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Frictional phenomena within a quasi zero stiffness vibration device

Alexander Shaw Orcid Logo, G. Gatti Orcid Logo, P.J.P. Gonçalves Orcid Logo, B. Tang Orcid Logo, M.J. Brennan

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Volume: 211, Start page: 111113

Swansea University Author: Alexander Shaw Orcid Logo

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Abstract

Quasi Zero Stiffness (QZS) devices have received widespread interest due to their potential applications in vibration isolation and as nonlinear energy sinks. However, as the stiffness is driven towards zero, the response becomes dominated by the effects of damping and friction. This places a strong...

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Published in: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
ISSN: 0888-3270
Published: Elsevier BV 2024
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65411
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Abstract: Quasi Zero Stiffness (QZS) devices have received widespread interest due to their potential applications in vibration isolation and as nonlinear energy sinks. However, as the stiffness is driven towards zero, the response becomes dominated by the effects of damping and friction. This places a strong emphasis on accurate modelling of these effects if realistic results are to be achieved. This work analyses and experimentally demonstrates the complex responses that can occur in a frictional QZS device, including isolated response regions and non-sinusoidal responses. This is done using a simple device recently developed by the authors that allows accurate adjustment of the nonlinear force–displacement curve. Furthermore, high frequency disturbances on the frictional system are shown to introduce a damping effect on the low frequency behaviour, and an equivalent linear damping coefficient is derived.
Item Description: Data availability:Data used in this work may be found at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10340200.
Keywords: Quasi Zero Stiffness; Isolation; Friction; Isola; Nonlinear vibration
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Funders: This work was supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom under the Distinguished Visiting Fellowships - Round 6, and also by EPSRC, United Kingdom grant EP/R006768/1 ‘Digital twins for improved dynamic design’. Data used in this work may be found at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10340200.
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