Ricerc@Sapienza

This document summarizes a research project for the development of a novel class of active dampers based on magnetorheological elastomers MRE, a technology with a manifold of application spanning from aerospace to mechanical and civil engineering. Indeed, in many engineering applications, an excessive level of vibrations may lead to a significant decrease of the system performance and eventually cause the failure of structural components. This is mostly true in electronic devices such as radars, navigation systems, optical detectors, and other types of sensors. In particular:
- vibration-induced fatigue and performance degradation of airborne electronics represents a major technical concern.
- in aerospace applications, structural vibrations manifest themselves on a very wide range of frequencies and amplitudes due to the high variety of operating conditions that characterize the service life of helicopters, airplanes, and spacecrafts.
Therefore, the aim of this research project will be designing novel insulator configurations through the combined used of multiphysics modelling and experimental testing