Showing papers by "Ramin Sedaghati published in 2017"

Effect of applied magnetic field on sound transmission loss of MR-based sandwich panels

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the sound transmission loss (STL) capability of sandwich panels treated with Magnetorheological (MR) fluids at low frequencies. An experimental setup has been designed to investigate the effect of the intensity of applied magnetic field on the natural frequencies and STL of a clamped circular panel. It is shown that the fundamental natural frequency of the MR sandwich panel increases in proportion to the applied magnetic field. In addition, the STL of the panel at the resonance frequency increases as the magnetic field is amplified. Furthermore, the classical plate theory and Ritz method have been utilized to develop the governing equations of motion of the finite multilayered circular panels comprising two elastic face sheets and MR fluid core layer. The radiated sound power from the panel is derived using Rayleigh integral as a function of the transverse velocity of the panel which is subsequently used to evaluate the STL. The theoretical study is validated comparing the simulation results with the experimental measurements. Experimental and analytical parametric study have also been conducted to study the effect of the core layers' thickness on the natural frequency and the STL of sandwich panel.

Optimal design parameters of reconfigurable robots with lockable joints

Abstract: This paper presents a global optimization methodology to find the optimal Denavit–Hartenberg parameters of a serial reconfigurable manipulator minimizing a cost function over a pre-specified worksp...

Sound transmission analysis of partially treated MR fluid-based sandwich panels using finite element method

Abstract: This study aims at developing a finite element model to predict the sound transmission loss (STL) of a multilayer panel partially treated with a Magnetorheological (MR) fluid core layer. MR fluids are smart materials with promising controllable rheological characteristics in which the application of an external magnetic field instantly changes their rheological properties. Partial treatment of sandwich panels with MR fluid core layer provides an opportunity to change stiffness and damping of the structure without significantly increasing the mass. The STL of a finite sandwich panel partially treated with MR fluid is modeled using the finite element (FE) method. Circular sandwich panels with clamped boundary condition and elastic face sheets in which the core layer is segmented circumferentially is considered. The MR fluid core layer is considered as a viscoelastic material with complex shear modulus with the magnetic field and frequency dependent storage and loss moduli. Neglecting the effect of the panel’s vibration on the pressure forcing function, the work done by the acoustic pressure is expressed as a function of the blocked pressure in order to calculate the force vector in the equation of the motion of the panel. The governing finite element equation of motion of the MR sandwich panel is then developed to predict the transverse vibration of the panel which can then be utilized to obtain the radiated sound using Green’s function. The developed model is used to conduct a systematic parametric study on the effect of different locations of MR fluid treatment on the natural frequencies and the STL.