Control of Vibration Using Compliant Actuators

Mareta, Sannia; Halim, Dunant; Popov, Atanas A.

Abstract

© 2017 by ASME. This work proposes a method for controlling vibration using compliant-based actuators. The compliant actuator combines a conventional actuator with elastic elements in a series configuration. The benefits of compliant actuators for vibration control applications, demonstrated in this work, are twofold: (i) vibration reduction over a wide frequency bandwidth by passive control means and (ii) improvement of vibration control performance when active control is applied using the compliant actuator. The vibration control performance is compared with the control performance achieved using the wellknown vibration absorber and conventional rigid actuator systems. The performance comparison showed that the compliant actuator provided a better flexibility in achieving vibration control over a certain frequency bandwidth. The passive and active control characteristics of the compliant actuator are investigated, which shows that the control performance is highly dependent on the compliant stiffness parameter. The active control characteristics are analyzed by using the proportional-derivative (PD) control strategy which demonstrated the capability of effectively changing the respective effective stiffness and damping of the system. These attractive dual passive-active control characteristics are therefore advantageous for achieving an effective vibration control system, particularly for controlling the vibration over a specific wide frequency bandwidth.

Citation

Mareta, S., Halim, D., & Popov, A. A. (2017). Control of Vibration Using Compliant Actuators. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 139(5), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036499

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 21, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Jun 28, 2017
• Publication Date: Oct 31, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jun 22, 2017
• Journal: Journal of Vibration and Acoustics
• Print ISSN: 1048-9002
• Electronic ISSN: 1528-8927
• Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 139
• Issue: 5
• Article Number: 051007
• Pages: 1-13
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036499
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/890579
• Publisher URL: http://vibrationacoustics.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/article.aspx?articleid=2623144
• Contract Date: Jun 22, 2017