Direct adaptive algorithm for seismic control of damaged structures with faulty sensors

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (24) ◽  
pp. 5854-5866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin Hosseini ◽  
Touraj Taghikhany ◽  
Arash Yeganeh Fallah

In recent decades, the application of semi-active control strategies has gained much attention as a way to reduce the seismic response of civil infrastructures. However, uncertainty in the modeling process of systems with possible partial or total failure during an earthquake is the main concern of engineers about the reliability of this strategy. In this regard, adaptive control algorithms are known as an effective solution to adjust control parameters with different uncertainties. In the current study, the efficiency of the simple adaptive control method (SACM) is investigated to control the seismic response of building structures in the presence of unknown structural damage and fault in the sensors. The method is evaluated in 20-story steel moment resisting frames with different arrangement of smart dampers and sensors with various damage and fault scenarios. The results show that the SACM control system can effectively reduce the maximum inter-story drift of the structure in all different assumed magnetorheological damper arrangements. Furthermore, combination of a Kalman–Bucy filter with the SACM improves robustness of the controller to the uncertainties of sensors faults and damages of structural elements.

Author(s):  
Kazuto Seto ◽  
Chinori Iio ◽  
Shigeru Inaba ◽  
Shingo Mitani ◽  
Fadi Dohnal ◽  
...  

This paper presents a vibration control method for multiple high-rise buildings against large earthquake motion. This method is called as “Connected Control Method (CCM)” and has the merit of obtaining enough control force to protect high-rise buildings from large earthquakes using passive and semiactive devices. In this paper, first a modeling approach for four scaled building structures is shown and effectiveness of the CCM using LQ control approach for them is demonstrated by seismic response control results. Next, in order to reduce the supplied power, a semi-active control approach in place of active control is applied for the CCM. For this purpose, a new MR damper is developed and designed to have a close performance with results of the LQ control. This performance is verified by measured frequency responses.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengjie Xu ◽  
Housheng Su ◽  
Chen Liu ◽  
Guohua Zhang

AbstractIn this paper, we investigate distributed robust adaptive synchronization for complex networked systems with bounded disturbances. We propose both average synchronization protocol and leader-following synchronization protocol based on adaptive control and variable structure control strategies. The synchronization conditions do not require any global information except a connection assumption under the adaptive control method. Furthermore, the external disturbances are attenuated effectively. Finally, we present numerical simulations to illustrate the theoretical findings.


Author(s):  
Gokhan Kararsiz ◽  
Mahmut Paksoy ◽  
Muzaffer Metin ◽  
Halil Ibrahim Basturk

This article presents an application of the adaptive control method to semi-active suspension systems in the presence of unknown disturbance and parametric uncertainty. Due to the technical difficulties such as time delay and sensor noise, the road disturbance is assumed to be unmeasured. To overcome this problem, an observer is designed to estimate the disturbance. It is considered that the road profile consists of a finite number of the sum of sinusoidal signals with unknown amplitudes, phases and frequencies. After the parametrization of the observer, the adaptive control approach is employed to attenuate the effect of the road-induced vibrations using a magnetorheological damper. It is proved that the closed-loop system is stable, despite the adverse road conditions. Finally, the performance of the controller is illustrated with a hardware-in-the-loop simulation in which the system is subjected to sinusoidal and random profile road excitations. To demonstrate the benefits of the adaptive controller, the results are presented in comparison with a conventional proportional integral derivative (PID) controller.


2014 ◽  
Vol 962-965 ◽  
pp. 2932-2938
Author(s):  
Shu Xing Peng ◽  
Hua Xue ◽  
Dong Dong Li

A new fuzzy multiple reference model adaptive control method combined with fuzzy select and conventional adaptive control is presented. To overcome the control difficulties which due to significant and unpredictable system parameter variations, fuzzy logic rules are designed to choose the suitable reference model. The new method is applied to control the speed servo system of dynamic model of BLDCM, and the simulation results show it works well with high dynamic performance and control precision under the condition of great change in reference speed and load torque.


