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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2013
Lord Corporation, Cary, NC (US);
Doug A. Swanson, Cary, NC (US);
David W. Edeal, Apex, NC (US);
Douglas G. Pedersen, Apex, NC (US);
David Clark, Apex, NC (US);
Doug A. Swanson, Cary, NC (US);
David W. Edeal, Apex, NC (US);
Douglas G. Pedersen, Apex, NC (US);
David Clark, Apex, NC (US);
LORD Corporation, Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
Active vibration control systems () and methods are provided herein. Systems () are expandable and include a plurality of vibration control devices () and at least a first controller () digitally linked with a second controller () via an interface (). The first and the second controllers exchange information for generation of a force control command (FCC) either the first or second controller. The FCC is then executed at a first vibration control device () of the plurality of vibration control devices (FG) for providing active vibration control within a vehicle. A method of providing vibration control in a vehicle includes providing a plurality of active vibration control devices () and providing at least a first controller () digitally linked with a second controller (). The method further includes generating a FCC using information exchanged between the first and the second controllers. The method further includes sending the FCC to a first vibration control device () of the plurality of devices (FG).