Force-controlling mechanical device
AssigneeCambridge University Technical Services Limited
InventorMalcolm Clive Smith
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Abstract
A mechanical device for use in the control of mechanical forces. The device comprising first and second terminals which, in use, are connected to components in a system for controlling mechanical forces. These terminals are moveable with respect to one another. The device further comprises means connected between the terminals to control the mechanical forces at the terminals. These mechanical forces are proportional to the relative acceleration between the terminals, wherein the proportionality term is either a fixed constant or a variable function.
Claims24
A mechanical device for use in the control of mechanical forces, the device comprising:
- first and second terminals that are connectable to components in a system to control mechanical forces applied to the components, wherein the first and second terminals are independently moveable with respect to each other;
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- means connected between the terminals for controlling the mechanical forces at the terminals such that the mechanical forces are proportional to the relative acceleration between the terminals in accordance with a predetermined proportionality term, wherein the means for controlling the mechanical forces at the terminals comprises a mechanical linkage between the terminals, and the predetermined proportionality term includes a fixed constant or a variable function.
A mechanical device for use in system for controlling mechanical torques, the device comprising:
- first and second terminals that are connectable to components in the system, wherein the first and second terminals are independently rotatable with respect to each other;
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- means connected between the terminals for controlling the mechanical torque applied to the terminals such that the torque is proportional to the relative angular acceleration between the terminals in accordance with a predetermined proportionality term, wherein the means for controlling the mechanical torque applied to the terminals comprises a mechanical linkage between the terminals, and the predetermined proportionality term includes a fixed constant or a variable function.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.