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1. Full Text Curved surface sliders with friction damping, linear viscous damping, bow tie friction damping, and semiactively controlled properties
by Weber, Felix and Distl, Johann and Meier, Leopold and Braun, Christian
Structural Control and Health Monitoring, ISSN 1545-2255, 11/2018, Volume 25, Issue 11, pp. e2257 - n/a
Summary This paper investigates the isolation performance of curved surface sliders (CSSs) with different damping mechanisms. The following passive damping... 
curved surface slider | control | bow tie friction | friction isolation pendulum | semiactive | zero dynamic stiffness | DESIGN | VARIABLE CURVATURE | ISOLATED BUILDINGS | AMPLITUDE | ISOLATORS | BRIDGE | FAULT GROUND MOTIONS | ENGINEERING, CIVIL | INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION | DAMPERS | CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY | MODELS | zero dymamic stiffness | SEISMIC ISOLATION SYSTEMS | Amplitudes | Semiactive damping | Dampers | Linear damping | Optimization | Viscous damping | Decoupling | Horizontal loads | Friction | Sliders | Stiffness | Acceleration | Nonlinear systems
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2. Rate-independent linear damping in vehicle suspension systems
by Ashkan Keivan and Brian M Phillips
Journal of Sound and Vibration, ISSN 0022-460X, 09/2018, Volume 431, p. 405
Over the past few decades, several semi-active controllers have been proposed for vehicle suspension systems. Skyhook and groundhook controllers are... 
Damping | Controllers | Vibration | Semiactive damping | Linear damping | Semiactive suspensions | Automotive parts | Dynamical systems | Displacement | Suspension systems | Model matching | Resonant frequencies | Mathematical models | Acceleration | Kalman filters | System effectiveness
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3. Full Text Damping effects of nonlinear dampers on a shallow cable
by Sun, Limin and Xu, Yuyuan and Chen, Lin
Engineering Structures, ISSN 0141-0296, 10/2019, Volume 196, p. 109305
This study investigates the damping performance of nonlinear dampers on a shallow cable for vibration control. For this purpose, a method is presented to... 
Vibration control | Parameter optimization | Shallow cable | Harmonic balance method | Nonlinear damper | Forced vibration analysis | CONTROL PERFORMANCE | ATTACHED DAMPER | DYNAMIC-ANALYSIS | ENGINEERING, CIVIL | SEMIACTIVE CONTROL | STAY-CABLE | INTERNAL ENERGY | TAUT-CABLE | VISCOUS DAMPERS | SELF-EXCITED OSCILLATIONS | Damping | Vibration | Parameters | Dampers | Forced vibration | Extensibility | Reduced order models | Bleeding | Cables | Sag | Vibration mode | Nonlinearity | Nonlinear systems | Vibration analysis
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4. Nonlinear damping based semi-active building isolation system
by Carmen Ho and Yunpeng Zhu and Zi-Qiang Lang and Stephen A Billings and Masayuki Kohiyama and Shizuka Wakayama
Journal of Sound and Vibration, ISSN 0022-460X, 06/2018, Volume 424, p. 302
Many buildings in Japan currently have a base-isolation system with a low stiffness that is designed to shift the natural frequency of the building below the... 
Systems design | Semiactive damping | Control methods | Computer simulation | Buildings | Linear damping | Ground-based observation | Earthquake dampers | Frequencies | Ground motion | Feedback control | Parameter identification | Experiments | Earthquake design | Robustness (mathematics) | Earthquakes | Resonant frequencies | Semiactive vibration isolators | Active damping | Vibration control | Stiffness | Active control
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5. Full Text Rate-independent linear damping in vehicle suspension systems
by Keivan, Ashkan and Phillips, Brian M
Journal of Sound and Vibration, ISSN 0022-460X, 09/2018, Volume 431, pp. 405 - 421
Over the past few decades, several semi-active controllers have been proposed for vehicle suspension systems. Skyhook and groundhook controllers are... 
