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Vibration-damped machine and control method therefor

  • US 6,296,093 B1
  • Filed: 11/09/1998
  • Issued: 10/02/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vibration-damped machine, comprising:

  • a beam being capable of gross motion in space relative to a stationary frame, a motor for causing said gross motion of said beam in at least one direction, said gross motion tending to induce vibration in said beam, a work member mounted to said beam, a sensor device for providing at least one signal representative of said induced vibration in said beam, at least one linear-acting inertial actuator mounted to said beam, wherein said at least one linear-acting inertial actuator comprises a plurality of inertial actuators each having a primary vibration axis, wherein said primary vibration axis of each of said plurality of inertial actuators are substantially orthogonal; and

    a controller for processing said at least one signal and generating at least one output signal to actively drive said at least one linear-acting inertial actuator in said at least one direction at the appropriate phase, frequency and magnitude to damp said induced vibration of said beam.

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