Shock, vibration and acoustic isolation system
First Claim
1. A shock and vibration isolation system for mounting equipment to a base wall, the system comprising:
- a load plate configured for attachment of the equipment thereto;
a base plate configured for attachment to the base wall;
the base plate being substantially parallel to the load plate;
a spring arrangement disposed intermediate the load plate and the base plate, the spring arrangement engaging the load plate and the base plate to bias the load plate and the base plate in a separated relationship;
at least one semi-active damper operatively connected to the load plate and the base plate for providing a selectively variable reaction force to the load plate and the base plate responsive to a relative displacement of the load plate with respect to the base plate; and
an adaptive damper controller operatively connected to the at least one semi-active damper for controlling the reaction force applied to the load plate and the base plate, the damper controller including an optimum damper force determination module programmed for calculating an optimum reaction force FOpt using the equation
FOpt=G1XRel+G2 VRel
where XRel is the relative displacement between the load plate and the base plate, VRel is the velocity of the load plate relative to base plate, G1 is a first gain value and G2 is a second gain value, the optimum damper force determining module being further programmed for calculating the first and second gain values based on an optimizable cost function.
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Abstract
A shock and vibration isolation system for mounting equipment to a base wall uses a semi-active damper in parallel with a spring arrangement to provide optimum isolation with respect to both shock and vibration. The system comprises a load plate configured for attachment of the equipment thereto and a base plate configured for attachment to the base wall. The base plate is substantially parallel to the load plate with a spring arrangement disposed intermediate the load plate and the base plate. The spring arrangement engages the load plate and the base plate to bias the load plate and the base plate in a separated relationship. The system also comprises a damping arrangement disposed intermediate the load plate and the base plate. The damping arrangement is adapted for providing a selectively variable reaction force to the load plate and the base plate responsive to a relative displacement of the load plate with respect to the base plate.
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47 Claims
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1. A shock and vibration isolation system for mounting equipment to a base wall, the system comprising:
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a load plate configured for attachment of the equipment thereto;
a base plate configured for attachment to the base wall;
the base plate being substantially parallel to the load plate;
a spring arrangement disposed intermediate the load plate and the base plate, the spring arrangement engaging the load plate and the base plate to bias the load plate and the base plate in a separated relationship;
at least one semi-active damper operatively connected to the load plate and the base plate for providing a selectively variable reaction force to the load plate and the base plate responsive to a relative displacement of the load plate with respect to the base plate; and
an adaptive damper controller operatively connected to the at least one semi-active damper for controlling the reaction force applied to the load plate and the base plate, the damper controller including an optimum damper force determination module programmed for calculating an optimum reaction force FOpt using the equation
FOpt=G1XRel+G2 VRel
where XRel is the relative displacement between the load plate and the base plate, VRel is the velocity of the load plate relative to base plate, G1 is a first gain value and G2 is a second gain value, the optimum damper force determining module being further programmed for calculating the first and second gain values based on an optimizable cost function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A shock and vibration isolation system for mounting equipment to a base wall, the system comprising:
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a load plate configured for attachment of the equipment thereto;
a base plate configured for attachment to the base wall;
the base plate being substantially parallel to the load plate;
a spring arrangement disposed intermediate the load plate and the base plate, the spring arrangement engaging the load plate and the base plate to bias the load plate and the base plate in a separated relationship;
damping means for providing a selectively variable reaction force to the load plate and the base plate responsive to a relative displacement of the load plate with respect to the base plate, the damping means being disposed intermediate the load plate and the base plate; and
adaptive controller means for controlling the reaction force applied to the load plate and the base plate, the controller means being operatively connected to the damping means and including means for calculating an optimum reaction force FOpt using the equation
FOpt=G1XRel+G2VRel
where XRel is the relative displacement between the load plate and the base plate, VRel is the velocity of the load plate relative to base plate, G1 is a first gain value and G2 is a second gain value, the means for calculating an optimum reaction force being adapted for calculating the first and second gain values based on an optimizable cost function. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A shock and vibration isolation system for mounting equipment to a base wall, the system comprising:
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a load plate configured for attachment of the equipment thereto;
a base plate configured for attachment to the base wall;
the base plate being substantially parallel to the load plate;
a spring arrangement disposed intermediate the load plate and the base plate, the spring arrangement engaging the load plate and the base plate to bias the load plate and the base plate in a separated relationship;
at least one magnetorheological fluid damper disposed intermediate the load plate and the base plate, the a magnetorheological fluid damper being adapted for providing a selectively variable reaction force to the load plate and the base plate responsive to a relative displacement of the load plate with respect to the base plate; and
an adaptive damper controller operatively connected to the at least one magnetorheological fluid damper for controlling the reaction force applied to the load plate and the base plate, the damper controller including an optimum damper force determination module programmed for calculating an optimum reaction force FOpt using the equation
FOpt=G1XRel+G2VRel
where XRel is the relative displacement between the load plate and the base plate, VRel is the velocity of the load plate relative to base plate, G1 is a first gain value and G2 is a second gain value, the optimum damper force determination module being further programmed for calculating the first and second values based on an optimizable cost function. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A shock and vibration isolation system for mounting equipment to a base wall, the system comprising:
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a load plate configured for attachment of the equipment thereto;
a base plate configured for attachment to the base wall;
the base plate being substantially parallel to the load plate;
a spring arrangement disposed intermediate the load plate and the base plate, the spring arrangement engaging the load plate and the base plate to bias the load plate and the base plate in a separated relationship;
at least one semi-active damper operatively connected to the base plate and the load plate for providing a selectively variable reaction force to the load plate and the base plate responsive to a relative displacement of the load plate with respect to the base plate;
a rechargeable power supply operatively connected to the at least one semi-active damper for selectively powering the at least one semi-active damper;
a recharging arrangement in electrical communication with the rechargeable power supply, the recharging arrangement being mounted to one of the base plate and the load plate and being configured for converting vibratory motion to electrical energy for storage in the rechargeable power supply; and
an adaptive damper controller operatively connected to the at least one semi-active damper for controlling the reaction force applied to the load plate and the base plate, the damper controller comprising an optimum damper force determination module configured for determining from real time data the relative displacement of the load plate and a relative velocity of the load plate with respect to the base plate, for calculating first and second gain values and for calculating an optimum reaction force from the relative displacement, the relative velocity and the first and second gain values. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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