This text 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 third 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 and
problems bring the subject to life and take the audience from
theory to practice.
The book has 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 large 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; 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.
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