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Patent No.:

US 6435323 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002

Filed:

Dec. 18, 2000

Distributed aerodynamic and mechanical damping of cables with active smart control

Applicant:
Inventors:

R. Scott Phelan, Lubbock, TX (US);

Partha P. Sarkar, Ames, IA (US);

Kishor C. Mehta, Lubbock, TX (US);

Thomas B. Gardner, Lubbock, TX (US);

Zhongshan Zhao, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (US);

Attorney:

Jones, Tullar & Cooper PC

Primary Examiner:

Jack Lavinder

Assistant Examiner:

Mariano Sy

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/10 ;
Abstract

A system for the mitigation of cable stay vibrations, typically induced by wind and rain, utilizes a plurality of active damper bands positioned along the cable stay. Each damper band includes a shiftable mass and an energizing device for facilitating assisted shifting of the mass. A control assembly can actuate all or selected ones of the energizing devices in response to sensed magnitudes of cable stay vibration.

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Phelan, R.. (2002). Distributed aerodynamic and mechanical damping of cables with active smart control (U.S. Patent No. 6435323). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6435323

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