Sensitivity of Eigenvalues to Nonsymmetrical, Dissipative Control Matrices

Dissipation of energy in vibrating structures can be accomplished with a combination of passive damping and active, constant gain, closed loop control forces. The matrix equations are Mz¨+Cz˙+Kz=−Gz˙. With conventional viscous damping, the damping force is proportional to relative velocity, with Fi=...

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Main Author: Vernon H. Neubert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1993-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-1993-1206
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description Dissipation of energy in vibrating structures can be accomplished with a combination of passive damping and active, constant gain, closed loop control forces. The matrix equations are Mz¨+Cz˙+Kz=−Gz˙. With conventional viscous damping, the damping force is proportional to relative velocity, with Fi=Ciiz˙i−Cijz˙j, where Cii=Cij but the subscripts show the position of the number in the C matrix. For a dashpot connected directly to ground, Fi=Ciiz˙i. Thus there is a definite pattern to the positions of numbers in the ith and jth rows of the C matrix, that is, a positive number on the diagonal is paired with an equal negative number, or zero, off the diagonal. With the control matrix G, it is here assumed that the positioning of individual controllers and sensors is flexible, with Fi=Ciiz˙i or Fi=Cijz˙j, the latter meaning that the control force at i is proportional to the velocity sensed at j. Thus the problem addressed herein is how the individual elements in the G matrix affect the modal eigenvalues. Two methods are discussed for finding the sensitivities, the classical method based on the products of eigenvectors and a new method, derived during the present study, involving the derivatives of the invariants in the similarity transformation. Examples are presented for the sensitivities of the complex eigenvalues of the form λr=−ζrwr+iwDr to individual elements in the G matrix, to combinations of elements, and to a combination of passive damping and active control. Systems with two, three, and eight degrees of freedom are investigated.
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spelling doaj-art-926032dca4494a939fecbb00f6cc200e2025-02-03T05:46:28ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92031993-01-011215316010.3233/SAV-1993-1206Sensitivity of Eigenvalues to Nonsymmetrical, Dissipative Control MatricesVernon H. Neubert0Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USADissipation of energy in vibrating structures can be accomplished with a combination of passive damping and active, constant gain, closed loop control forces. The matrix equations are Mz¨+Cz˙+Kz=−Gz˙. With conventional viscous damping, the damping force is proportional to relative velocity, with Fi=Ciiz˙i−Cijz˙j, where Cii=Cij but the subscripts show the position of the number in the C matrix. For a dashpot connected directly to ground, Fi=Ciiz˙i. Thus there is a definite pattern to the positions of numbers in the ith and jth rows of the C matrix, that is, a positive number on the diagonal is paired with an equal negative number, or zero, off the diagonal. With the control matrix G, it is here assumed that the positioning of individual controllers and sensors is flexible, with Fi=Ciiz˙i or Fi=Cijz˙j, the latter meaning that the control force at i is proportional to the velocity sensed at j. Thus the problem addressed herein is how the individual elements in the G matrix affect the modal eigenvalues. Two methods are discussed for finding the sensitivities, the classical method based on the products of eigenvectors and a new method, derived during the present study, involving the derivatives of the invariants in the similarity transformation. Examples are presented for the sensitivities of the complex eigenvalues of the form λr=−ζrwr+iwDr to individual elements in the G matrix, to combinations of elements, and to a combination of passive damping and active control. Systems with two, three, and eight degrees of freedom are investigated.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-1993-1206
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title Sensitivity of Eigenvalues to Nonsymmetrical, Dissipative Control Matrices
title_full Sensitivity of Eigenvalues to Nonsymmetrical, Dissipative Control Matrices
title_fullStr Sensitivity of Eigenvalues to Nonsymmetrical, Dissipative Control Matrices
title_full_unstemmed Sensitivity of Eigenvalues to Nonsymmetrical, Dissipative Control Matrices
title_short Sensitivity of Eigenvalues to Nonsymmetrical, Dissipative Control Matrices
title_sort sensitivity of eigenvalues to nonsymmetrical dissipative control matrices
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