scholarly journals Theoretical Modeling and Vibration Isolation Performance Analysis of a Seat Suspension System Based on a Negative Stiffness Structure

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 6928
Author(s):  
Xin Liao ◽  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Xiaofei Du ◽  
Wanjie Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Negative Stiffness ◽  
Nonlinear Dynamic Model ◽  
Seat Suspension ◽  
Vibration Isolation Performance ◽  
Isolation Performance

In this study, to improve the vibration isolation performance of a cab seat and the ride comfort of the driver, we propose a mathematical model for a seat suspension system of a construction machinery cab based on a negative stiffness structure (NSS). First, a static analysis of a seat suspension system is conducted and the different parameters and their influences on the dynamic stiffness are discussed. Thereby, the ideal configuration parameter range of the suspension system is obtained. Moreover, the nonlinear dynamic model of the designed seat suspension system is established. The frequency response and the stability are analyzed by using the HBM method and numerical simulation. The vibration transmissibility characteristics and vibration suppression effects of the seat suspension system are presented in detail. The results show that, as compared with a quasi-zero-stiffness system, the QZS-IE system has higher vibration suppression advantages under large excitation and small damping, as well as lower transmissibility and a wider vibration isolation frequency range. In addition, an inerter element with a larger mass ratio and relatively shorter distance ratio is better for vibration isolation performance of the QZS-IE system in a practical engineering application. The results of this study provide a scientific basis for the design and improvement of a seat suspension system.

scholarly journals Design of cab seat suspension system for construction machinery based on negative stiffness structure

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 168781402110449
Author(s):  
Xin Liao ◽  
Xiaofei Du ◽  
Shaohua Li
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Negative Stiffness ◽  
Construction Machinery ◽  
Seat Suspension ◽  
Vibration Transmissibility ◽  
Suspension Structure ◽  
Vibration Isolation Performance ◽  
Isolation Performance

In order to improve the vibration isolation performance of cab seat and ride comfort of the driver, a seat suspension structure of construction machinery cab is proposed based on negative stiffness structure (NSS) in this paper. The influences of different parameters of suspension system on dynamic stiffness are analyzed. The configuration parameter range of suspension system is obtained. Then, the nonlinear dynamic equation of the seat suspension system is established and the NSS optimization model is proposed. The vibration transmissibility characteristics of suspension structure are analyzed by different methods. The results show that the displacement and acceleration amplitude of optimized seat suspension system are obviously reduced, and the VDV and RMS in the vertical vibration direction for the seat are respectively decreased by 87% and 86%. The vibration transmissibility rate SEAT and the Ttrans are both decreased. Moreover, the peak frequencies of the vibration transmitted to the driver are not near the key frequency values which are easy to cause human discomfort. It indicates that the design of seat suspension system has no effect on the health condition of the driver after being vibrated. The advantages of vibration isolation performance of the designed NSS suspension system are demonstrated, improving the driver’s ride comfort and the working environment.

Optimal design of passenger vehicle seat with the use of negative stiffness elements

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 610-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgios Papaioannou ◽  
Artemios Voutsinas ◽  
Dimitrios Koulocheris
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Negative Stiffness ◽  
Vibration Isolators ◽  
Seat Suspension ◽  
Suspension Systems ◽  
Dynamic Factors ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
The Common ◽  
Vehicle Seat

A seat that provides good vibration isolation is of prime importance for passenger’s safety and health. The main conflict in seat suspensions implies that the increasing initial deformation of the system (increase in “static discomfort”) leads to better isolation of accelerations (increase in “dynamic comfort”). Many researchers have focused on overcoming or at least suppressing this conflict between load support capacity and vibration isolation by modeling new suspension systems, such as the so-called negative suspension systems. However, apart from the modeling of new suspension systems, optimization is an important part in designing a seat and finding the best compromise between these two objectives. Thus, in this work, four types of seat suspension systems with embedded negative stiffness elements are implemented and optimized in order to be benchmarked. Three of them have already been tested either in passenger or in an off-road vehicle seat. All the vibration isolators are optimized with genetic algorithms in respect to static and dynamic factors of ride comfort by applying constraints oriented to the objectives and the design of the structure. The optimization is implemented for two excitations, which correspond to a vehicle driving over road profiles of Classes A and B, and the common solutions are outlined.

scholarly journals High-Efficiency Vibration Isolation for a Three-Phase Power Transformer by a Quasi-Zero-Stiffness Isolator

