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Vibration Analysis on Power Plate

Objective
To analyze a power plate arrangement y Come up with a mathematical model y Determination of model parameters y Vibration response of the developed mathematical model y Simulation of results y Experimental validation
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About the system


It is a brand of vibrating platform used as exercise equipment. y It consists of a vibrating base, which may vibrate up and down approximately 1 to 2 mm (1/16") 25 to 50 times per second and large enough to accommodate a person in deep squat. y The vibrations cause an involuntary reflex muscle contraction 25-50 times a second compared to once or twice a second normally. y Makers claim that using the Power-Plate for 10 minutes is equivalent to 60 minutes of conventional exercise.
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The System

Isolator

Motor Power plate panel

Unbalance

Components
Consists of a panel supported on four diamond shaped isolators y Panel bounded by noise absorbers
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Filtering of the noises


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Harmonic excitation
Two motors having unbalances Semicircular discs- 4 nos. on each side

Mathematical Model
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Forced Vibration System


Single dof model

The governing equation:

d2x dx M 2 C  Kx ! F0 Sin ([t ) dt dt

F0 ! u[ 2
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u is the unbalance in the motor

Assumptions
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System is assumed to be symmetric


Single dof modeling Only bouncing motion for the panel

Both motors running in phase y Rigid mounting is assumed for isolators. y Assuming perfect isolation by isolators.
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Parameters
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The relevant parameters:


Masses Stiffness Damping factor Excitation force Operating frequency

Estimation
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Mass
Mass of the panel assembly, m = 37.5kg

Stiffness
Force deflection method Applied wt, f = 15kgf Deflection, d= 7mm K= f/d =21021.4 N/m

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Damping factor
Logarithmic decrement method
\ 1 X0 ! 2T ln n Xn 1\ 2

Estimated damping
\ ! .15

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Excitation force
Forced excitation due to unbalance Mass of the semicircular disc, m = 155g Eccentricity = CG of disc, rc ! 4r 3T Unbalance , u = mrc = .00329kgm Low setting 4 discs causing unbalance per motor High Setting 8 discs causing unbalance per motor Excitation force, F0 ! u[ 2

Analysis
Steady state response X r y e! where
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2 2 2 1 2 2

r!

1  r

 2\ r

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Time domain result


Duhamels integral
u[ 2 x(t ) ! Sin([X )e \ p (t X ) Sin( pd (t  X ))dX Mpd 0
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Results
The response for various settings of the system were obtained y Sample result
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M = 37.5kg K = 21021.4N/m \ ! .15 u = .00329kgm w = 40Hz The Steady state response, X = .726mm

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30Hz Low setting

50Hz Low setting

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30Hz with Human weight in high setting

30Hz with Human weight in low setting

Experimental Setup
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Objective:
Vibration response measurement

The apparatus:
Accelerometer Charge amplifier Oscilloscope

Charge amplifier setting


Sensitivity = 1.09 100mV = 1 mm

Accelerometer
Fixed on the panel centre using magnet

Observations
Low Setting
Sl Frequency, No: w(Hz) 1 2 3 4 30 35 40 50 Response (mV) 60.8 53.6 50.7 47.8 Response Theoretical (mm) Response(mm) .608 .536 .507 .478 .746 .734 .726 .717

High Setting
Sl Frequency, No: w(Hz) 1 2 3 4 30 35 40 50 Response (mV) 176.2 164.3 154.7 146.5 Response Theoretical (mm) response(mm) 1.762 1.643 1.547 1.465 1.492 1.468 1.452 1.434

Experimental result
Response Volt

Sample result
w = 40Hz y M = 37.5kg F0 ! 8u[ 2
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1.20E-01 1.00E-01 8.00E-02 6.00E-02 4.00E-02 2.00E-02 0.00E+00 -2.00E-02 -4.00E-02 -6.00E-02 -8.00E-02 -1.00E-01

Response Volt

Response Volt

w = 40Hz y M=100kg
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1.50E-01 1.00E-01 5.00E-02 0.00E+00 -5.00E-02 -1.00E-01 -1.50E-01 Response Volt

F0 ! 8u[ 2

Conclusion
Experimental results were matching with the mathematical model. y The presence of man on the machine causes asymmetry disrupting the basics of the model y Small phase differences in the motors are not causing considerable change in response. y Higher values of the phase lag causes asymmetry
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