Real-time automatic tuning of vibration controllers for smart structures by genetic algorithm

Moon K. Kwak; Tae-Sik Shin

doi:10.1117/12.350117

4 June 1999 Real-time automatic tuning of vibration controllers for smart structures by genetic algorithm

Moon K. Kwak, Tae-Sik Shin

Proceedings Volume 3667, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Mathematics and Control in Smart Structures; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350117
Event: 1999 Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1999, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the real-time automatic tuning of the positive position feedback controller for smart structures by the genetic algorithms. The genetic algorithms have proven its effectiveness in searching optimal design parameters without falling into local minimums thus rendering globally optimal solutions. The advantage of the positive position feedback controller is that if it is tuned properly it can enhance the damping value of a target mode without affecting other modes. In this paper, we develop a real-time algorithm for determining a tuning frequency of the PPF controller based on the genetic algorithm. Hence, the traditional positive position feedback controller can be used in adaptive fashion in real time. To this end, the digital PPF control law is downloaded to the DSP chip and a main program, which runs genetic algorithms in real time, updates the parameter of the controller in real time. The real-time tuning of the PPF controller is applied to cases of initial disturbance and persistent harmonic disturbance. In both cases, the real-time tuning is achieved successfully. Hence, vibrations are suppressed satisfactorily. The experimental results also show that the PPF controller tuned by GA gives better performance than the manually tuned PPF controller for accommodating harmonic disturbances did.

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Moon K. Kwak and Tae-Sik Shin "Real-time automatic tuning of vibration controllers for smart structures by genetic algorithm", Proc. SPIE 3667, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Mathematics and Control in Smart Structures, (4 June 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350117

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