Turboprop aircrafts, such as Airbus A400M, are challenged amongst others by high interior noise levels due to tonal propeller-induced vibrations of the aircraft structure. One approach for interior noise reduction is the reduction of fuselage vibrations by vibration absorbers. In the case of variable propeller speed, the vibration absorbers have to be tuned to the variation of the blade passage frequency (BPF) and its harmonics. In this paper, a tuneable vibration absorber (TVA) system based on the emerging piezoelectric technology is proposed. Embedding piezoceramic elements into a GFRP leaf-spring represents the core element of a force generator amenable to direct electrical control. Depending on the control law, a tuneable vibration absorber is realized. In general, an actuator for active vibration control is achieved. For the Piezo-TVA system proposed, piezo leafspring absorbers have been designed for a fundamental BPF at 87.3 Hz as well as its first harmonics. Absorber prototypes are manufactured and control laws are designed, simulated and implemented into a dSPACE system. The system is tested on a realistic aircraft fuselage panel (main dimensions similar to A320) installed into a transmission loss test suite where the panel is acoustically excited. A vibration reduction performance of up to 40 dB and a noise reduction performance of up to 13 dB are demonstrated. Moreover, a multi-mode operation of the TVA system is presented as well as its high flexibility required for optimum system configuration during flight tests. The proposed system is extremely beneficial with respect to guaranteed performance, high flexibility and a minimum weight realization.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Aircraft interior noise reduction through a piezo tunable vibration absorber system


    Additional title:

    Lärmreduzierung in der Flugzeugkabine durch ein abstimmbares piezoelektrisches Schwingungsdämpfungssystem


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 10 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Piezo Tuneable Vibration Absorber (PTVA) for turboprop aircraft

    Schneider, A. / Breitbach, E. / Keye, S. et al. | Tema Archive | 2006


    Aircraft cabin noise reduction through active vibration control

    Swanson, Douglas / Billoud, Guy | AIAA | 1999


    Tuneable vibration absorber system for aircraft

    Grünewald, Michael / Konstanzer, Peter / Jänker, Peter et al. | Tema Archive | 2006


    Aircraft interior noise

    Wilby, J.F. | Tema Archive | 1996


    Active Vibration Isolation System for Helicopter Interior Noise Reduction

    Maier, Rudolf / Hoffmann, Falk / Tewes, Stefan et al. | AIAA | 2002