Actuator with built-in viscous damping for isolation and structural control

T. Tupper Hyde; Eric H. Anderson

doi:10.1117/12.174113

1 May 1994 Actuator with built-in viscous damping for isolation and structural control

T. Tupper Hyde, Eric H. Anderson

Proceedings Volume 2193, Smart Structures and Materials 1994: Passive Damping; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174113
Event: 1994 North American Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper describes the development and experimental application of an actuator with built-in viscous damping. An existing passive damper was modified for use as a novel actuation device for isolation and structural control. The device functions by using the same fluid for viscous damping and as a hydraulic lever for a voice coil actuator. Applications for such an actuator include structural control and active isolation. Lumped parameter models capturing structural and fluid effects are presented. Component tests of free stroke, blocked force, and passive complex stiffness are used to update the assumed model parameters. The structural damping effectiveness of the new actuator is shown to be that of a regular D-strut passively and that of a piezoelectric strut with load cell feedback actively in a complex testbed structure. Open and closed loop results are presented for a force isolation application showing an 8 dB passive and 20 dB active improvement over an undamped mount. An optimized design for a future experimental testbed is developed.

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T. Tupper Hyde and Eric H. Anderson "Actuator with built-in viscous damping for isolation and structural control", Proc. SPIE 2193, Smart Structures and Materials 1994: Passive Damping, (1 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174113

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