Ar. Johnson et al., CONTROL INDICATIONS FOR AN INERTIAL DRIVE CLUTCH USING ELECTRO-STRUCTURED FLUID UNDER CYCLIC OPERATION, Journal of intelligent material systems and structures, 6(1), 1995, pp. 100-108
The effects of various characteristics of an electro-structured fluid
on the performance of a typical lightweight, high speed, flexibly oper
ated inertial mechanism are investigated with a view to determining op
timal matching of one to the other and as a basis from which to decide
a control strategy. Values of the electron-hydraulic time delay and l
imiting yield stress of the fluid are varied between typical current v
alues and those considered to be practically achievable within the nex
t few years. The interplay of these with the viscosity of the fluid at
zero excitation is shown.