Simultaneous Vibration Isolation and Damping Control Via High Authority Smart Structures

Abstract

The goal of this proposed research is to investigate a new class of high authority smart structures to isolate vibration (isolate main structure from disturbance source) and control vibration (of the sub-structure with disturbance source) simultaneously in a multi-mode environment. The idea is to develop novel multi-loop piezoelectric networks and control schemes for multi-frequency, and varying-frequency disturbance absorptions and isolations. During this research period, the PI and his students have achieved the following: (a) Developed active-passive piezoelectric network systems and controller for vibration isolation/absorption of excitations with varying frequency; (b) Developed a multi-loop active-passive piezoelectric network isolator/absorber for multiple varying frequency disturbance rejections; (c) Performed single actuator experimental investigation and parametric study; and (d) Explored multiple actuator systems on complex structures. The analytical and experimental results have demonstrated that the proposed systems can outperform the current approaches and effectively achieve significant vibration absorption and isolation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA424492

Entities

People

  • Kon-Well Wang

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Actuators
  • Algorithms
  • Circuits
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Couplings
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Excitation
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Materials
  • Networks
  • Piezoelectric Materials
  • Rejection
  • Students
  • Test Stands
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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