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Actuators for System Identification, Vibration Analysis, and Control

A special issue of Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 26650

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Prof. Dr. Francisco Beltran-Carbajal

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Departamento de Energía, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Azcapotzalco, Mexico City 02200, Mexico
Interests: vibration control; system identification; rotating machinery; mechatronics; automatic control of energy conversion systems
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Dear colleagues,

Oscillations manifest in numerous dynamic systems. Vibrations can be found in a wide range of applications of mechanical, electric, electronic, electromechanical, and electromagnetic systems. Actuators constitute an important component of successfully accomplishing vibration control in addition to parametric estimation on vibrating engineering systems.

This Special Issue aims to present recent and innovative contributions on vibration analysis, system identification, estimation of parameters and signals, and diverse control methods for a wide variety of oscillating systems. Important advances on both theoretical and experimental studies for analysis, identification, and control of oscillating systems, including the application of actuators, are within the scope of the present Special Issue.

Thus, in this context, we welcome important contributions related (but not limited) to modeling, vibration control, estimation and identification, vehicle suspensions, dynamic vibration absorbers, rotordynamics, wind energy conversion systems, modal analysis, dynamic structures, finite element analysis, numerical methods, and other engineering applications and theoretical developments on this very broad matter.

Dr. Francisco Beltran-Carbajal
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Keywords

  • vibration control
  • system identification
  • modal analysis
  • structural dynamics
  • finite element analysis
  • rotordynamics