Vehicle suspension system | Groundhook | Skyhook | Rate-independent linear damping | Semi-active control | ACOUSTICS | MECHANICS | MR DAMPERS | SEMIACTIVE CONTROL | ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL | Algorithms | Numerical analysis | Sensors | Analysis | Green technology
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6. Full Text Adaptive causal realization of rate-independent linear damping
by Keivan, Ashkan and Phillips, Brian M and Ikago, Kohju
Engineering Structures, ISSN 0141-0296, 07/2018, Volume 167, pp. 256 - 271
This paper proposes an adaptive approach to achieve an accurate causal realization of rate-independent linear damping (RILD). RILD provides direct control over... 
Inter-story isolation | Base isolation | Real-time hybrid simulation | Rate-independent linear damping | Adaptive control | Semi-active control | ISOLATION BEARINGS | STABILITY | SEISMIC ISOLATION | ENGINEERING, CIVIL | SEMIACTIVE CONTROL | SYSTEMS | EARTHQUAKE | BUILDINGS | Analysis | Models | Numerical analysis
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7. Adaptive causal realization of rate-independent linear damping
by Ashkan Keivan and Brian M Phillips and Kohju Ikago
Engineering Structures, ISSN 0141-0296, 07/2018, Volume 167, p. 256
This paper proposes an adaptive approach to achieve an accurate causal realization of rate-independent linear damping (RILD). RILD provides direct control over... 
Damping | Controllers | Adaptive structures | Earthquake engineering | Seismic activity | Earthquake dampers | Adaptive control | Mimicry | Earthquakes | Mathematical models | Seismic response | Nonlinear control | Stability | Semiactive damping | Computer simulation | Seismic engineering | Linear damping | Adaptive algorithms | Ground motion | Real time | Displacement | Viscous damping | Algorithms | Seismic isolation | Active damping
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8. Full Text Development of a real-time tunable stiffness and damping vibration isolator based on magnetorheological elastomer
by Liao, G. J and Gong, X-L and Xuan, S. H and Kang, C. J and Zong, L. H
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, ISSN 1045-389X, 1/2012, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp. 25 - 33
A tunable stiffness and damping vibration isolator based on magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) is developed. In this isolator, four MRE elements are used as... 
MRE | variable stiffness and damping | isolator | ON-OFF control | voice coil motor | SYSTEM | MR DAMPERS | MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | SEMIACTIVE CONTROL | VARIABLE STIFFNESS | Damping | Isolators | Feedback | Resonant frequencies | Vibration isolators | Elastomers | Stiffness | Payloads
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9. Full Text Full Vehicle Combinatory Efficient Damping Controller: Experimental Implementation
by Tudon-Martinez, Juan C and Vivas-Lopez, Carlos A and Hernandez-Alcantara, Diana and Morales-Menendez, Ruben and Sename, Olivier and Ramirez-Mendoza, Ricardo A
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, ISSN 1083-4435, 02/2018, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp. 377 - 388
This paper presents an experimental validation of a new control design for semi - active suspension systems, referred to as Combinatory quasi-Optimum Damping... 
Damping | Mechatronics | Roads | motion control | road vehicles | Force | Automotive applications | data processing | vehicle dynamics | Shock absorbers | IEEE transactions | Data processing | Road vehicles | Motion control | Vehicle dynamics | MULTIOBJECTIVE CONTROL | shock absorbers | PERFORMANCE | SKYHOOK | ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL | ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC | H-INFINITY CONTROL | SYSTEMS | ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING | AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS | SEMIACTIVE SUSPENSION CONTROL | Engineering Sciences | Automatic
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10. Full Text Development of a novel variable stiffness and damping magnetorheological fluid damper
by Sun, Shuaishuai and Yang, Jian and Li, Weihua and Deng, Huaxia and Du, Haiping and Alici, Gursel
Smart Materials and Structures, ISSN 0964-1726, 08/2015, Volume 24, Issue 8, pp. 85021 - 10
This paper reports a novel magnetorheological fluid (MRF)-based damper, which synergizes the attributes of variable stiffness and damping through the compact... 
damper performance | variable stiffness and damping | magnetorheological fluids | vibration control | INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION | MR DAMPER | MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM | SEMIACTIVE SUSPENSIONS | VIBRATION ISOLATION | Damping | Dampers | Mathematical models | Stiffness | Magnetic fields | Magnetorheological fluids | Density | Assembly
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11. PASSIVE DIRECTION DISPLACEMENT DEPENDENT DAMPING (D3) DEVICE
by Nikoo K Hazaveh and Geoffrey W Rodgers and J Geoffrey Chase and Stefano Pampanin
Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, ISSN 1174-9857, 06/2018, Volume 51, Issue 2, p. 105
Viscous fluid damping has been used worldwide to provide energy dissipation to structures during earthquakes. Semi-active dissipation devices have also shown... 