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Hao Cao ◽  
Yaopeng Chang ◽  
Jiaxi Zhou ◽  
Xuhui Zhao ◽  
Ling Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Power Transformer ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Harmonic Balance Method ◽  
Isolation System ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Engineering Practices ◽  
Vibration Isolation Performance ◽  
Isolation Performance

The vibrations generated by a three-phase power transformer reduce the comfort of residents and the service life of surrounding equipment. To resolve this tough issue, a quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) isolator for the transformer is proposed. This paper is devoted to developing a QZS isolator in a simple way for engineering practices. The vertical springs are used to support the heavy weight of the transformer, while the oblique springs are employed to fulfill negative stiffness to neutralize the positive stiffness of the vertical spring. Hence, a combination of the vertical and oblique spring can yield high static but low dynamic stiffness, and the vibration isolation efficiency can be improved substantially. The dynamic analysis for the QZS vibration isolation system is conducted by the harmonic balance method, and the vibration isolation performance is estimated. Finally, the prototype of the QZS isolator is manufactured, and then the vibration isolation performance is tested comparing with the linear isolator under real power loading conditions. The experimental results show that the QZS isolator prominently outperforms the existing linear isolator. This is the first time to devise a QZS isolator for three-phase power transformers with heavy payloads in engineering practices.

An innovative X-shaped vibration isolation mount with tunable quasi-zero-stiffness property

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (3) ◽  
pp. 3011-3022
Author(s):  
Jing Bian ◽  
Xingjian Jing ◽  
Yishen Tian
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Negative Stiffness ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Property A ◽  
Vibration Displacement ◽  
Stiffness Property ◽  
Passive Vibration Isolation ◽  
Engineering Practices ◽  
Vibration Isolation Performance ◽  
Isolation Performance

Passive vibration isolation is always preferable in many engineering practices. To this aim, an innovative, compact, and passive vibration isolation mount is studied in this paper. The novel mount is adjustable to different payloads due to a special oblique and tunable stiffness mechanism, and of high vibration isolation performance with a wider quasi-zero-stiffness range due to the deliberate employment of negative stiffness of the X-shaped structure. The X-shaped structure has been well studied recently due to its excellent nonlinear stiffness and damping properties. In this study, by using of the negative stiffness property within the X-shaped structure, the X-shaped mount (X-mount) can have an obviously larger vibration displacement range which maintains the quasi-zero-stiffness property. A special oblique spring is thus introduced such that the overall equivalent stiffness can be much easily adjusted. Systematic parametric study is conducted to reveal the critical design parameters and their relationship with vibration isolation performance. A prototype and experimental validations are implemented to validate the theoretical results. It is believed that the X-mount would provide an innovative technical upgrade to many existing vibration isolation mounts in various engineering practices and it could also be the first prototyped mount which can offer adjustable quasi-zero stiffness conveniently.

Performance of Robust μ Synthesis Control for Mechatronic Suspension System

2013 ◽  
Vol 471 ◽  
pp. 247-252
Author(s):  
Wajdi S. Aboud ◽  
Sallehuddin Mohamed Haris
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Synthesis Method ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Robust Controller ◽  
Parameter Perturbations ◽  
Exogenous Disturbances ◽  
Passive Suspension System ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
Vibration Isolation Performance

The main goal of using mechatronic suspensions is to improve the ride comfort and handling performance. In this work, a robust linear controller for such a system was designed based on the μ synthesis method. The performance of a model two degree of freedom quarter car with parameter perturbations, subjected to road disturbances, was simulated and the time domain responses were analyzed. The simulation results indicate that the robust controller improved the vibration isolation performance of the mechatronic suspension system, despite the presence of parameter perturbations and exogenous disturbances. When compared to both LQG active control and to a passive suspension system, the μ synthesis controller also showed super or performance.

scholarly journals Improvement of Comfort in Suspension Seats with a Pneumatic Negative Stiffness System

Actuators ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Eduardo Palomares ◽  
Angel L. Morales ◽  
Antonio J. Nieto ◽  
Jose M. Chicharro ◽  
Publio Pintado
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Nonlinear Dynamic System ◽  
Negative Stiffness ◽  
Vehicle Model ◽  
Seat Suspension ◽  
Highly Nonlinear ◽  
Linear Actuators ◽  
Static Conditions