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An ARX Model-Based Predictive Control of a Semi-Active Vehicle Suspension to Improve Passenger Comfort and Road-Holding
by Alejandro Piñón, Antonio Favela-Contreras, Luis C. Félix-Herrán, Francisco Beltran-Carbajal and Camilo Lozoya
Actuators 2021, 10(3), 47; https://doi.org/10.3390/act10030047 - 2 Mar 2021
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Passenger comfort and vehicle stability are key aspects that must be guaranteed on ground vehicles, and semi-active suspensions have offered an outstanding solution to meet these opposite objectives. This contribution describes a novel autoregressive with exogenous input (ARX) model-based predictive control strategy handled [...] Read more.
Passenger comfort and vehicle stability are key aspects that must be guaranteed on ground vehicles, and semi-active suspensions have offered an outstanding solution to meet these opposite objectives. This contribution describes a novel autoregressive with exogenous input (ARX) model-based predictive control strategy handled by a driver block applied on a semi-active vehicle suspension to improve passenger comfort and road holding when compared against a passive vehicle suspension system and another more complex control designs reported in the literature. The ARX model employs a driver block to reduce the computational load of the closed-loop semi-active suspension. In addition, the controller’s formulation and the case study consider the actuator’s physical constraints to achieve more realistic results. This case-study includes a one-quarter semi-active suspension with two degrees-of-freedom, and the numerical data comes from a real magnetorheological damper characterization. The results, in frequency-domain and time-domain, are measured based on specific performance criteria. A substantial improvement against a passive suspension is quantified and discussed. For a broader perspective of the findings, the results are compared against another reported work. This research effort could be the basis of further studies to achieve more robust solutions such as adaptive/optimal predictive controllers to improve vehicle’s comfort and stability. Full article
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Online Estimation Techniques for Natural and Excitation Frequencies on MDOF Vibrating Mechanical Systems
by Gerardo Silva-Navarro, Francisco Beltran-Carbajal, Luis Gerardo Trujillo-Franco, Juan Fernando Peza-Solis and Oscar A. Garcia-Perez
Actuators 2021, 10(3), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/act10030041 - 24 Feb 2021
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An online algebraic estimation technique for natural and forcing frequencies for a class of uncertain and lumped-parameter vibrating mechanical systems with n degrees of freedom is described. In general, realistic vibrating systems can be affected by unknown exogenous excitation forces with multiple and [...] Read more.
An online algebraic estimation technique for natural and forcing frequencies for a class of uncertain and lumped-parameter vibrating mechanical systems with n degrees of freedom is described. In general, realistic vibrating systems can be affected by unknown exogenous excitation forces with multiple and independent frequency harmonic components. Hence, natural frequencies as well as excitation force frequencies can be simultaneously computed from an algebraic approach into a small interval of time during online operation of the mechanical system. Measurements of an available output signal, associated with some specific degree of freedom, are only required for frequency estimation in time-domain. Information on mass, stiffness and damping matrices are not necessary for multifrequency estimation algorithms. Some analytical, numerical and experimental results on a cantilever Euler–Bernoulli beam are described to show and validate the acceptable estimation of multiple frequencies in forced multiple degrees of freedom vibrating systems. Full article
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Modern Semi-Active Control Schemes for a Suspension with MR Actuator for Vibration Attenuation
by Kevin Herubiel Floreán-Aquino, Manuel Arias-Montiel, Jesús Linares-Flores, José Gabriel Mendoza-Larios and Álvaro Cabrera-Amado
Actuators 2021, 10(2), 22; https://doi.org/10.3390/act10020022 - 27 Jan 2021
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This article describes semi-active modern control schemes for a quarter-vehicle suspension with a magnetorheological damper (MRD) to attenuate vibrations and simultaneously improve the passenger comfort and the vehicle road-holding. The first solution is a multiple positive position feedback (MPPF) control scheme to attenuate [...] Read more.
This article describes semi-active modern control schemes for a quarter-vehicle suspension with a magnetorheological damper (MRD) to attenuate vibrations and simultaneously improve the passenger comfort and the vehicle road-holding. The first solution is a multiple positive position feedback (MPPF) control scheme to attenuate the vibration amplitude at the two modal frequencies. The second solution is based on elementary passivity considerations on the exact regulation error dynamics passive output. The passive output feedback is used to improve the control aims. Finally, the third solution deals with a disturbance rejection control (DRC) based on an extended state observer. The three proposed control schemes consider an inverse polynomial model of a commercial MRD for numerical implementation and are evaluated by comfort and road-holding performance indexes proposed in the literature. Furthermore, the effects of variation in the sprung mass (emulating different number of passengers) on the controllers’ performance is analysed. The numerical results show in both scenarios (constant and variable sprung mass) that passivity based control (PBC) and DRC improve the performance indexes compared with the classical sky-hook control and the open-loop systems with a different constant current input for the MRD. Obtained results for damping force and power consumption are within the operation range of the considered commercial MRD showing the viability for experimental implementation of the proposed control schemes. Full article
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On-Line Modal Parameter Identification Applied to Linear and Nonlinear Vibration Absorbers
by Luis Gerardo Trujillo-Franco, Gerardo Silva-Navarro, Francisco Beltran-Carbajal, Eduardo Campos-Mercado and Hugo Francisco Abundis-Fong
Actuators 2020, 9(4), 119; https://doi.org/10.3390/act9040119 - 25 Nov 2020
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A solution of the vibration attention problem on a flexible structure from a dynamic vibration absorption perspective is experimentally and numerically studied in this article. Linear and nonlinear dynamic vibration absorbers are properly implemented on a primary structure of n degrees of freedom [...] Read more.
