Vibration Control of Flexible Structures using ER Fluid Dampers

ER댐퍼를 이용한 유연 구조물의 진동제어

This paper presents a vibration control of a flexible structure using a controllable ER fluid damper. A clamped-clamped flexible structure system supported by two short columns mimicking a small-sized bridge system is considered. An ER fluid damper which is operated in shear mode is designed and attached to the middle of the flexible structure. The governing equation of motion and associated boundary conditions are derived from Hamilton's principle. A sliding mode control is formulated in order to actively suppress the vibration of the structure due to external excitations. Experimental control results are presented in the frequency domain.