Mechanics and Control
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ISSN 2083-6759
e-ISSN: 2300-7079
Issue Date
2012
Volume
Vol. 31
Number
No. 1
Description
Journal Volume
Mechanics and Control
Vol. 31 (2012)
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Articles
Development of a new semi-active friction damper using piezoelectric technology for the anti-seismic control of civil structures
(2012) Di Leo, Romeo; Lecce, Leonardo; Pecora, Rosario; Amoroso, Francesco
This work presents a new semi-active friction damper, based on the piezoelectric technology, for the anti-seismic control of a civil structure. The device has been conceived and designed at D.I.A.S. (Department of Aerospace Engineering) of University Federico II of Naples. It belongs to the family of the semi-active technologies of structural control for a civil structure. Damper is based on an external cylinder and an internal hollow piston that slips inside the cylinder. Device presents an original conceptual lay-out, developed at D.I.A.S and it is independent by any scheme, available in literature.
Automobile gearbox diagnostics on the basis of the reference model
(2012) Komorska, Iwona
A method of diagnostics of the automobile gearbox wearing out is presented in this paper. The procedure can be automatically realised during driving. To be able to perform such diagnostics the reference model of the vibration signal on the basis of the synchronously averaged signal was created for a new gearbox (in a good technical condition). In order to realize the procedure on-board this model must be easily identifiable. A complicated structural model was given up for the simpler model of the abstract vibrations signal. Three ways of modelling were presented: harmonic series, parametric ARMA (Auto Regressive Moving Average) model, and the wavelet model. The current vibration signal is recorded at the determined moment of driving and then compared with the reference model. After each overhaul or exchange of drive system elements the reference model should be identified again. Diagnostics is being done by comparing measures for the reference model and the currently measured - adequately processed - signal. The method was verified in the active experiment performed on the Fiat Punto automobile with a 5-speed gearbox. The described method can constitute the supplementation of on-board automobile system by the mechanical failures of the drive system. This procedure can be broadened by defects of the main gear, differential gear, articulated joints, bearing, engine exhaust valves, and engine head gasket.
Active coil-core system as a part of rigid body support and its influence on the body vibrations
(2012) Kondratiuk, Mirosław; Gosiewski, Zdzisław; Ambroziak, Leszek
In the paper we took into account the influence of the actively controlled coil dampers introduced into vibrating body supports. The body was considered as moving mass centre of 3-degrees-of-freedom. Investigated object was located on four supports. Body dynamics was described by means of Newton and Euler equations. Body vibrations were caused by statically unbalanced rotor located inside the object. In the control system the coils with the movable cores were used as the executive elements (controllable stiffness). In the closed-loop system the PD regulators were introduced into each support. The coils current was controlled by means of pulse width modulated (PWM) generators. In the article we presented the time characteristics and the frequency responses of the investigated system. Differences between open (non-controlled) and closed-loop (actively controlled) system were shown. Responses to the rotor perturbations were also calculated. Finally, the main advantages and disadvantages of the proposed solution were discussed. The further work directions were also indicated.
Estimation of transmission of hand pressure force through human body - experimental investigations
(2012) Książek, Marek A; Tarnowski, Janusz
The experiments described in this article are part of the research leading to the development of a model, in which the man working with hand held percussive tool constitutes an active element of the system. Research had on purpose description of transmission of hand pressure force from hand tool, through human body to operator legs. During a new series of experiments, human operators stood on a horizontal platform and by exerting pressure on a tool's handle compared force realized by him with the sudden reference force. The human operator was considered as alive active element able to control the hand tool by exerting suitable pressure on the tool's handle to fulfill the task a priori defined. The used test stand allowed for the generation of reference force, measurement and visualization of the reference, and realized forces on the monitor's screen. Several variants of the experiments were registered and analyzed. Special attention was paid to transient and steady states of human reactions subjected to vibration excitation perturbations coming from the tool with chosen frequencies. Simultaneous recordings of exerting pressure force on a tool's handle and platform horizontal reaction allowed visualization of force transmission through the human body between hands and legs for the investigated participants in transient and steady, after realized control, states. As results of the studies functions describing the transmission of vibrations through the human body were received.
A self-excited acoustical system for stress measurment in a cement plant
(2012) Kwaśniewski, Janusz; Dominik, Ireneusz; Lalik, Krzysztof
This paper presents the application of a Self-exited Acoustical System (SAS) for monitoring stress changes in the cement plant. The change in the speed of wave propagation, which is associated with a change in the resonance frequency in the system is caused by the deformation of the examined material. The SAS system is based on this phenomenon and can be used for the indirect measurement of the stress changes in the material.