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Active vibration control
Assignee: Noise Cancellation Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1991-09-12
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Granted: 1993-05-11
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Expires: 2011-09-12
Abstract
Abstract A method of and a system for active vibration control of an extended mechanical structure having a point or region at which unwanted vibrations are to be reduced or suppressed, wherein a plurality of uni-axial inertial actuators (4, 5) are disposed to act on a rigid intermediate part such as a flange (1) attached to the point or region of the structure. The actuators may be controlled by an electronic controller (35, FIG. 3) to which are fed control signals from accelerometer sensors (27, 28) adjacent the flange (11).
Inventors
- 👤 Mark F. L. Harper
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:27
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F7/00; F16F7/10; F16F7/1005; B; B64; B64G; B64G1/00; B64G1/22; B64G1/24; B64G1/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A system for actively controlling vibration in a structure having an axis subject to unwanted vibrations, comprising: a body extending along said axis and subject to said vibrations; an intermediate member mounted on to said body and extending radially outwardly from said axis; a plurality of uni-axial inertial actuators each for producing an action in a respective single direction, said actuators being mounted solely on said intermediate member, and said actuators being configured to act upon said intermediate member in respective directions disposed tangentially of said axis; sensor means coupled to said structure for detecting unwanted vibrations; and control means responsive to said sensor means for driving said actuators whereby cancelling vibrations are applied by said actuators to said structure in directions tangential to said axis for cancelling said unwanted vibrations in the structure.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
134 words
A system for actively controlling vibration in a structure having an axis subject to unwanted vibrations, comprising: a body extending along said axis and subject to said vibrations; an intermediate member mounted on to said body and extending radially outwardly from said axis; a plurality of uni-axial inertial actuators each for producing an action in a respective single direction, said actuators being mounted solely on said intermediate member, and said actuators being configured to act upon said intermediate member in respective directions disposed tangentially of said axis; sensor means coupled to said structure for detecting unwanted vibrations; and control means responsive to said sensor means for driving said actuators whereby cancelling vibrations are applied by said actuators to said structure in directions tangential to said axis for cancelling said unwanted vibrations in the structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein said body has a cylindrical periphery and said intermediate member comprises a flange mounted on the body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein the sensor means comprises an accelerometer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A system according to claim 3 wherein the sensor means comprises first and second accelerometers disposed perpendicular to each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
143 words
In a system for actively controlling vibration on a structure having an axis subject to unwanted vibrations, comprising: a body extending on said axis and subjected to said unwanted vibrations; a flange mounted on the body so as to extend radially outwardly of said axis; a plurality of electrically driven un-axial inertial actuators each for producing an action in a respective single direction for applying to the flange cancelling vibrations for cancelling the unwanted vibrations in the body, said actuators being driven to produce said cancelling vibrations in response to vibrations sensed from said body; the improvement comprising that the actuators each produce an action along a respective line disposed tangentially of a circle centered on said axis, and the actuators are mounted solely on the flange whereby to produce said cancelling vibrations so as to cancel said unwanted vibrations in the body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
143 words
In a system for actively controlling vibration on a structure having an axis subject to unwanted vibrations, comprising: a body extending on said axis and subjected to said unwanted vibrations; a flange mounted on the body so as to extend radially outwardly of said axis; a plurality of electrically driven un-axial inertial actuators each for producing an action in a respective single direction for applying to the flange cancelling vibrations for cancelling the unwanted vibrations in the body, said actuators being driven to produce said cancelling vibrations in response to vibrations sensed from said body; the improvement comprising that the actuators each produce an action along a respective line disposed tangentially of a circle centered on said axis, and the actuators are mounted solely on the flange whereby to produce said cancelling vibrations so as to cancel said unwanted vibrations in the body.
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