Fuzzy Control Method for Earthquake Mitigation Structures with Magnetorheological Dampers

Magnetorheological (MR) damper has a potential use in the vibration control of large structures due to its lower energy input and fine earthquake mitigation ability. A key problem for controlling structure with MR dampers is choosing the control current quickly and accurately. In order to solve this problem, a new method by using fuzzy controller, namely fuzzy full-state control method, is proposed. Dynamic responses under different inputs of fuzzy controller are compared. At the same time, dynamic responses of the traditional bi-state (BS) controlled structure and the passive full-current (PFC) controlled structure under different earthquake waves are compared with those of fuzzy full-state controlled structure. Through a numerical example about a three-story reinforced concrete structure, it can be concluded that fuzzy control technique can realize choosing of currents of MR dampers quickly and accurately and have good control effect.

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