Hoo optimal control of smart structures

Robert W. Lashlee; Vittal S. Rao; Frank J. Kern

doi:10.1117/12.174207

1 May 1994 H∞ optimal control of smart structures

Robert W. Lashlee, Vittal S. Rao, Frank J. Kern

Proceedings Volume 2192, Smart Structures and Materials 1994: Mathematics and Control in Smart Structures; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174207
Event: 1994 North American Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The design and implementation of control strategies for large, flexible smart structures presents challenging problems. Uncertainties stem from control structure interaction, modeling errors, and parameter variations (such as fuel consumption). We developed a new algorithm called H_(infinity ) robust control for natural frequency variations (H_(infinity )/NF) that includes the knowledge of the natural frequency uncertainty bounds. In addition, we were successful in implementing this algorithm on a flexible smart structure in our laboratory. This smart structure was a cantilever beam that used NiTiNOL shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators. The performance of H_(infinity )/NF algorithm was compared with the modified LQG/LTR algorithm using a settling time specification. The H_(infinity )/NF controller exhibited dramatically reduced sensitivity to natural frequency uncertainty as compared to the modified LQG/LTR controller. The standard LQG/LTR control algorithm produced controllers that saturated the NiTiNOL actuators used on the test article. To overcome this saturation problem, we used a modified LQG/LTR design algorithm. We successfully implemented the proposed algorithm on a simple cantilever beam test article.

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Robert W. Lashlee, Vittal S. Rao, and Frank J. Kern "H∞ optimal control of smart structures", Proc. SPIE 2192, Smart Structures and Materials 1994: Mathematics and Control in Smart Structures, (1 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174207

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