Tuned gyro-pendulum stabilizer for control of vibrations in structures

A special combined gyro-pendulum stabilizer (a gyroscope with coupling to a pendulum) mounted on a vibrating mass is considered for investigation of the vibration responses. This paper mainly focuses on the derivation of the frequency equations and on finding the required angular momentum for vibration control of the system. Besides, there is also an ANSYS simulation model of gyro-pendulum, which was built to verify the mathematical model. The dynamic responses of both that obtained from ANSYS simulation and that obtained from numerical solving of a Lagrangian mathematical model are analyzed comparatively. The angular momentum (ΩIp), in relation to the natural frequency (ωn) of the primary mass, shows that this vibration control device is more adaptable than other conventional ones by producing unidirectional thrust along the forcing excitation axis whilst the gyroscope is spinning.