This paper discusses a methodology of semi-active structural control using a variable friction damper. The presented algorithm is quite simple and straightforward, in which only the slip level of the friction damper is controlled in response to the interstory response velocity of the damperinstalled story so as to maintain the target constant ductility factor. In conducting control there is adv...

The present study focusses on the damping force control of shear mode magnetorheological (MR) damper for seismic mitigations. Therefore, the semi-active MR damper which can control the vibration is analyzed both experimentally and numerically. Carbonyl iron is used as the magnetic particle and Castrol Magnetec oil as carrier fluid throughout the study. MR damper is designed and fabricated, and ...

Long stroke and nanometer precision positioning technology based on dual stage has important applications in the fields of ultra precision machinery and equipment, which consists of a coarse stage for long stroke and a fine one for high precision. In order to further suppress the positioning noise of dual stage, we design an abdominal and passive damper for the fine stage. However, it becomes a...

In this paper, an in-wheel vibration absorber for In-wheel-motor electric vehicle (IWM EV) is designed, and a comprehensive control strategy of in-wheel absorber and vehicle suspension is proposed to improve vehicle ride comfort. The proposed in-wheel vibration absorber, designed for suppressing the motor vibration, is composed of a spring and a controllable damper. The values of in-wheel sprin...

A method of active vibration control using regenerated vibration energy, i.e., the self-powered active vibration control is proposed. In this system, vibration energy is regenerated with an electric generator ,which is called energy regenerative damper, and is stored in a condenser. An actuator attains active vibration control using the energy stored in the condenser. A variable resistance is u...

In the field of Automation, Fuzzy Control Fuzzy control has significant merits which are utilized in intelligent controllers, especially for vibration control systems. This paper is concerned with the application aspects of the developed MR damper for landing gear system, to attenuate the sustained vibrations during the landing phase. Also a comparative study is made on the responses obtained f...

A method for training patterns validation for modelling MR damper is proposed. The method was validated with two models based on black-box and semi-phenomenological approaches. An input pattern that allows a better identification of the MR damper model was found. Including a frequency modulated displacement and increased clock period in the training pattern, the MR damper model fitting is impro...

This paper introduces an open-source software package SCILAB, an alternative of MATLAB, which can be used for robust control design and analysis of a typical mass-spring-damper (MSD) system. Using the previously published ideas, this popular mechanical system is considered to provide another example of usefulness of SCILAB for advanced control design. Keywords—Robust Control, SCILAB, Mass-Sprin...

Myxococcus xanthus are Gram-negative bacteria that glide on solid surfaces, periodically reversing their direction of movement. When starved, M. xanthus cells organize their movements into waves of cell density that sweep over the colony surface. These waves are unique: Although they appear to interpenetrate, they actually reflect off one another when they collide, so that each wave crest oscil...

One of the most important structures in the ports is the wharf. The most common one is the pile-supported wharf. This type of wharf is consisted of a number of piles and one deck which placed on the piles. In addition to the conventional loads that this structure should withstand, in seismic areas, pile-supported wharfs should have the necessary capacity and strength against seismic excitations...