ACTIVE IMPACT CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN WITH A HYDRAULIC DAMPER

We propose a new active impact control (or absorber) system that is able to respond to a highly rapid impact and a large flow rate. The system has advantage over a passive system regarding a feasible pressure and displacement regulation. The impact control system constructs both internal and external dampers, that is its orifice is placed inside and outside the hydraulic cylinder. The designed system has a set of logic valves, which respond rapidly to an external impact and are capable of discharging an instant excessive hydraulic flow, and a servo valve to control the pilot chamber of the logic valve. The impact control system is designed and fabricated based on an appropriate mathematical modelling and its dynamic analysis, and on various control performances. The control performance is verified by simulations and experiments.