The focus of this project is the development of a fundamentally sound approach to active vibration control of large scale dynamic systems. The approach will incorporate not only the control strategy but will also include the actuation system as a key component. The motivation behind this problem is the active isolation of large dynamic systems from external disturbances. This is shown in Fig. 1. One goal would be to control some part of the structure in the event of a large and sudden shock disturbance. Another goal may be to maintain the attitude and orientation of a piece of equipment. Actively directing the flow of energy and minimizing internal structural damage can also be our control objects, among others.

    Proposed research tasks and methods:
1. Development of testbed for active vibration control;
2. Examination of the control of Nonlinear Strict Feedback Form systems;
3. Incorporation of feedforward signals for electrohydraulic force-controlled vibration abatement.
4. State Dependent Riccati Equation (SDRE) techniques for active vibration control.