A state-switched absorber (SSA) is a device that is capable of switching between discrete stiffnesses; thus, it is able to instantaneously switch between resonance frequencies. The state-switched absorber is essentially a passive vibration absorber between switch events; however, at each switch event the SSA instantly “retunes” its natural frequency and maintains that frequency until the next switch event. This paper considers the optimization of the state-switched absorber applied to a continuous vibrating system and details the experimental validation of these simulation results. A simulated annealing optimization algorithm was utilized to optimize the state-switched absorber. For the most part, the SSA performed only marginally better than a classical tuned vibration absorber (TVA). However, for a select few cases considered, the SSA was able to reduce the kinetic energy of the plate to which it is attached by over that of a classical tuned vibration absorber. The optimal SSA location on a clamped square plate was near the center of the plate for the vast majority of the forcing cases considered. To experimentally validate the simulation, a SSA was fabricated by employing magnetorheological elastomers to achieve a stiffness change. For several two-force component excitations, several tuning configurations of the SSA were applied and the kinetic energy of the system was found and optimized. As with the majority of the optimization cases, the experiments showed the SSA outperforming the TVA by only . When comparing the observed results to those found via simulation, the simulations accurately predicted the performance of the SSA in the experiments.
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October 2007
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A State-Switched Absorber Used for Vibration Control of Continuous Systems
Kenneth A. Cunefare
Kenneth A. Cunefare
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: ken.cunefare@me.gatech.edu
The Georgia Institute of Technology
, Atlanta, GA 30332-0405
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Mark H. Holdhusen
Kenneth A. Cunefare
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering,
The Georgia Institute of Technology
, Atlanta, GA 30332-0405e-mail: ken.cunefare@me.gatech.edu
J. Vib. Acoust. Oct 2007, 129(5): 577-589 (13 pages)
Published Online: May 4, 2007
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March 8, 2006
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May 4, 2007
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Holdhusen, M. H., and Cunefare, K. A. (May 4, 2007). "A State-Switched Absorber Used for Vibration Control of Continuous Systems." ASME. J. Vib. Acoust. October 2007; 129(5): 577–589. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2748465
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