Research Article

Design of a Real-Time Adaptively Tuned Dynamic Vibration Absorber with a Variable Stiffness Property Using Magnetorheological Elastomer

Table 1

The identified spring constants of MREs listed against applied current. All values are represented in units of N/mm. Numbers shown in parentheses are the elastic shear moduli in MPa.

MRE compositionCurrent
0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A

30 vol% MRE17.1 (0.27)27.3 (0.44)40.3 (0.65)54.3 (0.87)62.4 (1.00)
40 vol% MRE28.5 (0.46)53.9 (0.86)91.8 (1.47)135 (2.15)157 (2.51)
50 vol% MRE62.2 (1.00)98.2 (1.57)163 (2.61)254 (4.06)301 (4.81)