Active vibration isolation device and its control method

• US 6,378,672 B1
• Filed: 10/06/1999
• Issued: 04/30/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Wakui, Shinji
• Primary Examiner(s): RODRIGUEZ, PAMELA
• Application Number:
  US09/413,471
• Time in Patent Office: 937 Days
• Field of Search: 188/378, 188/379, 188/380, 267/136, 267/140.11, 267/140.12, 267/140.14, 267/140.15, 700/28, 700/42
• US Class Current: 188/378
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 15/005 using electro- or magnetostrictive actuation means generating of mechanical vibrations operating with electrostriction B06B1/06, with magnetostriction B06B1/08; vehicle suspension arrangements characterised by use of piezoelectric elements B60G17/01941; piezoelectric, electrostrictive and magnetostrictive devices per se H10N30/00
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 15/02 Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating systems; Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating systems F16F15/005 takes precedence ; layered products B32B; suppression of vibration in ships B63; relieving load on bearings, using magnetic means F16C39/06
• CPC Class Codes: G03F 7/709 Vibration, e.g. vibration detection, compensation, suppression or isolation

Abstract

A hybrid active vibration isolation device has an intermediate plate inserted between a vibration damping subject and a setting surface on which the vibration damping subject is set, and laminated rubber and electromagnetic motors are interposed between the vibration damping subject and intermediate plate. A piezoelectric element is interposed between the intermediate plate and setting surface. In order to detect vibrations of the vibration damping subject, intermediate plate, and setting surface, velocity sensors are provided to them. The active vibration isolation device has a feedback mechanism for controlling the electromagnetic motors on the basis of signals from the velocity sensors provided to the vibration damping subject and setting surface, and controlling the piezoelectric element on the basis of a signal from the velocity sensor set on the intermediate plate.

Claims

1. An active vibration isolation device comprising:

an intermediate plate inserted between a vibration damping subject and a setting surface on which the vibration damping subject is set;

an elastic body and a force generation actuator parallelly interposed between the vibration damping subject and said intermediate plate;

a displacement generation actuator interposed between said intermediate plate and the setting surface;

first, second, and third vibration detection means for respectively detecting vibrations of the vibration damping subject, said intermediate plate, and the setting surface; and

feedback control means for controlling said force generation actuator on the basis of detection signals from said first and third vibration detection means, and controlling said displacement generation actuator on the basis of a detection signal from said second vibration detection means.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said feedback control means adds signals obtained by performing predetermined compensation processes for the detection signals from said first and third detection means, drives said force generation actuator on the basis of the obtained sum signal, and drives said displacement generation actuator by a signal obtained by performing a predetermined compensation process for the detection signal from said second vibration detection means.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein said first, second, and third vibration detection means comprise absolute velocity sensors, and

said feedback control means comprises PID compensators for independently performing compensation processes of outputs from said absolute velocity sensors.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein an integral gain of the PID compensator for compensating an absolute velocity of said intermediate plate, and an integral gain of the PID compensator for compensating an absolute velocity of the setting surface are set on the basis of a mechanical spring constant of said elastic body so as to set zero transmissibility in a DC range.

5. The device according to claim 3, wherein an integral gain of the PID compensator for compensating an absolute velocity of vibration of the setting surface is set to make an electrical spring constant produced by the integral gain equal to a spring constant of said displacement generation actuator, and

a proportional gain of the PID compensator that compensates an absolute velocity of said intermediate plate is set to make an electrical viscous damping coefficient produced by the proportional gain equal to a viscous damping coefficient between the vibration damping subject and said intermediate plate.