Semi-active engine mount design using auxiliary magneto-rheological fluid compliance chamber

Engine mounts are used in the automotive industry to isolate engine and chassis by reducing the noise and vibration imposed from one to the other. This paper describes modelling, simulation and design of a semi-active engine mount that is designed specifically to address the complicated vibration pattern of variable displacement engines (VDE). The ideal isolation for VDE requires the stiffness to be switchable upon cylinder activation/deactivation operating modes. In order to have a modular design, the same hydraulic engine mount components are maintained and a novel auxiliary magneto-rheological (MR) fluid chamber is developed and retrofitted inside the pumping chamber. The new compliance chamber is a controllable pressure regulator, which can effectively alter the dynamic performance of the mount. Switching between different modes happens by turning the electrical current to the MR chamber magnetic coil on and off. A model has been developed for the passive hydraulic mount and then it is extended to include the MR auxiliary chamber as well. A proof-of-concept prototype of the design has been fabricated which validates the mathematical model. The results demonstrate unique capability of the developed semi-active mount to be used for VDE application.     

半主动控制惯性通道式液力悬置开发

介绍了一种惯性通道半主动控制式液力悬置的设计开发。该液力悬置不改变橡胶主簧刚度和液体黏度,随发动机转速变化,由步进电机控制旋转阀的旋转角度,改变惯性通道的工作段(各段具有不同的长度),从而改变液力悬置的动态特性,使发动机—悬置系统的振动传递率最小。装车试验表明,所设计悬置具有较好的宽频带减振隔振性能。     

发动机振动隔离控制技术研究进展

介绍了发动机橡胶悬置、液压悬置、半主动悬置和主动悬置的工作原理,由于被动悬置不能满足运载器减振降噪的要求,半主动悬置和主动悬置已经成为发动机减振降噪发展方向;分析了悬置系统的动力学模型,包括悬置的动力学模型和控制系统的动力学模型;介绍了发动机振动隔离控制中几种主要的控制方法,包括模糊控制、神经网络控制、自适应控制和最优控制等。最后提出了发动机振动隔离控制目前存在的主要问题和发展动向。     

Computational model of conventional engine mounts for commercial vehicles: validation and application

In this paper, a computational model of conventional engine mounts for commercial vehicles comprising elastic, viscous and friction functional components, which expresses the nonlinear behaviour of the dynamic stiffness and damping of mounts as functions of both frequency and amplitude of excitation, is developed. Optimisation approach is implemented to identify model parameters using measurement data. The developed model has been validated against measurement data for harmonic excitations with a frequency range of 5–100 Hz and an amplitude range of 0.025–2 mm employing three different engine mounts used in heavy trucks. The model shows good and admissible agreement with measurement data keeping the tolerance of estimation below 11%. Simulations of engine vibration dynamics are presented with both proposed model and commonly applied Kelvin–Voigt model of the mounts. The developed model can be used in complete vehicle advanced dynamic analyses and also in the design of semi-active and active engine mounting systems for commercial vehicles.     

汽车发动机悬置系统动刚度模态分析

建立了基于悬置元件怠速工况下动刚度的发动机悬置系统MATLAB力学模型.同时由LMS实验模态分析系统测得了发动机实际工况下的运行模态参数,并以模态置信度对其进行了验证.与静刚度模型相比,以悬置元件动刚度建立的模型,其动态参数与运行模态参数更为接近,表明动刚度模型能更好地模拟悬置系统实际工况下的动态特性.     

Engine mount optimisation for vibration isolation in motorcycles

This paper presents a comprehensive model to capture the in-plane dynamics of a motorcycle system to evaluate the quality of its vibration isolation, and the design of an engine mount system. The model consists of two main structural components, the frame and the swing-arm, as well as the power-train assembly, engine mounts connecting the power-train to the frame, and the front-end assembly. The model accounts for frame and swing-arm flexibility using reduced order finite-element models. The power-train assembly is modelled as a rigid body connected to the frame through the engine mounts and to the swing-arm through a shaft assembly. The engine mounts are modelled as tri-axial spring-damper systems, and the front-end assembly is modelled as a lumped mass. The complete vehicle model is used to solve the engine mount optimisation problem, so as to minimise the total force transmitted to the frame while meeting packaging and other constraints. The mount system parameters – stiffness, position and orientation vectors – are used as design variables for the optimisation problem. The imposed loads include forces and moments due to engine imbalance as well as loads transmitted due to high amplitude, low frequency bump loads, through the tyre patch. Since packaging constraints play a significant role in a motorcycle layout, it is, therefore, important to determine the displacement envelope of the power-train under extreme loading conditions to ensure clearance with other components around the power-train. A motorcycle mount system should ideally be able to isolate the frame under steady-state loading conditions and at the same time limit the maximum excursion of the power-train under transient loading conditions.     

