This textbook is an introduction to the dynamics of active structures and to the feedback control of lightly damped flexible structures; the emphasis is placed on basic issues and simple control strategies that work.

Now in its fourth edition, more chapters have been added, and comments and feedback from readers have been taken into account, while at the same time the unique premise of bridging the gap between structure and control has remained. Many examples, covering a broad field of applications from bridges to satellites and telescopes, and problems bring the subject to life and take the audience from theory to practice.

The book has 19 chapters dealing with some concepts in structural dynamics; electromagnetic and piezoelectric transducers; piezoelectric beam, plate and truss; passive damping with piezoelectric transducers; collocated versus non-collocated control; active damping with collocated systems; vibration isolation; state space approach; analysis and synthesis in the frequency domain; optimal control; controllability and observability; stability; applications; tendon control of cable structures; active control of deformable mirrors for Adaptive Optics and large earth-based and space telescopes; and semi-active control. The book concludes with an exhaustive bibliography and index.

This book is intended for structural engineers who want to acquire some background in vibration control, and for control engineers who are dealing with flexible structures. It can be used as a textbook for a graduate course on vibration control or active structures.

A solutions manual is available through the publisher to teachers using this book as a textbook.

Autorentext

André Preumont received his MSc in Aeronautics from the University of Liege in 1973 and his PhD in Applied Sciences in 1981. He spent 10 years in industry before moving in academia. He has been a professor of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) since 1987, full professor since 1991, and director of the Active Structures Laboratory. He is the author of 7 books. He is a member of the Belgian Royal Academy and was the recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award in 2011 (Darmstadt, Germany). He was a visiting professor at Virginia Tech (USA), UT Compiègne and INSA Lyon (France), and Politecnico di Milano (Italy). He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. His current researches include Adaptive Optics, Active damping of structures and flapping wing robots.

