Optimization of control laws for damage detection in smart structures

Laura R. Ray; Solomon Marini

doi:10.1117/12.388784

19 June 2000 Optimization of control laws for damage detection in smart structures

Laura R. Ray, Solomon Marini

Proceedings Volume 3984, Smart Structures and Materials 2000: Mathematics and Control in Smart Structures; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.388784
Event: SPIE's 7th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 2000, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

A prevalent method of damage detection is based on identifying changes in modal characteristics due to damage induced variations in stiffness or mass along a structure. It is known that modal frequencies can be insensitive to damage, and the open-loop sensitivity itself depends on modal properties and damage location. Here, we develop methods of designing control laws that enhance the sensitivity of modal characteristics to damage. Sensitivity enhancing control exploits the relationship between control gains and closed-loop dynamics in order to increase the observability of damage. The design methods are based on optimization of cost functions that involve the dependence of classic measures of sensitivity on design variables, which include placement of sensors and actuators and state feedback control gains. Due to the size of the design space and the unknown nature of the cost surface, genetic algorithms are used to find control laws that maximize sensitivity to specific damage types subject to control effort and stability constraints. Optimized control laws designed for sensitivity enhancement of stiffness damage in a cantilevered beam are demonstrated by numerical simulation.

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Laura R. Ray and Solomon Marini "Optimization of control laws for damage detection in smart structures", Proc. SPIE 3984, Smart Structures and Materials 2000: Mathematics and Control in Smart Structures, (19 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.388784

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