Active Vibration Control of a Thin Steel Sheet

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Okada, Yohji | Matsuda, Ken-Ichi | Tani, Junji

Affiliations: School of Engineering, Ibaraki University, 4-12-1 Nakanarusawa, Hitachi 316, Japan | Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Sendai 980, Japan

Abstract: The commercial rolling process used in the steel industry to manufacture thin steel sheets tends to cause plate vibrations that lower the quality of the surface finish. This article introduces a noncontact method of active vibration control for reducing the flexural vibrations of a thin steel sheet. The proposed electromagnetic method of control has been implemented in a simple experimental setup where the signal from a motion sensor regulates the attractive force of the magnets that produce a damping force on the steel sheet.

DOI: 10.3233/SAV-1995-2102

Journal: Shock and Vibration, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 15-22, 1995