Semiactive damping | Earthquake engineering | Hysteresis loops | Displacement | Viscous damping | Earthquake design | Energy dissipation | Orifices | Structural damage | Dependence | Active damping | Seismic response | Viscous fluids
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12. Full Text A Compact Variable Stiffness and Damping Shock Absorber for Vehicle Suspension
by Shuaishuai Sun and Huaxia Deng and Haiping Du and Weihua Li and Jian Yang and Guiping Liu and Alici, Gursel and Tianhong Yan
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, ISSN 1083-4435, 10/2015, Volume 20, Issue 5, pp. 2621 - 2629
A shock absorber is an important device for vehicle suspension. The semi-active suspension requires the damping or stiffness of the shock absorber to be... 
Damping | Vibrations | variable stiffness and damping | MR damper | Force | semi-active vehicle suspension | Shock absorbers | Springs | Vehicles | shock absorber | Semi-active vehicle suspension | Variable stiffness and damping | Shock absorber | SYSTEM | DESIGN | SEMIACTIVE SUSPENSIONS | ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL | ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC | CONSTRAINTS | ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING | AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS | VIBRATION ISOLATION | Suspension systems (vehicles) | Mathematical analysis | Coherence | Mathematical models | Stiffness | Magnetorheological fluids | Optimization
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13. Full Text Enhanced isolation performance of a high-static–low-dynamic stiffness isolator with geometric nonlinear damping
by Dong, Guangxu and Zhang, Yahong and Luo, Yajun and Xie, Shilin and Zhang, Xinong
Nonlinear Dynamics, ISSN 0924-090X, 9/2018, Volume 93, Issue 4, pp. 2339 - 2356
To enhance the low-frequency vibration isolation performance of the high-static–low-dynamic stiffness (HSLDS) isolator, a novel design of the geometric... 
Engineering | Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control | Base and force excitations | Classical Mechanics | High-static–low-dynamic stiffness | Automotive Engineering | Geometric nonlinear damping | Mechanical Engineering | Harmonic balance method | Vibration isolation | DESIGN | EXCITATION | NEGATIVE-STIFFNESS | VIBRATION ISOLATOR | ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL | MECHANICS | QUASI-ZERO-STIFFNESS | CORRECTOR | High-static-low-dynamic stiffness | SYSTEMS | TRANSMISSIBILITY | DELAYED ACTIVE CONTROL | EULER BUCKLED BEAM | Semiactive damping | Broadband | Computer simulation | Linear damping | Active damping | Attenuation | Stiffness | Frequencies | Excitation | Vibration analysis | Viscous damping
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14. Optimum actuator placement for damping of vibrations using the Prestress-Accumulation Release control approach
by Poplawski, B and Mikulowski, G and Pisarski, D and Wiszowaty, R and Jankowski, L
SMART STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS, ISSN 1738-1584, 07/2019, Volume 24, Issue 1, pp. 27 - 35
This paper proposes a quantitative criterion for optimization of actuator placement for the Prestress Accumulation Release (PAR) strategy of mitigation of... 
SYSTEM | DESIGN | smart structures | STRATEGY | semi-active control | SENSORS | SMART STRUCTURE | ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL | BEAM | Prestress-Accumulation Release (PAR) | ENGINEERING, CIVIL | INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION | damping of vibrations | actuator placement | REDUCTION | SEMIACTIVE CONTROL | OPTIMIZATION
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15. Full Text Damping optimization of parameter dependent mechanical systems by rational interpolation
by Tomljanović, Zoran and Beattie, Christopher and Gugercin, Serkan
Advances in Computational Mathematics, ISSN 1019-7168, 12/2018, Volume 44, Issue 6, pp. 1797 - 1820
We consider an optimization problem related to semi-active damping of vibrating systems. The main problem is to determine the best damping matrix able to... 