基于形状记忆合金的半主动隔振研究

针对被动隔振器对低频段的隔振能力差,主动隔振器结构过于复杂等问题,设计了一种基于形状记忆合金(SMA)的半主动隔振器,带有SMA丝的悬臂梁充当弹性元件,根据SMA的弹性模量随温度改变而变化的特性,通过适时的改变通入悬臂梁的电流,从而调节系统的固有频率使其随外部激振力频率的变化而改变。本文对变刚度隔振器的原理及基于SMA的隔振器的模型进行了分析,通过仿真得到了较宽的隔振频带并避开共振峰的响应曲线。     

汽车动力总成液力悬置——一种新型隔振元件的结构发展

动力总成液力悬置是国外70年代末在汽车上开始应用的新型隔振元件，是国际汽车隔振技术的重大突破，由于它具有优良的动特性，可明显降低汽车振动和车内噪声，因而它取代传统的橡胶悬置是未来发展的必然,本文回顾了液力悬置的发展历史，对其进行了分类，阐述了各种典型的液力悬置的结构工作原理和性能特点及其发展趋势。     

Impact technique for measuring global dynamic stiffness of engine mounts

Engine mounts are used for engine vibration isolation. The dynamic performance of the mount depends on the orientation. Measurements of the dynamic properties of engine mounts are usually performed in the axial direction because of the problem related to actuator loading direction and set up costs. Impact technique is developed here to measure the dynamic driving point stiffness and driving point shear stiffness of engine mount in a single setup. The compressive and shear frequency-dependent stiffnesses are obtained in the vertical orientation. A transformation matrix is used to calculate the frequency-dependent stiffnesses and loss factors in other orientations. Three different designs of engine mounts are used to verify the accuracy of the transformation model. The correlation coefficient between calculation and measurement results show R²≥ 0.995 along the X- and Y-axes. For the Z-axis, mounts B and C showed R²≥ 0.95 and mount A 0.687 ≤ R²≤ 0.791.     

发动机振动传递系统建模及刚度参数影响分析

推导了某类轿车发动机悬置振动系统模型，分析了发动机对车身振动噪声的传递特性，说明该类轿车前梁和副车架是引起噪声放大的主要环节。根据移频减振降噪原理，借助实验优化设计，分析了振动传递系统的六个刚度对抑制振动噪声传递的主次关系。分析说明：降低发动机对轿车的振动噪声最有效的刚度修改措施是调整车前梁与车身联接点的刚度，比直接修改发动机三个悬置点刚度更有效。     

汽车发动机主动悬置模糊PID控制策略研究

应用模糊控制算法对发动机悬置主动控制系统进行了研究,为主动悬置系统设计了一种混合型模糊PID控制器。系统隔振性能仿真结果表明,采用模糊PID控制的主动悬置可以有效降低发动机振动向车身的传递。     

基于流固耦合有限元法的汽车发动机液力悬置动力学分析

介绍了车载发动机液力悬置流固耦合的有限元分析法,模拟了液力悬置的动态响应。通过瞬态时域响应的模拟结果,计算了液力悬置的动态性能。在计算过程中使用ALE方法进行坐标变换,有效解决了流体力学和结构动力学在坐标系上的不一致问题。计算过程无须估算或测试液力悬置的流体阻尼,无须测量橡胶主簧的体积刚度,可以得到液力悬置在时域内的动态响应,仿真结果与试验测试结果吻合较好。     

汽车发动机主动隔振系统自适应控制

对压电作动器与液阻悬置组成的主动控制悬置进行了研究，采用前馈自适应控制对汽车发动机主动隔振系统进行了仿真。结果表明，相对于目前轿车上普遍采用的液阻悬置，主动控制悬置可以大大降低发动机在高速运转时向车身的振动传递，减小车内噪声，提高乘坐舒适性。     

发动机液压悬置低频模型参数识别方法的研究

根据悬置低频振动模型,提出了基于DE算法的发动机液压悬置模型识别方法,由简单的低频正弦激振试验直接估计模型的关键参数值,完成模型的参数识别。基于上述理论和试验相结合的模型识别方法可以代替组件试验,识别结果可直接用于复杂结构悬置元件的动特性预测和整车NVH性能研究。     

