Ds. Huang et al., EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS ON THE ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL OF CHAIN DRIVES, Noise control engineering journal, 46(4), 1998, pp. 139-145
This paper describes an active control system to reduce transverse vib
rations in power transmission chain drives. An adaptive signal process
ing technique and a nonlinear velocity feedback control are applied to
an experimental test stand of a moving chain with adjustable tension.
The on-line control is performed through a digital signal processing
(DSP) board and the control actuation is provided by noncontact electr
omagnetic forces. Experimental results show that the averaged vibratio
n amplitudes can be suppressed by as much as 90% under low to moderate
chain tension. Effects of this active vibration control on the noise
reduction are also examined. Results show that chain noise can be redu
ced by about 3.3 dB. The experimental apparatus is simple and the tech
nology is readily transferable to an industrial environment. (C) 1998
Institute of Noise Control Engineering.