Semi-active damping | Interpolation | Model reduction | Second-order systems | MATHEMATICS, APPLIED | APPROXIMATION | CONSTANT | MODEL ORDER REDUCTION | Control systems | Usage | Mathematical optimization | Damping (Mechanics) | Analysis
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16. Full Text A novel rotary magnetorheological flexible joint with variable stiffness and damping
by Dong, Xiaomin and Liu, Weiqi and An, Guopeng and Zhou, Yaqin and Yu, Jianqiang and Lin, Qing
Smart Materials and Structures, ISSN 0964-1726, 09/2018, Volume 27, Issue 10, p. 105045
To transfer torque while reducing vibration and shock, a rotary magnetorheological flexible joint (MRFJ) with tunable stiffness and damping characteristics is... 
Variable stiffness and damping | vibration reduction | magnetorheological (MR) fluid | SYSTEM | variable stiffness and damping | DESIGN | INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION | MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | SEMIACTIVE SUSPENSIONS | DAMPER
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17. Full Text Synchronized switch damping on inductor and negative capacitance
by Mokrani, Bilal and Rodrigues, Gonçalo and Ioan, Burda and Bastaits, Renaud and Preumont, Andre
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, ISSN 1045-389X, 12/2012, Volume 23, Issue 18, pp. 2065 - 2075
This article presents a strategy for enhancing the performance of the synchronized switch damping on inductor technique used for the semiactive control of... 
piezoelectric transducers | negative capacitance | semiactive damping | synchronized switch damping | VOLTAGE SOURCES | BEAM | MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | DEVICE | VIBRATION CONTROL | NETWORKS | Damping | Circuits | Mathematical analysis | Switches | Performance enhancement | Strategy | Capacitance | Inductors
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18. Full Text Causal Realization of Rate-Independent Linear Damping for the Protection of Low-Frequency Structures
by Keivan, Ashkan and Phillips, Brian M and Ikenaga, Masahiro and Ikago, Kohju
Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ISSN 0733-9399, 09/2017, Volume 143, Issue 9, p. 4017058
AbstractThe devastating low-frequency ground motions of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake produced large displacements in low-frequency structures... 
Technical Papers | Base isolation | Semiactive control | Hybrid isolation | Rate-independent linear damping (RILD) | Shake table testing | GROUND MOTIONS | ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL | Usage | Research | Earthquake damage | Damping (Mechanics) | Japan | Magnetic fluids | Damping | Seismic isolation | Tracking | Computer simulation | Earthquakes | Linear damping | Mathematical models | Ground motion
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19. Full Text General on-off damping controller for semi-active tuned liquid column damper
by La, Viet Duc and Adam, Christoph
Journal of Vibration and Control, ISSN 1077-5463, 12/2018, Volume 24, Issue 23, pp. 5487 - 5501
This paper addresses an on-off damping tuned liquid column damper (TLCD) regulated by a general controller. This general controller can represent many... 
on-off damping | semi-active control | Empirical formula | frequency response | tuned liquid column damper | DESIGN | BRIDGES | TMD | ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL | ACOUSTICS | MECHANICS | MITIGATION | VIBRATION CONTROL | OPTIMIZATION | ABSORBERS | Controllers | Error analysis | Semiactive damping | Approximation | Seismic activity | Computer simulation | Earthquake dampers | Optimization | Time lag | Robust control | Case studies | Robustness (mathematics) | Earthquakes | Active damping | Clipping | Mathematical models
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20. Double-beam cantilever structure with embedded intelligent damping block: Dynamics and control
by Tomasz Szmidt and Dominik Pisarski and Czeslaw Bajer and Bartlomiej Dyniewicz
Journal of Sound and Vibration, ISSN 0022-460X, 08/2017, Volume 401, p. 127
In this paper a semi-active method to control the vibrations of twin beams connected at their tips by a smart damping element is investigated. The damping... 
Damping | Ability | Semiactive damping | Computer simulation | Free vibration | Feedback control systems | Elastomers | Loss modulus | Feedback control | Cantilever beams | Studies | Initial conditions | Robustness (mathematics) | Energy dissipation | Active damping | Mathematical models | Galerkin method | Embedded structures | Active control | Tips
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