A hybrid-type active vibration isolation system using neural networks

Abstract

Vibration isolation of mechanical systems is achieved through either passive or active vibration control systems. Although a passive vibration isolation system offers simple and reliable means to protect mechanical systems from a vibration environment, it has inherent performance limitations, that is, its controllable frequency range is limited and the shape of its transmissibility does not change. Recently, in some applications, such as active suspensions or precise vibration systems, active vibration isolation systems have been employed to overcome the limitations of the passive systems. In this paper, a hybrid-type active vibration isolation system that uses electromagnetic and pneumatic force is developed, and a new control algorithm adopting neural networks is proposed. The characteristics of the hybrid system proposed in the paper were investigated via computer simulation and experiments. It was shown that the transmissibility of the vibration isolation system could be kept below 0.63 over the entire frequency range, including the resonance frequency. (C) 1996 Academic Press Limited