Controls for unstable structures

Oliver Guenther; Tad Hogg; Bernardo A. Huberman

doi:10.1117/12.276594

13 June 1997 Controls for unstable structures

Oliver Guenther, Tad Hogg, Bernardo A. Huberman

Proceedings Volume 3039, Smart Structures and Materials 1997: Mathematics and Control in Smart Structures; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.276594
Event: Smart Structures and Materials '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We study the behavior of several organizations for a market based distributed control of unstable physical systems and show how a hierarchical organization is a reasonable compromise between rapid local responses with simple communication and the use of global knowledge. We also introduce a new control organization, the multihierarchy, and show that is uses less power than a hierarchy in achieving stability. The multihierarchy also has a position invariant response that can control disturbances at the appropriate scale and location.

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Oliver Guenther, Tad Hogg, and Bernardo A. Huberman "Controls for unstable structures", Proc. SPIE 3039, Smart Structures and Materials 1997: Mathematics and Control in Smart Structures, (13 June 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.276594

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