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Nonlinear Optimal Control Techniques for Vibration Attenuation Using Magnetostrictive Actuators

Center for Research in Scientific Computation, Department of Mathematics North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA, wsoates{at}ncsu.edu

Ralph C. Smith

Center for Research in Scientific Computation, Department of Mathematics North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA

This article addresses the development of a nonlinear control design for attenuating structural vibrations using magnetostrictive transducers operating in nonlinear and highly hysteretic operating regimes. We consider as a prototype a thin plate subjected to exogenous pressure waves and controlled via Terfenol-D transducers at the plate edges; however, the methodology is sufficiently general to encompass a wide range of structures and magnetic transducer designs. Hysteresis inherent to the transducer materials is quantified using a homogenized energy framework and the resulting nonlinear constitutive relations are used to construct a PDE representation and corresponding finite dimensional model of the structural system. We employ optimal control theory to construct nonlinear open loop control inputs which accommodate the hysteresis inherent to the transducers but are not robust with regard to unmodeled dynamics or disturbances. Robustness is incorporated by employing perturbation techniques to provide linear feedback laws acting on measured disturbances. As illustrated via numerical examples, the resulting hybrid control design provides excellent control authority and robustness for transducers operating in hysteretic and nonlinear regimes.

Key Words: nonlinear optimal control • perturbation control • hysteresis • nonlinear magnetic transducers.

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