Control unit for actualizing electrorheological fluid dynamic transmission

Abstract

Owing to the limits of formulation design and price of electrorheological fluid(ERF), as well as construction and performance of existing fluid unit, the test on fluid power transmission of ERF was carried out rarely. Based on Bingham rheological model, the basic equation of motion of ERF was put forward, then the control equation of ERF control unit was deduced. Through theoretic analysis, design principles of ERF control-unit was proposed. According to an experimental approach and a computer simulation, the correctness of the design principle is proved, it is the controllability of ER control-unit used in fluid power transmission.

Keywords

electroorheological fluid / fluid dynamic transmission / electrorheological control-unit

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