Abstract
A dual approach integrating structural tailoring and adaptive materials technology and designed to control the dynamic response of cantilever beams subjected to external excitations is presented. Whereas structural tailoring uses the anisotropy properties of advanced composite materials, adaptive materials technology exploits the actuating capabilities of piezoelectric materials bonded or embedded into the host structure. A control law relating the piezoelectrically induced boundary bending moment with the velocity at given points of the structure is implemented and its effect on the closed-loop frequencies and dynamic response to harmonic excitations is investigated. The combination of structural tailoring and control by means of adaptive materials proves very effective in damping out vibration.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1309-1315 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | AIAA Journal |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 Aug |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aerospace Engineering