A solution of the vibration attention problem on a flexible structure from a dynamic vibration absorption perspective is experimentally and numerically studied in this article. Linear and nonlinear dynamic vibration absorbers are properly implemented on a primary structure of n degrees of freedom through a modal decomposition analysis and using the tuning condition when the primary system has one single degree of freedom. A time-domain algebraic identification scheme for on-line modal parameter estimation of flexible structures is presented. A fast frequency estimation of harmonic excitation force is also obtained. A Hilbert transform analysis of the frequency response function for the case of nonlinear dynamic vibration absorption is introduced. In this way, influence of this particular passive nonlinear control device on system dynamic response can be determined. The proposed approach is validated on an harmonically perturbed building-like structure, which is discretized in a finite number of degrees of freedom. The flexible structure is subjected to resonant operational conditions, and coupled to a pendulum vibration absorber configured as a tuned mass damper as well as an autoparametric system. Full article
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Static Characteristics of a Tilting Five-Pad Journal Bearing with an Asymmetric Geometry
by Phuoc Vinh Dang, Steven Chatterton and Paolo Pennacchi
Actuators 2020, 9(3), 89; https://doi.org/10.3390/act9030089 - 18 Sep 2020
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In this paper, static characteristics of a tilting five-pad rocker-backed journal bearing with an asymmetric geometry, i.e., different clearance for each pad, are investigated. A thermo-elasto-hydrodynamic (TEHD) model considering the elasticity of the pad and pivot is used for the simulation. The pivot [...] Read more.
In this paper, static characteristics of a tilting five-pad rocker-backed journal bearing with an asymmetric geometry, i.e., different clearance for each pad, are investigated. A thermo-elasto-hydrodynamic (TEHD) model considering the elasticity of the pad and pivot is used for the simulation. The pivot stiffness of each pad obtained by experiment is also introduced in the model. The experimental tests were carried out on a tilting pad journal bearing (TPJB) with a nominal diameter of 100 mm and a length-to-diameter (L/D) ratio of 0.7 with load-between-pad (LBP) and load-on-pad (LOP) arrangements. Several analyses, including numerical simulations and experimental measurements, are implemented in order to obtain the static behaviors of the tilting-pad bearing under variations of rotational speed, amplitude and direction of applied static load, such as clearance distribution profile, static eccentricity, temperature and pressure distribution. The results show that the effect of asymmetric geometry on the static characteristics is not negligible. Full article
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Modeling of Attractive Force by Magnetic Wheel Used for Mobile Robot
by Myounggyu Noh, Eunsang Kwon, So Hee Park and Young-Woo Park
Actuators 2020, 9(3), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/act9030067 - 9 Aug 2020
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Mobile robots that are required to climb inclined ferromagnetic surfaces typically employ magnetic wheels. In order to design magnetic wheels and to properly size the permanent magnet as magnetizing source without the need for finite element analyses, a model that predicts the attractive [...] Read more.
Mobile robots that are required to climb inclined ferromagnetic surfaces typically employ magnetic wheels. In order to design magnetic wheels and to properly size the permanent magnet as magnetizing source without the need for finite element analyses, a model that predicts the attractive magnetic force is necessary. In this paper, an analytical force model is derived by estimating the reluctance between the wheel and the surface. A magnetic circuit is constructed, incorporating the leakage flux from the side of the wheel. The model is validated against the results from finite element analyses and measurements from a test rig and a wheel prototype. Within the limitations of the model, it can adequately predict the force and can be used for initial design of magnetic wheels. Full article
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Interval Analysis of the Eigenvalues of Closed-Loop Control Systems with Uncertain Parameters
by Jing-Zhou Zhao, Guo-Feng Yao, Rui-Yao Liu, Yuan-Cheng Zhu, Kui-Yang Gao and Min Wang
Actuators 2020, 9(2), 31; https://doi.org/10.3390/act9020031 - 21 Apr 2020
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Uncertainty caused by a parameter measurement error or a model error causes difficulties for the implementation of the control method. Experts can divide the uncertain system into a definite part and an uncertain part and solve each part using various methods. Two uncertainty [...] Read more.
Uncertainty caused by a parameter measurement error or a model error causes difficulties for the implementation of the control method. Experts can divide the uncertain system into a definite part and an uncertain part and solve each part using various methods. Two uncertainty problems of the control system arise: problem A for the definite part—how does one find out the optimal number and position of actuators when the actuating force of an actuator is smaller than the control force? Problem B for the uncertain part—how does one evaluate the effect of uncertainty on the eigenvalues of a closed-loop control system? This paper utilizes an interval to express the uncertain parameters and converts the control system into a definite part and an uncertain part using interval theory. The interval state matrix is constructed by physical parameters of the system for the definite part of the control system. For Problem A, the paper finds out the singular value element sensitivity of the modal control matrix and reorders the optimal location of the actuators. Then, the paper calculates the state feedback gain matrix for a single actuator using the receptance method of pole assignment and optimizes the number and position of the actuators using the recursive design method. For Problem B, which concerns the robustness of closed-loop systems, the paper obtains the effects of uncertain parameters on the real and imaginary parts of the eigenvalues of a closed-loop system using the matrix perturbation theory and interval expansion theory. Finally, a numerical example illustrates the recursive design method to optimize the number and location of actuators and it also shows that the change rate of eigenvalues increases with the increase in uncertainty. Full article
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