Vibration Suppression Using a Proofmass Actuator Operating in Stroke/Force Saturation

1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. K. Lindner ◽  
T. P. Celano ◽  
E. N. Ide

We consider proofmass actuators for vibration suppression in flexible structures. Proofmass actuators appear to have a significant force-to-weight ratio over other types of actuators; hence, there has been considerable interest in them recently. These actuators, however, have a maximum force capability imposed in part by the stroke length of the proofmass. This nonlinearity is difficult to handle because this constraint cannot be violated (unlike saturation of electronic devices). Furthermore, this constraint is peculiar to this type of actuator. In this paper we consider the control loop structure of a feedback control system which contains a proofmass actuator for vibration suppression. This loop structure is decomposed into inner control loops directly related to the actuator and outer loops which add damping to the structure. The inner loops determine the frequency response of the actuator. Evidently, when the frequency response of the actuator is matched to the stroke/force saturation curve, the actuator is most effective in the vibration suppression loops. Since the stroke/force saturation curve is characterized by the stroke length, mass of the proofmass, and the maximum current delivered by motor electronics, this actuator can be easily sized for a particular application. We also discuss the interaction between the inner loops around the actuator and the structure (with the vibration loops open). To illustrate our results, we consider linear DC motors as proofmass actuators for the COFS-I Mast. To discuss the interaction the actuator and the structure, we develop a simple result based on classical control theory. This result is of independent interest since it leads to a simple procedure for designing low order compensators for single-input-single-output systems with poles near the imaginary axis.

1980 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
P. W. Davall ◽  
P. N. Nikiforuk

The sampling distributions associated with frequency response estimates of single input, single output closed-loop systems are derived for the case where both the output and feedback signal measurements are subject to added noise. This work is an extension of that done by Goodman [1-3] and Akaike [4, 5] on open-loop systems. Conditions for response estimate bias are investigated and approximate distributions for the power spectra estimates of the added noise terms are derived.


Author(s):  
Soo-Min Kim ◽  
Moon K Kwak ◽  
Taek Soo Chung ◽  
Ki-Seok Song

This study is concerned with the development of multi-input multi-output control algorithms for the active vibration suppression of structures using accelerometer signals and force-type actuators. The concept of the single-input single-output virtual tuned mass damper control algorithm developed in the previous study was extended to cope with multiple natural modes of structure equipped with a limited number of sensors and actuators. Two control algorithms were developed based on the assumption of collocated control. One is the decentralized virtual tuned mass damper control that produces the actuator signal using only the accelerometer signal of that actuator position. The other is the centralized virtual tuned mass damper control that is designed in modal-space, and produces the modal control force using the modal coordinate. Both the theoretical and experimental results show that the proposed control algorithms are effective in suppressing multiple natural modes with a lesser number of sensors and actuators. However, the decentralized virtual tuned mass damper control can be designed and implemented more easily than the centralized virtual tuned mass damper control.


Author(s):  
Takashi Ikeda

This paper proposes a new idea to utilize the internal resonance of two different sloshing modes in a nearly square tank when used as a tuned liquid damper (TLD). This idea results in achieving higher efficiency of vibration suppression for flexible structures subjected to horizontal harmonic excitation. Namely, the two sloshing modes (1, 0) and (0, 1) in a nearly square tank are degenerated and hence their natural frequencies are nearly equal with each other. Because the two predominant sloshing modes are nonlinearly coupled, internal resonance is expected to occur. Galerkin’s method is used to determine the modal equations of motion for liquid sloshing. Then, van der Pol’s method is used to determine the expressions of the frequency response curves. Frequency response curves and bifurcation sets are numerically calculated. From these results, the optimal values of the size and instillation angle of the tank can be determined in order to achieve maximum efficiency of vibration suppression in a flexible structure. Experiments confirmed the validity of the theoretical analysis.


Author(s):  
Adrián Josué Guel-Cortez ◽  
César-Fernando Méndez-Barrios ◽  
Emilio Jorge González-Galván ◽  
Gilberto Mejía-Rodríguez ◽  
Liliana Félix

This article presents a simple procedure that allows a practical design of fractional –[Formula: see text] controllers for single-input single-output linear time-invariant fractional-order systems subject to a constant time delay. The methodology is based on a geometric approach, which provides practical guidelines to design stabilizing and non-fragile PDμ controllers. The simplicity of the proposed approach is illustrated by considering several numerical examples encountered in the control literature. Moreover, with the aim of showing the performance of the PDμ over a classical PD controller, both controllers were implemented at the end of the article in an experimental test-bench consisting a teleoperated robotic system.


2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Varun Srivastava ◽  
Abhilash Mandloi ◽  
Dhiraj Kumar Patel

AbstractFree space optical (FSO) communication refers to a line of sight technology, which comprises optical source and detector to create a link without the use of physical connections. Similar to other wireless communication links, these are severely affected by losses that emerged due to atmospheric turbulence and lead to deteriorated intensity of the optical signal at the receiver. This impairment can be compensated easily by enhancing the transmitter power. However, increasing the transmitter power has some limitations as per radiation regulations. The requirement of high transmit power can be reduced by employing diversity methods. This paper presents, a wavelength-based diversity method with equal gain combining receiver, an effective technique to provide matching performance to single input single output at a comparatively low transmit power.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabil Arsalane ◽  
Moctar Mouhamadou ◽  
Cyril Decroze ◽  
David Carsenat ◽  
Miguel Angel Garcia-Fernandez ◽  
...  

Emulation methodology of multiple clusters channels for evaluating wireless communication devices over-the-air (OTA) performance is investigated. This methodology has been used along with the implementation of the SIMO LTE standard. It consists of evaluating effective diversity gain (EDG) level of SIMO LTE-OFDM system for different channel models according to the received power by establishing an active link between the transmitter and the receiver. The measurement process is set up in a Reverberation Chamber (RC). The obtained results are compared to the reference case of single input-single output (SISO) in order to evaluate the real improvement attained by the implemented system.


Author(s):  
Tooran Emami ◽  
John M. Watkins

A graphical technique for finding all proportional integral derivative (PID) controllers that stabilize a given single-input-single-output (SISO) linear time-invariant (LTI) system of any order system with time delay has been solved. In this paper a method is introduced that finds all PID controllers that also satisfy an H∞ complementary sensitivity constraint. This problem can be solved by finding all PID controllers that simultaneously stabilize the closed-loop characteristic polynomial and satisfy constraints defined by a set of related complex polynomials. A key advantage of this procedure is the fact that it does not require the plant transfer function, only its frequency response.


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