A method for execution by a computing entity includes interpreting a fluid flow response from fluid flow sensors to produce a piston velocity and a piston position of a piston associated with a head unit device. The head unit device includes a chamber filled with a shear thickening fluid (STF) and a variable partition positioned within the chamber between the piston and a closed end of the chamber to dynamically affect volume of the chamber based on activation of the variable partition. The method further includes determining a shear force based on the piston velocity and the piston position. The method further includes determining a desired response for the STF based on the shear force, the piston velocity, and the piston position. The method further includes activating the variable partition using the desired response for the STF to adjust the volume of the chamber.

A head unit device for controlling motion of an object includes shear thickening fluid (STF) and a chamber configured to contain a portion of the STF. The chamber further includes a piston compartment and an auxiliary compartment. The head unit device further includes an auxiliary bypass configured within the chamber, and a piston housed at least partially radially within the piston compartment. The chamber further includes a set of fluid flow sensors and a set of fluid manipulation emitters to control the auxiliary bypass to adjust the STF flow between the piston compartment and the auxiliary compartment to cause selection of one of a first range of shear rates or a second range of shear rates for the STF within the piston compartment.

There are provided a magnetic viscous fluid containing magnetic particles, a carrier fluid, and an organic molybdenum compound, in which a content of the magnetic particles is 35% by volume or more and 50% by volume or less with respect to a volume of the magnetic viscous fluid, a viscosity of the carrier fluid, which is measured with an electromagnetic rotary viscometer at a measurement temperature of 25° C., is 10 mPa.Math.sec or more, and a shear viscosity of the magnetic viscous fluid, which is measured at a shear rate of 1,000 sec.sup.-1 at a measurement temperature of 25° C., is 500 mPa.Math.sec or less, as well as a magnetic viscous fluid device including the magnetic viscous fluid and a production method for the magnetic viscous fluid.

Described in certain example embodiments herein is an electrical controller for a damper body assembly that stores a damping policy and instructions implementing a control method based on the policy. In certain embodiments, the controller receives a sensor output and transmits a signal to alter the contribution to a damping coefficient of the damper from each fluid mass as a function of the sensor output, policy, and control method. Described in several exemplary embodiments herein, are methods of using the electrical controller. Also described in several exemplary embodiments herein are damper body assemblies that can be controlled by the electrical controller, an actuation assembly, and methods of using the same.

An ultrasonic motor-based regulated variable-damping vibration isolator, includes a base, a magnetorheological damper, and an adapter plate. The magnetorheological damper is mainly used to support and deplete the energy of vibration; the magnetorheological damper includes an upper cavity, a lower cavity, a connecting ring, a permanent magnet, orifices, a magnetic permeable ring, an ultrasonic motor and the like; a magnetorheological fluid is stored in the upper and lower cavities defined by bellows. The magnetorheological damper uses the ultrasonic motor to drive the permanent magnet to rotate to adjust the overlap ratio of the permanent magnet and the orifices, that is, to adjust the number of the orifices entering the magnetic field of the permanent magnet, so as to change the damping intensity of the damper. After rotating in place, the ultrasonic motor can be powered off and self-locked.

A device component has a magnetorheological braking apparatus with a stationary holder and at least two brake components. One of the two brake components is connected to the holder for conjoint rotation and extends in the axial direction. The two brake components can be rotated relative to each other. The second brake component has a hollow sleeve part and surrounds the first brake component. A closed chamber is formed between the brake components. The second brake component is rotatably accommodated on the first brake component at a first end of the closed chamber. The closed chamber is substantially filled with a magnetorheological medium. A magnetic-field generator forms a magnetic field to influence the medium in the closed chamber. The second brake component is axially slidable on the first brake component to change a volume of the closed chamber to compensate for temperature-related and/or leakage-related volume changes.

A magneto rheological damper includes a housing extending between a first opened end and a second opened end and defining a fluid chamber extending therebetween. An end cap is located at the first opened end and coupled to the housing. A piston is disposed in the fluid chamber dividing the fluid chamber into a compression chamber and a rebound chamber. A piston rod extends along the center axis and attaches to the piston for movement with the piston between a compression and a rebound stroke. A magnetic field generator is located in the compression chamber and in an abutment relationship with the end cap. An extension portion protrudes radially outwardly from the housing and defining a compensation chamber and a channel. The channel is in fluid communication with the compression chamber and the compensation chamber for allowing the working fluid to flow from the compression chamber to the compensation chamber.

The invention relates to a method for actively balancing a rotor (1), comprising: providing a device with a rotor (1) that can be rotated around an axis of rotation and a mechanism (2) allocated to the rotor (1) for actively balancing, in which a magnetic fluid (7) is received in a fluid chamber (6) formed on the rotor (1), which partially fills the fluid chamber (6) and contains at least one of the following fluids: ferrofluid and magnetorheological fluid; holding the magnetic fluid (7) by means of a permanent magnetic field of a permanent magnet (5) arranged on the rotor (1) in an initial position in the fluid chamber (6); rotating the rotor (1) around the axis of rotation (3), and passing the fluid chamber (6) and permanent magnet (5) by an electrical exciter system with a fixedly arranged electromagnet (8) during the rotation of the rotor (1), wherein the permanent magnetic field of the permanent magnet (5) and an electromagnetic field of the electromagnet (8) here overlap in an activated state for active balancing purposes, so that the magnetic fluid (7) in the fluid chamber (6) performs a mass displacement proceeding from the initial position. Also created is a device with a rotor (1) and a mechanism (2) allocated to the rotor (1) for actively balancing the rotor (1).

A rotary damper assembly comprises a housing extending along a center axis. The housing includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion defines a fluid chamber. The upper portion defines a compartment in communication with the fluid chamber. The magnetic field generator includes a magnetic core located between the upper portion and the lower portion. The magnetic core extends along the center axis between the upper portion and the lower portion. At least one coil extends about the magnetic core. A shaft extends along the center axis through the upper portion and the magnetic core and into the fluid chamber to facilitate magnetorheological fluid flow from the compartment to the fluid chamber. The magnetic field generator includes an insert, containing a permanent magnetic material, for generating a permanent magnetic field to change viscosity of the magnetorheological fluid.

A magnetorheological damper, wherein the damper comprises a housing that is at least partially filed with a magnetorheological fluid, and a magnetorheological valve disposed within the housing. The valve includes a magnetically permeable core having at least one coil reservoir formed therein, and at least one conductor coil, wherein each conductor coil is disposed around a portion of the core within a respective one of the coil reservoir(s). The valve additionally includes a fluid flow path adjacent the conductor coil(s). The fluid flow path is structured and operable to allow the magnetorheological fluid to flow adjacent the conductor coil(s). The valve further includes at least one coil cover, wherein each coil cover is disposed over a respective one of the coil(s) such that the respective coil is protected from exposure to magnetorheological fluid flowing through the fluid flow path.