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Journal of Mechanical Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (21): 2-17.doi: 10.3901/JME.2025.21.002

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State of the Art of Dynamic Vibration Absorption

MA Wenshuo1,2, ZHU Haokuan1, YANG Yiqing1, YU Jingjun1   

  1. 1. School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191;
    2. Beihang School, Beihang University, Beijing 100191
  • Received:2025-02-28 Revised:2025-07-17 Published:2025-12-27

Abstract: As an effective solution for structural vibration suppression, the breakthrough in performance bottlenecks of dynamic vibration absorbers (DVAs) holds significant strategic importance for enhancing the reliability of high-end equipment in national strategic sectors such as aerospace and defense. The research progress in five major DVA types is systematically reviewed: single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) DVAs, multiple DVAs, multi-DOF DVAs, tunable DVAs, and nonlinear DVAs, with a focus on structural innovation. SDOF DVAs, characterized by their structural simplicity, stability, and easy implementation, remain the most widely used configuration in engineering, nevertheless their narrowband limitations have spurred the development of combined and multi-DOF designs. Multiple SDOF DVAs achieve broad bandwidth through parallel/serial topological configurations, balancing bandwidth enhancement with engineering feasibility. Multi-DOF DVAs leverage spatial freedom of mass units to enable efficient multi-dimensional or multi-mode vibration suppression. Tunable DVAs integrate tuning mechanisms with semi-active control to address optimal adaptation under time-varying structural dynamics. Nonlinear DVAs demonstrate unique advantages in broadband vibration control via targeted energy transfer mechanisms. Comparative analysis reveals that structural innovations, including freedom-degree expansion, parameter adaptive tuning, and nonlinear stiffness design, have substantially improved vibration suppression performance and environmental adaptability, driving a paradigm shift from traditional parameter optimization to configuration-driven design. Simultaneously, the reconfiguration of stiffness units based on flexures has established a theoretical cornerstone for configuration-driven performance enhancement of DVAs. Future advancements are expected to achieve higher vibration attenuation amplitudes, superior dynamic adaptability, broader suppression bandwidths, and multi-directional vibration control. Furthermore, this field is poised to catalyze the evolution of integrated vibration suppression, energy harvesting and sensing technologies, providing theoretical foundations and technical frameworks for vibration control in aerospace and advanced manufacturing systems.

Key words: dynamic vibration absorber, compliant mechanism, type innovation, multi-degree-of-freedom

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