Vibration Control of Active Structures: An Introduction (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 179) - Hardcover

Preumont, A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9400720327 ISBN 13: 9789400720329

Publisher: Springer, 2011

Synopsis

This text is an introduction to the dynamics of active structures and to the feedback control of lightly damped flexible structures; the emphasis is placed on basic issues and simple control strategies that work.

Now in its third edition, more chapters have been added, and comments and feedback from readers have been taken into account, while at the same time the unique premise of bridging the gap between structure and control has remained.  Many examples and problems bring the subject to life and take the audience from theory to practice.

The book has chapters dealing with some concepts in structural dynamics; electromagnetic and piezoelectric transducers; piezoelectric beam, plate and truss; passive damping with piezoelectric transducers; collocated versus non-collocated control; active damping with collocated systems; vibration isolation; state space approach; analysis and synthesis in the frequency domain; optimal control; controllability and observability; stability; applications; tendon control of cable structures; active control of large telescopes; and semi-active control. The book concludes with an exhaustive bibliography and index.

 

This book is intended for structural engineers who want to acquire some background in vibration control; it can be used as a textbook for a graduate course on vibration control or active structures.

A solutions manual is available through the publisher to teachers using this book as a textbook.

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Review

From the reviews of the third edition:

“The third edition of the textbook should serve as an outstanding updated reference book for structural engineers, automation professionals, students, and also for general readers interested in this emerging subject.” (Lubomír Bakule, zbMATH, Vol. 1273, 2013)

From the second edition:

"This is a very useful book for graduate students, researchers and professionals interested in strucutrasl control. I highly recommend it."
(AIAA Journal, 41:3)

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 9400720327
• ISBN 13: 9789400720329
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 456