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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2005
Dryver R. Huston, S. Burlington, VT (US);
Brian Esser, Colchester, VT (US);
James O. Plumpton, Burlington, VT (US);
Dryver R. Huston, S. Burlington, VT (US);
Brian Esser, Colchester, VT (US);
James O. Plumpton, Burlington, VT (US);
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Burlington, VT (US);
Abstract
A system () for damping vibrations of a vibratory structure (). The damping system includes an active damper (), a vibration sensor (A'-C′), and a controller () for controlling the active damper in a manner that damps vibration of the vibratory structure. In some embodiments, the active damper comprises an active mass (A′-C′,A″-C″) and an actuator () for controlling the movement of the active mass. In other embodiments, the active damper comprises a flexural damper ().