Method and apparatus for actively reducing multiple-source repetitive vibrations
First Claim
1. A method of reducing vibrations in a region or structure, the vibrations being produced by multiple sources of repetitive vibrations, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) applying control vibrations at a plurality of first locations in a region or structure, said control vibrations created from sets of control-vibration frequency components so that each of said control vibrations is created from one of said sets of control-vibration frequency components, each of said control-vibration frequency components composed of source elements for cancelling vibrations produced by multiple sources of repetitive vibrations; and
(b) cyclically updating said control vibrations by;
(i) determining the phase difference between a reference signal and a source signal, said source signal being derived from a first source, said first source being one of said multiple sources of repetitive vibrations; and
(ii) updating said sets of control-vibration frequency components based on said phase difference and said source elements.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing multiple-source repetitive vibrations in a region or structure (12) by applying control vibrations to the region or structure via actuators (18), frequently recalculating the control vibrations based on source elements to accommodate for varying phase differences between the sources of the repetitive vibrations (14) and (16), and cyclically updating the source elements of the control vibrations is disclosed. The repetitive vibrations are sensed (20) synchronously with the repetitive vibration source chosen as the reference source and decomposed into a number of frequency components corresponding to the reference source. The control vibrations are formed of the same frequency components and applied synchronously with the reference source. Each frequency component of the control vibrations is defined by source elements, one for cancelling vibrations produced by each of the repetitive vibration sources. A first estimate of the source elements of the frequency components, defining control vibrations that will reduce the sensed vibrations, is made. The source elements of the frequency components and the phase differences between the reference source and the other repetitive vibration sources are used to calculate control signals that drive the actuators ( 18) that produce the control vibrations. The control signals are frequently recalculated using the instantaneous phase differences. Cyclically, the source elements of the frequency components of the control vibrations are updated to improve the reduction of the sensed vibrations. The updated source elements are used to frequently recalculate the control signals driving the actuators based upon the instantaneous phase differences between the reference source and the other repetitive vibration sources.
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1. A method of reducing vibrations in a region or structure, the vibrations being produced by multiple sources of repetitive vibrations, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) applying control vibrations at a plurality of first locations in a region or structure, said control vibrations created from sets of control-vibration frequency components so that each of said control vibrations is created from one of said sets of control-vibration frequency components, each of said control-vibration frequency components composed of source elements for cancelling vibrations produced by multiple sources of repetitive vibrations; and (b) cyclically updating said control vibrations by; (i) determining the phase difference between a reference signal and a source signal, said source signal being derived from a first source, said first source being one of said multiple sources of repetitive vibrations; and (ii) updating said sets of control-vibration frequency components based on said phase difference and said source elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. The method claimed in 18, wherein said step of calculating updates for the source elements of selected frequency components of said sets of control-vibration frequency components comprises:
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(a) transforming frequency components of said sets of sensed-vibration frequency components into updates for said selected frequency components of said sets of control-vibration frequency components; and (b) calculating source element updates based on said frequency component updates and said representative value of said phase difference. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for reducing vibrations in a region or structure, the vibrations being produced by multiple sources of repetitive vibrations, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) phase differentiator means for determining the phase difference between a reference signal and a source signal, said source signal based on a first source, said first source being one of multiple sources of repetitive vibrations that produce vibrations in a region or structure; (b) a plurality of actuators for applying control vibrations at a plurality of first locations in said region or structure; and (c) output means coupled to said plurality of actuators and said phase differentiator means for; (i) applying drive signals to said plurality of actuators, said drive signals created from sets of control-vibration frequency components so that each of said drive signals is created from one of said sets of control-vibration frequency components, each of said control-vibration frequency components composed of source elements for cancelling the vibrations produced by said multiple sources of repetitive vibrations; and (ii) cyclically updating said control vibrations by; (1) receiving said phase difference determined by said phase differentiator means; and (2) updating said sets of control-vibration frequency components based on said phase difference and said source elements. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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