Inhalt

Preface to the third edition.- Preface to the second edition.- Preface to the first edition.- 1 Introduction.- 1.1 Active versus passive.- 1.2 Vibration suppression.- 1.3 Smart materials and structures.- 1.4 Control strategies.- 1.4.1 Feedback.- 1.4.2 Feedforward.- 1.5 The various steps of the design.- 1.6 Plant description, error and control budget.- 1.7 Readership and Organization of the book.- 1.8 References.- 1.9 Problems.- 2 Some concepts in structural dynamics.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Equation of motion of a discrete system.- 2.3 Vibration modes.- 2.4 Modal decomposition.- 2.4.1 Structure without rigid body modes.- 2.4.2 Dynamic flexibility matrix.- 2.4.3 Structure with rigid body modes.- 2.4.4 Example.- 2.5 Collocated control system.- 2.5.1 Transmission zeros and constrained system.- 2.6 Continuous structures.- 2.7 Guyan reduction.- 2.8 Craig-Bampton reduction.- 2.9 References.- 2.10 Problems.- 3 Electromagnetic and piezoelectric transducers.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Voice coil transducer.- 3.2.1 Proof-mass actuator.- 3.2.2 Geophone.- 3.3 General electromechanical transducer.- 3.3.1 Constitutive equations.- 3.3.2 Self-sensing.- 3.4 Reaction wheels and gyrostabilizers.- 3.5 Smart materials.- 3.6 Piezoelectric transducer.- 3.6.1 Constitutive relations of a discrete transducer.- 3.6.2 Interpretation of k2.- 3.6.3 Admittance of the piezoelectric transducer.- 3.7 References.- 3.8 Problems.- 4 Piezoelectric beam, plate and truss.- 4.1 Piezoelectric material.- 4.1.1 Constitutive relations.- 4.1.2 Coenergy density function.- 4.2 Hamilton's principle.- 4.3 Piezoelectric beam actuator.- 4.3.1 Hamilton's principle.- 4.3.2 Piezoelectric loads.- 4.4 Laminar sensor.- 4.4.1 Current and charge amplifiers.- 4.4.2 Distributed sensor output.- 4.4.3 Charge amplifier dynamics.- 4.5 Spatial modalfilters.- 4.5.1 Modal actuator.- 4.5.2 Modal sensor.- 4.6 Active beam with collocated actuator-sensor.- 4.6.1 Frequency response function.- 4.6.2 Pole-zero pattern.- 4.6.3 Modal truncation.- 4.7 Admittance of a beam with a piezoelectric patch.- 4.8 Piezoelectric laminate.- 4.8.1 Two dimensional constitutive equations.- 4.8.2 Kirchhoff theory.- 4.8.3 Stiffness matrix of a multi-layer elastic laminate.- 4.8.4 Multi-layer laminate with a piezoelectric layer.- 4.8.5 Equivalent piezoelectric loads.- 4.8.6 Sensor output.- 4.8.7 Beam model vs. plate model.- 4.8.8 Additional remarks.- 4.9 Active truss.- 4.9.1 Open-loop transfer function.- 4.9.2 Admittance function.- 4.10 Finite element formulation.- 4.11 References.- 4.12 Problems.- 5 Passive damping with piezoelectric transducers.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Resistive shunting.- 5.3 Inductive shunting.- 5.4 Switched shunt.- 5.4.1 Equivalent damping ratio.- 5.5 References.- 5.6 Problems.- 6 Collocated versus non-collocated control.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Pole-zero flipping.- 6.3 The two-mass problem.- 6.3.1 Collocated control.- 6.3.2 Non-collocated control.- 6.4 Notch filter.- 6.5 Effect of pole-zero flipping on the Bode plots.- 6.6 Nearly collocated control system.- 6.7 Non-collocated control systems.- 6.8 The role of damping.- 6.9 References.- 6.10 Problems ..- 7 Active damping with collocated system.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Lead control.- 7.3 Direct velocity feedback (DVF).- 7.4 Positive Position Feedback (PPF).- 7.5 Integral Force Feedback(IFF).- 7.6 Duality between the Lead and the IFF controllers.- 7.6.1 Root-locus of a single mode.- 7.6.2 Open-loop poles and zeros.- 7.7 Actuator and sensor dynamics.- 7.8 Decentralized control with collocated pairs.- 7.8.1 Cross talk.- 7.8.2 Force actuator and displacement sensor.- 7.8.3 Displacement actuator and force sensor.- 7.9 References.- 7.10 Problems.- 8 Vibration isolation.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Relaxation isolator.- 8.2.1 Electromagnetic realization.- 8.3 Active isolation.- 8.3.1 Sky-hook damper.- 8.3.2 Integral Force Feedback.- 8.4 Flexible body.- 8.4.1 Free-free beam with isolator.- 8.5 Payload isolation in spacecraft.- 8.5.1 Interaction isolator/attitude control.- 8.5.2 Gough-Stewart platform.- 8.6 Six-axis isolator.- 8.6.1 Relaxation isolator.- 8.6.2 Integral Force Feedback.- 8.6.3 Spherical joints, modal spread.- 8.7 Active vs. passive.- 8.8 Car suspension.- 8.9 References.- 8.10 Problems.- 9 State space approach.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 State space description.- 9.2.1 Single degree of freedom oscillator.- 9.2.2 Flexible structure.- 9.2.3 Inverted pendulum.- 9.3 System transfer function.- 9.3.1 Poles and zeros.- 9.4 Pole placement by state feedback.- 9.4.1 Example: oscillator.- 9.5 Linear Quadratic Regulator.- 9.5.1 Symmetric root locus.- 9.5.2 Inverted pendulum.- 9.6 Observer design.- 9.7 Kalman Filter.- 9.7.1 Inverted pendulum.- 9.8 Reduced order observer.- 9.8.1 Oscillator.- 9.8.2 Inverted pendulum.- 9.9 Separation principle.- 9.10 Transfer function of the compensator.- 9.10.1 The two-mass problem.- 9.11 References.- 9.12 Problems.- 10 Analysis and synthesis in the frequency domain.- 10.1 Gain and phase margins.- 10.2 Nyquist criterion.- 10.2.1 Cauchy's principle.- 10.2.2 Nyquist stability criterion.- 10.3 Nichols chart.- 10.4 Feedback specification for SISO systems.- 10.4.1 Sensitivity.- 10.4.2 Tracking error.- 10.4.3 Performance specification.- 10.4.4 Unstructured uncertainty.- 10.4.5 Robust performance and robust stability.- 10.5 Bode gain-phase relationships.- 10.6 The Bode Ideal Cutoff.- 10.7 Non-minimum phase systems.- 10.8 Usual compen…