Active vibration damping system having controller for generating pulse signal for oscillation of oscillating plate partially defining fluid chambers

Abstract

An active vibration damping system for damping vibration of a subject member, comprising: a fluid-filled vibration damping device having an elastic body partially defining a primary fluid chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid whose pressure is variable with the elastic deformation of the elastic body, an oscillating plate partially defining an auxiliary fluid chamber filled with the non-compressible fluid whose pressure is variable with the oscillation of the oscillating plate, and a drive means for generating a driving force for oscillating the oscillating plate; and a control device applying an electric drive pulse signal to the drive means and having a pulse signal generator for generating a control pulse signal whose frequency corresponds to that of the subject member's vibration, a phase modulator for modulating a phase of the control pulse signal depending upon a condition of the subject member's vibration, and a driving force regulator for adjusting a waveform of the control pulse signal to obtain the electric drive pulse signal, so that the driving force generated by the drive means corresponds to an amplitude of the subject member's vibration. The drive means generates the driving force whose magnitude corresponds to an amplitude of the electric drive pulse signal.