Dynamic damper control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10544848-B2
Application number	US-201715846323-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2017
Priority date	Dec 22, 2016
Publication date	Jan 28, 2020
Grant date	Jan 28, 2020

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dynamic damper control device. A control unit includes a first acceleration sensor configured to obtain a first acceleration of a mass member, a second acceleration sensor configured to obtain a second acceleration of a vibration control target member, and a target amplitude amplification ratio calculating unit configured to calculate a target amplitude amplification ratio of the mass member and the vibration control target member based on the first acceleration and the second acceleration, and is configured to change a magnetic force produced from an electromagnet based on the target amplitude amplification ratio.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A dynamic damper control device comprising:
a vibration control target member configured to vibrate according to a vibration source;
an attachment member coupled to the vibration control target member;
a magnetorheological elastomer configured to elastically couple the attachment member and a mass member;
an electromagnet configured to produce a magnetic force applied to the magnetorheological elastomer; and
an elastic characteristics control unit configured to control power supply to the electromagnet and control elastic characteristics of the magnetorheological elastomer,
wherein the elastic characteristics control unit includes
a first acceleration obtaining unit configured to obtain a first acceleration of the mass member,
a second acceleration obtaining unit configured to obtain a second acceleration of the vibration control target member, and
a target amplitude amplification ratio calculating unit configured to calculate a target amplitude amplification ratio of the mass member and the control vibration control target member based on the first acceleration and the second acceleration, and
the elastic characteristics control unit is configured to change the magnetic force produced by the electromagnet based on the target amplitude amplification ratio.

2. The dynamic damper control device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the elastic characteristics control unit further includes a target frequency determining unit configured to determine a target frequency based on a vibration state of the vibration source, and
the target amplitude amplification ratio calculating unit is configured to calculate the target amplitude amplification ratio at the target frequency.

3. The dynamic damper control device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the elastic characteristics control unit further includes
a reference frequency determining unit configured to determine a first reference frequency and a second reference frequency based on the target frequency, and
a reference amplitude amplification ratio calculating unit configured to calculate a first reference amplitude amplification ratio and a second reference amplitude amplification ratio at the first reference frequency and the second reference frequency based on the first acceleration and the second acceleration, and
the elastic characteristics control unit is configured to change the magnetic force produced by the electromagnet based on the first reference amplitude amplification ratio and the second reference amplitude amplification ratio.

4. The dynamic damper control device according to claim 3 , wherein:
the reference amplitude amplification ratio calculating unit is configured to set the first reference frequency lower than the target frequency and set the second reference frequency higher than the target frequency; and
the elastic characteristics control unit is configured to
decrease the magnetic force produced by the electromagnet when the first reference amplitude amplification ratio is smaller than the target amplitude amplification ratio and the second reference amplitude amplification ratio is larger than the target amplitude amplification ratio, and
increase the magnetic force produced by the electromagnet when the first reference amplitude amplification ratio is larger than the target amplitude amplification ratio and the second reference amplitude amplification ratio is smaller than the target amplitude amplification ratio.

5. The dynamic damper control device according to claim 4 , wherein the elastic characteristics control unit is configured to increase the magnetic force produced by the electromagnet when the first reference amplitude amplification ratio is smaller than a predetermined reference amplitude amplification ratio.

6. The dynamic damper control device according to claim 5 , wherein:
the reference amplitude amplification ratio calculating unit is configured to
increase the magnetic force produced by the electromagnet by a first magnetic force increase amount when the first reference amplitude amplification ratio is larger than the target amplitude amplification ratio and the second reference amplitude amplification ratio is smaller than the target amplitude amplification ratio, and
increase the magnetic force produced by the electromagnet by a second magnetic force increase amount when the first reference amplitude amplification ratio is smaller than the predetermined reference amplitude amplification ratio; and
the second magnetic force increase amount is equal to the first magnetic force increase amount or more.

7. The dynamic damper control device according to claim 6 , wherein the elastic characteristics control unit is configured to maintain the magnetic force produced by the electromagnet when the first reference amplitude amplification ratio and the second reference amplitude amplification ratio are smaller than the target amplitude amplification ratio or when the first reference amplitude amplification ratio and the second reference amplitude amplification ratio are larger than the target amplitude amplification ratio.

8. A dynamic damper control device comprising:
a vibration control target member configured to vibrate according to a vibration source;
an attachment member coupled to the vibration control target member;
a magnetorheological elastomer configured to elastically couple the attachment member and a mass member;
an electromagnet configured to produce a magnetic force applied to the magnetorheological elastomer; and
an elastic characteristics control unit configured to control power supply to the electromagnet and control elastic characteristics of the magnetorheological elastomer,
wherein the elastic characteristics control unit includes
a first acceleration obtaining unit configured to obtain a first acceleration of the mass member,
a second acceleration obtaining unit configured to obtain a second acceleration of the vibration control target member, and
a target frequency determining unit configured to determine a target frequency based on a vibration state of the vibration source,
a reference frequency determining unit configured to determine a first reference frequency and a second reference frequency based on the target frequency, and
a reference amplitude amplification ratio calculating unit configured to calculate a first reference amplitude amplification ratio and a second reference amplitude amplification ratio at the first reference frequency and the second reference frequency based on the first acceleration and the second acceleration,
the elastic characteristics control unit is configured to change the magnetic force produced by the electromagnet based on the first reference amplitude amplification ratio and the second reference amplitude amplification ratio.

9. The dynamic damper control device according to claim 8 , wherein:
the reference amplitude amplification ratio calculating unit is configured to set the first reference frequency lower than the target frequency and set the second reference frequency higher than the target frequency; and
the elastic characteristics control unit is configured to
decrease the magnetic force produced by the electromagnet when the first reference amplitude amplification ratio is smaller than the second reference amplitude amplification ratio, and
increase the magnetic force produced from the electromagnet when the first reference amplitude amplification ratio is larger than the second reference amplitude amplification ratio.

10. The dynamic damper control device according to claim 9 , wherein the elastic characteristics control unit is configured to increase the magnetic force produced by the electromagnet when t

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Inoue Toshio

Classifications

• F16F7/1011 Primary

  by electromagnetic means · CPC title

• F16F1/361

  comprising magneto-rheological elastomers [MR], (magneto-rheological fluid dampers F16F9/535) · CPC title

• F16F2230/18

  Control arrangements · CPC title

• F16F2228/066

  Variable stiffness · CPC title

• F16F2224/025

  Elastomers · CPC title