发动机主动悬置3种控制方法的比较

应用LMS自适应前馈控制、LQR控制和模糊PID控制3种方法对发动机电磁式主动悬置进行研究.在MATLAB/Simulink环境下建立了主动悬置控制系统模型,并以车身垂向加速度为性能指标进行了仿真分析,对比了采用上述3种控制方法时主动悬置的隔振能力、鲁棒性和稳定性.仿真结果表明,在主动悬置的控制上模糊PID控制方法优于其他两种控制方法.     

汽车发动机液阻悬置动特性仿真与实验分析

本文总结了发动机悬置系统的隔振要求和常用的悬置元件动特性评价参数，指出了悬置元件为满足高、低频隔振要求而产生的设计上的矛盾和困难。通过激振实验方法测试了液阻悬置元件及其橡胶主簧的动刚度和阻尼特性。对一种轿车动力总成液阻悬置建立了集总参数的力学和数学模型，进行了动特性仿真，并与实验测试结果进行了对比分析，表明该模型对液阻悬置的低频动特性分析很有效，在高频段也可以预测液阻悬置开始发生动态硬化的频率，对于液阻悬置产品的设计和改进具有指导意义。     

Design of ANFIS networks using hybrid genetic and SVD methods for modeling and prediction of rubber engine mount stiffness

Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) are deployed for optimal design of both the Gaussian membership functions of antecedents and the vector of linear coefficients of consequents, respectively, of ANFIS networks. These networks are used for stiffness modelling and prediction of rubber engine mounts. The aim of such modelling is to show how the stiffness of an engine mount changes with variations in geometric parameters. It is demonstrated that SVD can be optimally used to find the vector of linear coefficients of conclusion parts using ANFIS (Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems) models. In addition, the Gaussian membership functions in premise parts can be determined using a GA. In this study, the stiffness training data of 36 different bush type engine mounts were obtained using the finite element analysis (FEA).     

汽车动力总成液阻型橡胶隔振器的研究发展

本文对被动式液阻型橡胶悬置及动力总成－液阻悬置系统的设计分析方法和研究成果进行了较系统的述评和总结。首先介绍了汽车动力总成液阻悬置的应用概况，总结，阐述了汽车动力总成悬置系统所要求的理想隔振特性，然后综述了节流孔型，惯性通道型，惯性通道－固定解耦膜型，惯性通道－活动解耦膜型等典型被动式液阻悬置元件的结构原理，集中参数模型，动态特性及其参数设计分析结果，同时综述了动力总成－液阻悬置系统隔振生能研究概况及设计分析方法，其中着重介绍了德国Freudenberg公司，美国Ohio州立大学，日本Nissan公司等主要研究者的研究工作及结果。     

液压悬置动特性实验分析及模型修正方法研究

在综合分析现有悬置非线性数学模型的基础上,重点分析了惯性通道弯管损失系数对悬置动态性能的影响,建立了包含惯性通道弯管损失系数的更精确的数学模型,并探讨了悬置及橡胶主簧动态、静态特性的试验测试方法,建立了相应的测试平台,对相同工况下液压悬置和橡胶主簧动、静态特性进行了测试及对比分析。将橡胶主簧的实验数据应用于所建的模型中,仿真结果和实验分析表明本模型具有更高的精度。     

Application of Sensitivity Analysis to the Development of High Performance Adaptive Hydraulic Engine Mounts

Summary In this paper, the sensitivity analysis is applied to the development of high performance adaptive hydraulic mounts. The analysis allows us to select the most effective design parameters for tuning an adaptive mount to different road and engine conditions. It is shown that in the low frequency road excitation, the upper chamber compliance and inertia of the fluid column in the inertia track are the most influential properties in changing the dynamic stiffness of the hydraulic mount. These properties for the high frequency engine excitations are the upper compliance and the inertia of the fluid column of the decoupler. For tuning the adaptive mount to different road and engine excitation, a global optimization technique is used to find the magnitude of the adjusting parameters to minimize objective functions in low and high frequency excitations. The results indicate significant improvement over conventional hydraulic mounts. It is further shown that when the upper compliance is used as the adjusting parameter, a simple on-off control which is triggered by the engine revolution and vehicle speed is sufficient for tuning the adaptive mount.