1998 ◽  
Vol 1634 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eil Kwon ◽  
Yorgos J. Stephanedes

The current status of the Minnesota intersection laboratory and a new adaptive control strategy developed using the laboratory environment are presented in this paper. The laboratory is equipped with a machine-vision detection system with 6 cameras that are collecting detailed traffic data from a total of 110 virtual detectors. The new control method is based on the link-congestion index that quantifies the link-wide level of congestion, using the point measurements from traffic sensors (e.g., machine-vision detectors or conventional loops). Further, using the data collected from the laboratory, a new microscopic simulator was also developed to meet the specific needs for the laboratory environment. The current version of the simulator adopts a modified cellular automata approach with the simplified car-following model, which was developed and tested in this work. The evaluation results with the simulator indicated significant performance improvements of the new strategy over the pretimed and the current actuated-control strategies being operated in Minneapolis. Currently the control method is being refined for field evaluation at the intersection laboratory.


Author(s):  
Hoang Anh Pham ◽  
Dirk Söffker

Abstract Model-free adaptive control (MFAC) is a data-driven control approach receiving increased attention in the last years. Different model-free-based control strategies are proposed to design adaptive controllers when mathematical models of the controlled systems should not be used or are not available. Using only measurements (I/O data) from the system, a feedback controller is generated without the need of any structural information about the controlled plant. In this contribution an improved MFAC is discussed for control of unknown multivariable flexible systems. The main improvement in control input calculation is based on the consideration of output tracking errors and its variations. A new updated control input algorithm is developed. The novel idea is firstly applied for controlling vibrations of a MIMO ship-mounted crane. The control efficiency is verified via numerical simulations. The simulation results demonstrate that vibrations of the elastic boom and the payload of the crane can be reduced significantly and better control performance is obtained when using the proposed controller compared to standard model-free adaptive and PI controllers.


2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Naseri ◽  
M. Gheitury ◽  
M. Veisi

SummaryUnderstanding pathogen-agrosystem interaction is particularly essential when applying a control method to minimize pathogen prevalence prior to plant infection. To meet this requirement, frequency of major root rot pathogens isolated from bean root and seed, and their soil populations were examined in farmers’ fields. Multivariate analyses evidenced more frequent isolations of Fusarium solani and Rhizoctonia solani from root and seed compared to Macrophomina phaseolina and Fusarium oxysporum. Two Fusarium species had denser soil populations than R. solani and M. phaseolina. More frequent isolations of pathogens were detected in root and seed collected from Abhar and Khodabandeh compared to Kheirabad region. Agronomic and soil variables corresponded less closely to root infections compared to soil infestation and seed infections. Bean market class, herbicide application, and planting depth were linked to root, seed and soil infestations. Such information provides a basis for increased confidence in choosing appropriate control strategies for a pathogen and region in sustainable agriculture.


1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 101-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Clifft ◽  
M. T. Garrett

Now that oxygen production facilities can be controlled to match the requirements of the dissolution system, improved oxygen dissolution control can result in significant cost savings for oxygen activated sludge plants. This paper examines the potential cost savings of the vacuum exhaust control (VEC) strategy for the City of Houston, Texas 69th Street Treatment Complex. The VEC strategy involves operating a closed-tank reactor slightly below atmospheric pressure and using an exhaust apparatus to remove gas from the last stage of the reactor. Computer simulations for one carbonaceous reactor at the 69th Street Complex are presented for the VEC and conventional control strategies. At 80% of design loading the VEC strategy was found to provide an oxygen utilization efficiency of 94.9% as compared to 77.0% for the conventional control method. At design capacity the oxygen utilization efficiency for VEC and conventional control was found to be 92.3% and 79.5%, respectively. Based on the expected turn-down capability of Houston's oxygen production faciilities, the simulations indicate that the VEC strategy will more than double the possible cost savings of the conventional control method.


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