Two-Axis Magnetic Suspension System with Dual Variable Flux-Path Units

The Proposal of Magnetic Suspension Using Laterally Control Flux-Path Mechanism

A novel flux control magnetic suspension system that places control plates beside the magnetic source (permanent magnet) is proposed. In a conventional flux-path control magnetic suspension system, the control plates were inserted between the magnetic source and the suspended object (floator). In contrast, the control plates were placed beside the magnetic source in the proposed system. In such...

A New Variable Stiffness Suspension System

This paper chronicles the research on the design, analysis, experimentation and application of a high efficient, low-power variable stiffness suspension system. The central concept is based on a recently designed variable stiffness mechanism which consists of a horizontal control strut and a vertical strut. The horizontal strut is used to vary the load transfer ratio by controlling the location...

Decoupling Suspension Controller Based on Magnetic Flux Feedback

The suspension module control system model has been established based on MIMO (multiple input and multiple output) state feedback linearization. We have completed decoupling between double suspension points, and the new decoupling method has been applied to CMS04 magnetic suspension vehicle in national mid-low-speed maglev experiment field of Tangshan city in China. Double suspension system mod...

Dual Axis Solar Tracking System

For a senior design project, we have created a solar tracking system . The key requirements for this system were to create an effective and low cost system in order to optimise efficiency of solar panel . The developed solution is a prototype that might be built upon to create a production model. The motivation, solution (including design, implementation, and testing), and analysis of the resul...

Magnetic Suspension and Self-pitch for Vertical-axis Wind Turbines