Vibration Control System, Vehicle, Structure, and Method
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorsJordan Cheer, Lawrence Singleton
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Abstract
According to the present disclosure there is provided a vibration control system for controlling vibration of a structure, the vibration control system comprising: a resonator arrangement for controlling vibration of the structure by absorbing energy therefrom, the resonator arrangement being tunable to tune one or more resonance frequencies of the resonator arrangement; and a controller configured to: determine a frequency response of vibration of the structure; tune the one or more resonance frequencies of the resonator arrangement based on the determined frequency response of vibration of the structure; and control vibration of the structure by operating the tuned resonator arrangement.
Claims20
A vibration control system for controlling vibration of a structure, the vibration control system comprising:
- a resonator arrangement for controlling vibration of the structure by absorbing energy therefrom, the resonator arrangement being tunable to tune one or more resonance frequencies of the resonator arrangement;
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- a controller configured to
- determine a frequency response of vibration of the structure,
- tune the one or more resonance frequencies of the resonator arrangement based on the determined frequency response of vibration of the structure, and
- control the vibration of the structure by operating the tuned resonator arrangement.
A method of controlling vibration of a structure using a resonator arrangement for controlling vibration of the structure by absorbing energy therefrom, the resonator arrangement being tunable to tune one or more resonance frequencies of the resonator arrangement, the method comprising:
- determining a frequency response of vibration of the structure;
- tuning one or more resonance frequencies of the resonator arrangement based on the determined frequency response of vibration of the structure;
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- controlling the vibration of the structure by operating the tuned resonator arrangement.
A vibration control system for controlling vibration of a structure, the vibration control system comprising:
- a resonator arrangement for controlling vibration of the structure by absorbing energy therefrom, the resonator arrangement including first and second resonators each being tunable to one or more resonance frequencies;
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- a controller configured to
- determine a frequency response of vibration of the structure, the frequency response including first and second frequencies of highest magnitude, and
- tune the first resonator to one of its one or more resonance frequencies, based on the determined first frequency of highest magnitude, and tune the second resonator to one of its one or more resonance frequencies, based on the determined second frequency of highest magnitude, thereby reducing the vibration of the structure.
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