Modal control of a rectangular plate using smart sensors and smart actuators

Abstract

This paper is concerned with modal control of a rectangular plate using both smart sensors and smart actuators. Since filtering and actuation are related, discussion of a smart sensor comes first followed by that of the counterpoint—a smart actuator. This paper begins by discussing an ideal case of modal control comprising extraction and activation of a target structural mode of a plate. Then, for the purpose of implementing a modal control system, three-dimensional smart sensors and actuators are introduced, the design procedure being investigated. Taking into consideration the practicability, two-dimensional smart sensors and actuators for modal filtering and modal actuation, respectively, are presented, and then the number, location and shaping function of the two-dimensional modal sensors and actuators are clarified. Furthermore, the extraction and actuation of the (1, 3) mode of a simply supported rectangular panel using the smart sensors and actuators is shown. Finally, a modal feedback control system is constructed utilizing both the smart sensors and the smart actuators, demonstrating the effectiveness at suppressing the particular structural mode of interest without causing spillover.