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A novel multi-directional vibration isolation system with high-static–low-dynamic stiffness

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The crucial issue of controlling multi-directional, low-frequency vibrations in many vibration isolation applications has been facilitated by the development of multi-directional high-static–low-dynamic stiffness (HSLDS) structures. However, these structures are presently created by adopting parallel multiple substructures that make the HSLDS structures complex and large, and this limits the application range of these structures. The present work addresses this issue by proposing a new multi-directional HSLDS vibration isolation model that employs a single vertical air spring and two lateral air springs as isolator components in conjunction with rigid connectors and universal joints. The proposed model is structure-simple and relatively compact. The air springs and universal joints enable the isolated load to be flexibly supported from the foundation in all directions. The results of static analysis with consideration for the influence of structural parameters and the degree of nonlinearity demonstrate that the proposed system can realize linear response characteristics with suitable parameter settings, which greatly facilitates the use of this structure in engineering applications. The multi-directional dynamic behavior of the proposed system is analyzed, and the force transmissibility is compared with that of an equivalent linear system (ELS). Finally, static and dynamic experiments are performed for the HSLDS system and the ELS. The results demonstrate that the HSLDS system design reduces the initial vibration isolation frequency and improves the vibration isolation performance relative to that of the ELS. The number of isolators in the system can be selected according to the needs of individual vibration isolation applications. Therefore, the model can be applied for designing a wide range of HSLDS systems, even large-scale HSLDS mounting systems, such as HSLDS floating raft vibration isolation systems for vessels.

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This research was funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China, Grant Number HJ2019C020499.

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  1. Institute of Noise and Vibration, Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan, 430033, People’s Republic of China

    Chang-geng Shuai, Bu-yun Li & Jian-guo Ma

  2. National Key Laboratory on Ship Vibration and Noise, Wuhan, 430033, People’s Republic of China

    Chang-geng Shuai, Bu-yun Li & Jian-guo Ma

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JM contributed to conceptualization; CS contributed to methodology; CS contributed to software; BL contributed to validation; CS and BL contributed to formal analysis; CS and BL contributed to investigation; JM contributed to resources; BL contributed to data curation; C.S. contributed to writing—original draft; BL contributed to writing—review and editing; CS and BL contributed to visualization; JM contributed to supervision; JM contributed to project administration; JM contributed to funding acquisition. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Shuai, Cg., Li, By. & Ma, Jg. A novel multi-directional vibration isolation system with high-static–low-dynamic stiffness. Acta Mech 233, 5199–5214 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-022-03387-0

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