Abstract
Parameter identification techniques for linear and nonlinear dynamic systems currently show a clear orientation toward black box models, with Artificial Neural Networks occupying a prominent place there. This paper presents a procedure for identifying linear dynamic systems parameters in two stages: in the first, a regressive model is fitted from the excitation and response time records, and in the second, its parameters are identified (matrixes of stiffness and damping) and dynamic characteristics (vibration frequencies and modes) based on the previous model. Artificial Neural Networks of the Adaline type and multilayer Perceptions are used for the first stage. The second stage is fully formulated through matrix algebra, which facilitates its systematic implementation and makes it independent of the complexity or dimension of the studied system. The proposed procedure is intended to operate from experimental records, so special attention is paid to the sensitivity of the results to the data interval and noise in the input signals. For the latter, various noise levels were incorporated into the correct responses obtained under ideal conditions, which respond to Gaussian distribution functions with a null mean and specified standard deviation. The proposed procedure justification, the results with the regressive models, and a study of the sensitivity of the results to the variation in the available data quality are presented.