Adaptive active vibration suppression of flexible beam structures

Abstract

Vibration control strategies strive to reduce the effect of harmful vibrations on machinery and people. In general, these strategies are classified as passive or active. Although passive vibration control techniques are generally less complex, there is a limit to their effectiveness. Active vibration control strategies, on the other hand, can be very effective but require more complex algorithms and are especially susceptible to time delays. The current paper introduces a novel vibration suppression system using non-linear optimization. The proposed methodology eliminates the need for a feedback loop and the sensitivity to time delays. The system has been evaluated experimentally and the results show the validity of the proposed methodology.