Design and Simulation Analysis of a Semi-active Quasi-zero-stiffness Torsional Damper

Yi Yang; Hui Liu; Pu Gao; Zihan Li

doi:10.1007/978-981-95-7342-4_19

Design and Simulation Analysis of a Semi-active Quasi-zero-stiffness Torsional Damper

Yi Yang
, Hui Liu
, Pu Gao^*
, Zihan Li

^*Corresponding author for this work

Beijing Institute of Technology

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

A semi-active torsional vibration absorber integrating quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) vibration isolation and variable-stiffness vibration absorption is proposed for vibration control in vehicle transmission systems. The QZS vibration isolation module consists of a linkage-disc spring negative stiffness mechanism connected in parallel with positive-stiffness cylindrical springs, while the vibration absorption module is designed based on magnetorheological elastomers (MREs). The structures of both modules are introduced, and models are established to analyze their characteristics. A simplified vehicle transmission system is constructed to simulate the vibration reduction performance of the semi-active torsional vibration absorber under uniform variable-speed conditions. The results show that the semi-active integrated torsional vibration absorber can effectively isolate low-frequency vibrations while tracking the system's frequency to achieve efficient vibration control. It combines both vibration isolation and absorption characteristics, demonstrating significantly better vibration reduction performance than passive vibration absorbers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Mechanical Design - Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Mechanical Design ICMD 2025
Editors	Jianrong Tan, Zhenyu Liu, Weifei Hu
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages	269-282
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9789819573417
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-7342-4_19
Publication status	Published - 2026
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Mechanical Design, ICMD 2025 - Hangzhou, China Duration: 9 May 2025 → 11 May 2025

Publication series

Name	Mechanisms and Machine Science
Volume	204
ISSN (Print)	2211-0984
ISSN (Electronic)	2211-0992

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Mechanical Design, ICMD 2025
Country/Territory	China
City	Hangzhou
Period	9/05/25 → 11/05/25

Keywords

Quasi-zero-stiffness
absorption
isolation
magnetorheological elastomers
semi-active
torsional vibration

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Yang, Y., Liu, H., Gao, P., & Li, Z. (2026). Design and Simulation Analysis of a Semi-active Quasi-zero-stiffness Torsional Damper. In J. Tan, Z. Liu, & W. Hu (Eds.), Advances in Mechanical Design - Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Mechanical Design ICMD 2025 (pp. 269-282). (Mechanisms and Machine Science; Vol. 204). Springer Science and Business Media B.V.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-7342-4_19

Yang, Yi ; Liu, Hui ; Gao, Pu et al. / Design and Simulation Analysis of a Semi-active Quasi-zero-stiffness Torsional Damper. Advances in Mechanical Design - Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Mechanical Design ICMD 2025. editor / Jianrong Tan ; Zhenyu Liu ; Weifei Hu. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2026. pp. 269-282 (Mechanisms and Machine Science).

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Yang, Y, Liu, H , Gao, P & Li, Z 2026, Design and Simulation Analysis of a Semi-active Quasi-zero-stiffness Torsional Damper. in J Tan, Z Liu & W Hu (eds), Advances in Mechanical Design - Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Mechanical Design ICMD 2025. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol. 204, Springer Science and Business Media B.V., pp. 269-282, International Conference on Mechanical Design, ICMD 2025, Hangzhou, China, 9/05/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-7342-4_19

Design and Simulation Analysis of a Semi-active Quasi-zero-stiffness Torsional Damper. / Yang, Yi; Liu, Hui ; Gao, Pu et al.
Advances in Mechanical Design - Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Mechanical Design ICMD 2025. ed. / Jianrong Tan; Zhenyu Liu; Weifei Hu. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2026. p. 269-282 (Mechanisms and Machine Science; Vol. 204).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Yang Y, Liu H , Gao P, Li Z. Design and Simulation Analysis of a Semi-active Quasi-zero-stiffness Torsional Damper. In Tan J, Liu Z, Hu W, editors, Advances in Mechanical Design - Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Mechanical Design ICMD 2025. Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 2026. p. 269-282. (Mechanisms and Machine Science). doi: 10.1007/978-981-95-7342-4_19

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