Dynamics and Control of Structures : A Modal Approach

Wodek K. Gawronski

ISBN 10: 1475750331 / ISBN 13: 9781475750331

Published by Springer US, Springer New York, 2013

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Robots, aerospace structures, active earthquake-damping devices of tall buildings, and active sound suppression are examples of the application of structural dynamics and control methods. This book addresses the structural dynamics and control problems encountered by mechanical, civil, and control engineers. Many problems presented in this book originated in recent applications in the aerospace industry, and have been solved using the approach presented here. Dynamics analysis and controller design for flexible structures require a special approach due to the large size of structural models, and because flexible structure testing and control typically requires massive instrumentation (sensors and actuators). But the rapid development of new technologies and the increased power of computers allows for the formulation and solution of engineering problems that seemed to be unapproachable not so very long ago. The modal approach was chosen in this book. It has a long tradition in structural engineering (see, e.g., [84], [87], and [26]) and is also used in control system analysis, e.g., [93]. Its usefulness, thoroughly tested, does not need extensive justification. Both structural testing and analysis give priority to the modal representation, due to its compactness, simplicity, and explicit physical interpretation. Also, many useful structural properties are properly exposed only in modal coordinates. In this book the modal approach, preferred by structural engineers, is extended into control engineering, giving new analytical results, and narrowing the gap between structural and control analysis.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dynamics and Control of Structures : A Modal Approach
• Publisher: Springer US, Springer New York
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1475750331
• ISBN 13: 9781475750331
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 15D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 394 grams

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This book addresses problems in structural dynamics and control encountered in such applications as: robotics, aerospace structures, earthquake-damage prevention, and active noise suppression. The treatment combines concepts from control engineering (such as system norms and controllability) and structural engineering (such as modal properties and modal models), thereby both revealing new structural properties as well as giving new insights into well-known laws. Matlab codes for many of the procedures and methods discussed in the book are included.