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Yongjun Shen1,2, Zikang Xing2, Shaopu Yang1,2
1State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior in Traffic Engineering Structure and System Safety, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Abstract:
Dynamic vibration absorber (DVA) with large auxiliary mass has better control performance, but it is also more bulky. Therefore, the mass ratio (the ratio of auxiliary mass of DVA to mass of controlled object) is usually limited to make the DVA easy to install and suitable for engineering practice. In this paper a grounded type DVA with lever component is proposed, which aims to increase the effective mass and reduce unnecessary mass to improve control performance of the DVA. Firstly, the motion differential equations of the DVA are established and solved. Secondly, the optimum parameters are obtained based on H∞ and H2 optimization criterion. Then, the performances of the grounded type DVA equipped with and without the lever are investigated. Finally, the control performance of the DVA is compared with other three typical DVAs under H∞ and H2 criterion. In this type DVA there are no global optimum parameters, and larger frequency ratio will get better control performance. If the amplification ratio (the ratio of lever power arm to lever resistance arm) is greater than 1, the introduced lever will contribute to control performance of the DVA. Its control performance is better than those of other three typical DVAs. The use of the lever can increase the effective mass of the DVA, thereby improving the control performance of the DVA. The DVA can achieve good performance at small mass ratio by adjusting amplification ratio, which may provide theoretical basis for the design of new kinds of DVAs.
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