in a primary system or primary structure, the device comprising:
An essentially nonlinear device for transferring energy from a structure, the device comprising:
An essentially nonlinear device comprising:
A method for transferring energy from a structure, the method comprising the steps of:
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