A semi-active impact damper (SAID) with controllable timing is presented based on vibro-
impact mechanism, aiming to control the multi-modal vibration of civil structures under …

In the present study, mathematical model of the sound radiated from an impact oscillator that
incorporates the Hertzian contact is analyzed. Transient sound generated from the contact of …

In this study, ongoing investigations to apply piezoelectric materials as an energy harvester
are extended. In doing so, effectiveness of single unit impact dampers is increased using …

In the present study, free vibration of a vibratory system equipped with an impact damper,
which incorporates the Hertzian contact theory, is investigated. A nonlinear model of an …

This paper reports on the characterization of high-energy vibro-impacting regimes in a
vibration energy harvester with softening Duffing nonlinearity, by mathematical modelling …

In the present study, forced vibration of an oscillator equipped with the tuned mass damper
and the impact damper is investigated. In the impact damper system, elastic contact between …

In the present study, vibratory behaviour of a robot arm with a single unit impact damper is
investigated. To find the contact duration, oscillation of the impact mass and the main mass …

In this article, ongoing studies to apply semi-active control devices to reduce undesired
vibrations of civil engineering structures are investigated. In doing so, the barrier of the …

A single unit impact absorber is a ball absorber located in a mechanical system to attenuate
its undesirable vibration. The absorber has a free motion constrained by stops. Collisions …

This paper investigates a vibratory system that employs Hertzian contact theory in terms of
free vibration. Nonlinear impact dampers are created by using a spring, mass, and viscous …