This study addresses the nondimensional analysis of drop-induced shock mitigated using magnetorheological energy absorbers (MREAs) incorporating a time lag. This time lag arises from two sources: (1) the time required to generate magnetic field in the electromagnet once current has been applied and (2) the time required for the particles in the magnetorheological fluid to form chains. To this end, the governing equations of motion for a single degree-of-freedom (SDOF) system using an MREA with a time lag were derived. Based on these equations, nondimensional stroke, velocity, and acceleration of the payload were derived, where the MREA with a time lag was used to control payload deceleration after the impact. It is established that there exists an optimal Bingham number that allows the payload mass to achieve a soft landing, that is, the payload comes to rest after utilizing the available stroke of the MREA. Finally, the shock mitigation performance when using this optimal Bingham number control strategy is analyzed, and the effects of time lag are quantified.
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February 2015
Research-Article
Drop-Induced Shock Mitigation Using Adaptive Magnetorheological Energy Absorbers Incorporating a Time Lag
Young-Tai Choi,
Young-Tai Choi
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: nicechoi@umd.edu
University of Maryland
,College Park, MD 20742
e-mail: nicechoi@umd.edu
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Norman M. Wereley
Norman M. Wereley
1
Fellow ASME
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: wereley@umd.edu
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
University of Maryland
,College Park, MD 20742
e-mail: wereley@umd.edu
1Corresponding author.
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Young-Tai Choi
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: nicechoi@umd.edu
University of Maryland
,College Park, MD 20742
e-mail: nicechoi@umd.edu
Norman M. Wereley
Fellow ASME
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: wereley@umd.edu
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
University of Maryland
,College Park, MD 20742
e-mail: wereley@umd.edu
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF VIBRATION AND ACOUSTICS. Manuscript received April 6, 2014; final manuscript received October 3, 2014; published online November 12, 2014. Assoc. Editor: Eugenio Dragoni.
J. Vib. Acoust. Feb 2015, 137(1): 011010 (7 pages)
Published Online: February 1, 2015
Article history
Received:
April 6, 2014
Revision Received:
October 3, 2014
Online:
November 12, 2014
Citation
Choi, Y., and Wereley, N. M. (February 1, 2015). "Drop-Induced Shock Mitigation Using Adaptive Magnetorheological Energy Absorbers Incorporating a Time Lag." ASME. J. Vib. Acoust. February 2015; 137(1): 011010. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028747
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