Active, Hybrid, and Semi-active Structural Control: A Design and Implementation Handbook

Preface. 1 Introduction. 1.1 General. 1.2 Basic Principles. 1.3 State-of-the-Practice. 1.4 Implementation-Related Issues. 1.5 Organization. 2 Hardware Description. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Active Control Force Generation System. 2.3 Measuring Equipment. 2.4 Signal Interface System. 2.5 Digital Control System. 2.6 Case Study. 3 Control Software Implementation. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Practical Considerations. 3.3 Digital Control System (Software). 3.4 Appropriate Design Morphology. 3.5 Case Study. 4 Theoretical and Practical Control Techniques. 4.1 General. 4.2 Continuous-Time Optimal Direct Output Feedback. 4.3 Effect of Time Delay. 4.4 Discrete-Time Control Analysis and Design. 4.5 Analytical Simulations of Discrete-Time Control. 4.6 Case Study. 5 Control Performance Verification. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Real-Time Structural Simulator. 5.3 Real-Time Control Verification of the Hybrid/Active Mass Damper Model. 5.4 Case Study. 6 Summary. 6.1 Directions of Future Development. References. Author Index. Subject Index.