This paper presents a Negative Stiffness System (NSS) for vibration isolation and comfort improvement of vehicle seats, which enhances the performance of optimized traditional passive seat suspensions. The NSS is based on a set of two Pneumatic Linear Actuators (PLAs) added to a seat supported by a pneumatic spring. One end of each PLA is joined to the seat while the other end is joined to the vehicle frame. In static conditions, the PLAs remain horizontal, whereas in dynamic conditions, their vertical forces work against the pneumatic spring, reducing the overall dynamic stiffness and improving passenger comfort. The paper presents a stability analysis of the highly nonlinear dynamic system, as well as the numerical determination of the optimum PLA pressure for a given passenger mass that maximises comfort without instabilities. Finally, the performance of the proposed NSS is compared to that of a traditionally optimized passive seat suspension via simulations of an eight-degree-of-freedom vehicle model traversing several road profiles and speed bumps. Comfort improvements between 10% and 35% are found in all tests considered.

The design of negative stiffness spring for precision vibration isolation using axially magnetized permanent magnet rings

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (19-20) ◽  
pp. 2667-2677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenhua Zhou ◽  
Shuhan Chen ◽  
Dun Xia ◽  
Jianjun He ◽  
Peng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Air Gap ◽  
Negative Stiffness ◽  
Linear Component ◽  
Vibration Isolator ◽  
Stiffness Characteristic ◽  
Isolation Performance

A negative stiffness element is always employed to generate high-static–low-dynamic stiffness characteristic of the vibration isolator, reduce the resonance frequency of the isolator, and improve the vibration isolation performance under low and ultra-low frequency excitation. In this paper, a new compact negative stiffness permanent magnetic spring (NSPMS) that is composed of two axial-magnetized permanent magnetic rings is proposed. An analytical expression of magnetic negative stiffness of the NSPMS is deduced by using the Coulombian model. After analyzing the effect of air-gap width, air-gap position, height difference between the inner ring and outer ring on the negative stiffness characteristic, a design procedure is proposed to realize the negative stiffness characteristic with a global minimum linear component and uniformity stiffness near the equilibrium position. Finally, an experimental prototype is developed to validate the effectiveness of the NSPMS. The experimental results show that combining a vibration isolator with the NSPMS in parallel can lower the natural frequency and improve the isolation performance of the isolator.

Modeling and Simulation of Full-Float Tractor Cab Suspension System Based on ADAMS

2011 ◽  
Vol 141 ◽  
pp. 364-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang He ◽  
Si Hong Zhu ◽  
Hong Ling Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Harmonic Excitation ◽  
Suspension System ◽  
Suspension Systems ◽  
Road Roughness ◽  
Cab Suspension ◽  
Stiffness And Damping ◽  
Vibration Isolation Performance ◽  
Isolation Performance ◽  
Better Than

Two kinds of full-float tractor cab suspension systems based on double crank mechanism and double rocking bar mechanism respectively for a power tractor safety cab was designed. CAD model of the tractor with cab was modeled by using Pro/E. The model was import into ADAMS, and virtual prototype of the tractor with cab suspension system was established. When stiffness and damping of tyres were set fixed, two kinds of suspension system were mounted to the cab. The vibration isolation performance of the two kinds of tractor cab suspension system was studied respectively when stiffness of cab suspension system changed from 20 N/mm to 200N/mm. Both harmonic excitation and a random road roughness excitation were applied vertically to the places where the tyres were mounted. The random road roughness excitation was simulated by using MATLAB/simulink. The simulation results showed that the comfort of the full-float tractor cab with suspension based on double rocking bar mechanism was better than the cab with suspension based on double crank bar mechanism. Therefore, the analysis results provided a basis for designing mechanism of full-float cab suspension system for power tractors.

Dynamic Characteristics Research of Magneto-Rheological Fluid Engine Mount

2015 ◽  
Vol 752-753 ◽  
pp. 913-917
Author(s):  
Gong Yu Pan ◽  
Qian Qian Wang ◽  
Xin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Characteristics ◽  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
New Type ◽  
Engine Mount ◽  
Magneto Rheological ◽  
Stiffness And Damping ◽  
Vibration Isolation Performance ◽  
Isolation Performance

In order to improve the vibration isolation performance of engine mount, a new type of magneto-rheological semi-active mount with multiple inertia tracks is designed based on the existing magneto-rheological semi-active mount . The mechanical model is established according to the mount. The expression of the dynamic stiffness and damping lag angle is deduced, then the dynamic characteristics is simulated in the simulation software. At the same time, verify this model correct by the experiments.

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