Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition) ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (7): 1027-1044.doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-022-2871-6

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Modeling, analysis, and simulation of X-shape quasi-zero-stiffness-roller vibration isolators

Xiaoye MAO1, Mengmeng YIN1, Hu DING1, Xiaofeng GENG1, Yongjun SHEN2, Liqun CHEN1   

  1. 1. Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering, School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and System Safety of Traffic Engineering Structures, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang 050043, China
  • Received:2021-12-26 Revised:2022-03-11 Online:2022-07-01 Published:2022-06-30
  • Contact: Hu DING, E-mail: dinghu3@shu.edu.cn; Yongjun SHEN, E-mail: shenyongjun@126.com
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 12002195), the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (No. 12025204), the Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission of China (No. 2019-01-07-00-09-E00018), and the Pujiang Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission of China (No. 20PJ1404000)

Abstract: Existing quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) isolators are reviewed. In terms of their advantages, a novel X-shape QZS isolator combined with the cam-roller-spring mechanism (CRSM) is proposed. Different from the existing X-shape isolators, oblique springs are used to enhance the negative stiffness of the system. Meanwhile, the CRSM is used to eliminate the gravity of the loading mass, while the X-shape structure leaves its static position. The existing QZS isolators are demonstrated and classified according to their nonlinearity mechanisms and classical shapes. It is shown that the oblique spring can realize negative stiffness based on the simplest mechanism. The X-shape has a strong capacity of loading mass, while the CRSM can achieve a designed restoring force at any position. The proposed isolator combines all these advantages together. Based on the harmonic balance method (HBM) and the simulation, the displacement transmissibilities of the proposed isolator, the X-shape isolators just with oblique springs, and the X-shape isolators in the traditional form are studied. The results show that the proposed isolator has the lowest beginning isolation frequency and the smallest maximum displacement transmissibility. However, it still has some disadvantages similar to the existing QZS isolators. This means that its parameters should be designed carefully so as to avoid becoming a bistable system, in which there are two potential wells in the potential energy curve and thus the isolation performance will be worsened.

Key words: quasi-zero stiffness (QZS), cam-roller, X-shape isolator, nonlinear isolation

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