• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.557-572
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• 2012

This paper focuses on the vibration control of long-span reticulated steel structures under multi-dimensional earthquake excitation. The control system and strategy are constructed based on Magneto-Rheological (MR) dampers. The LQR and Hrovat controlling algorithm is adopted to determine optimal MR damping force, while the modified Bingham model (MBM) and inverse neural network (INN) is proposed to solve the real-time controlling current. Three typical long-span reticulated structural systems are detailedly analyzed, including the double-layer cylindrical reticulated shell, single-layer spherical reticulated shell, and cable suspended arch-truss structure. Results show that the proposed control strategy can reduce the displacement and acceleration effectively for three typical structural systems. The displacement control effect under the earthquake excitation with different PGA is similar, while for the cable suspended arch-truss, the acceleration control effect increase distinctly with the earthquake excitation intensity. Moreover, for the cable suspended arch-truss, the strand stress variation can also be effectively reduced by the MR dampers, which is very important for this kind of structure to ensure that the cable would not be destroyed or relaxed.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2009

A non-clipped semi-active stochastic optimal control strategy for nonlinear structural systems with MR dampers is developed based on the stochastic averaging method and stochastic dynamical programming principle. A nonlinear stochastic control structure is first modeled as a semi-actively controlled, stochastically excited and dissipated Hamiltonian system. The control force of an MR damper is separated into passive and semi-active parts. The passive control force components, coupled in structural mode space, are incorporated in the drift coefficients by directly using the stochastic averaging method. Then the stochastic dynamical programming principle is applied to establish a dynamical programming equation, from which the semi-active optimal control law is determined and implementable by MR dampers without clipping in terms of the Bingham model. Under the condition on the control performance function given in section 3, the expressions of nonlinear and linear non-clipped semi-active optimal control force components are obtained as well as the non-clipped semi-active LQG control force, and thus the value function and semi-active nonlinear optimal control force are actually existent according to the developed strategy. An example of the controlled stochastic hysteretic column is given to illustrate the application and effectiveness of the developed semi-active optimal control strategy.

• 한국공간구조학회지
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.5-9
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• 2008

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2004년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.34-40
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• 2004

In this paper, peliminary design procedure of magnetorheological (MR) dampers is developed for controlling the building response induced by seismic excitation. Hysteretic biviscous model which is simple and can describe the hysteretic characteristics of MR damper is used for parametric studies. The capacity of MR damper is determined as a portion of not the building weight but the lateral restoring force. A method is proposed for the optimal placement and number of MR dampers, and its effectiveness is verified by comparing it with the simplified search algorithm. Numerical results indicate that the capacity, number and the placement can be reasonably determined using the proposed design procedure.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.529-536
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• 2003

As large structures such as high-rise buildings and cable-stayed bridges become lighter and more flexible, the necessity of structural control for reducing excessive displacement and acceleration due to seismic excitation is increased. As a method to minimize seismic damages, various base isolation systems are adopted or considered for adoption. In this study, the seismic performance of MR dampers are studied and compared with that of the NZ system as a base isolation system. As the control algorithm of the MR damper, the clipped-optimal control(applied LQR method) is employed. A five-story building is modeled and the seismic performance of the two systems subjected to three different earthquakes is compared. The results show that the MR damper system can provide superior protection than the NZ system for a wide range of ground motions.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 2006년도 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.495-502
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• 2006

Seismic performance of semi-active fuzzy control algorithm to operate MR dampers for coupling adjacent building is investigated in this paper. In the proposed semi-active control technique, the fuzzy logic is used as a method to adjust input voltage to MR damper. In order to validate control performance of proposed technique, the seismic performance of the semi-active fuzzy control system is compared with that of passive control system where the input voltage to MR damper is set to display maximum damping force. The simulated results show that the semi-active fuzzy control technique effectively regulates the trade-off existing between seismic responses of two buildings subject to various earthquake excitations.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 미국토목학회(ASCE)의 사장교에 대한 첫번째 벤치마크 문제를 이용하여 제어-구조물 상호작용을 고려한 새로운 반능동제어 기법을 제안하였다. 이 벤치마크 문제에서는 2003년 완공 예정으로 미국 Missouri주에 건설 중인 Cape Girardeau 교를 대상 구조물로 고려하였다. Cape Girardeau 교는 New Madrid 지진구역에 위치하고, Mississippi 강을 횡단하는 주요 교량이라는 점 때문에 설계단계에서부터 내진 문제를 중요하게 고려하였다. 본 연구에서는 MR 유체 감쇠기를 제어 장치로 제안하였고, clipped-optimal 알고리듬을 제어 알고리듬으로 사용하였다. 또한, 대용량 MR 유체 감쇠기 실험 결과를 이용하여, Bingham 모델, Bouc-Wen 모델, 수정된 Bouc-HWen 모델과 같이 수치해석에 이용할 수 있는 다양한 동적 모델을 개발하였다. MR 유체 감쇠기는 제어가능한 에너지 소산장치이며 구조물에 에너지를 가하지 않기 때문에 제안된 제어기법은 한정입출력 안정성이 보장된다. 수치해석을 통해, MR 유체 감쇠기를 이용한 반능동제어 기법이 사장교의 응답 감소에 효과적인 방법임을 증명하였다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제13권2호통권54호
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• pp.165-171
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 건설구조물의 스마트 제어를 위해 오리피스 구간의 갭(gap) 조건을 달리한 2개의 준능동 MR 감쇠기를 개발하고, 동하중 실험을 통해 갭 조건에 따른 감쇠성능을 비교 평가하였다. 여기서, MR 감쇠기는 그 특성상 재료적 및 기계적인 다양한 변수들로 인해 그 감쇠성능이 크게 좌우될 수 있으나, 특히 MR 감쇠기의 오리피스 구간에 대한 갭 크기의 영향은 MR감쇠장치의 설계 시 핵심적인 요소 중에 하나이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 오리피스 구간의 갭 조건을 1.0mm와 2.0mm로 각각 설계하였으며, 인가전류 조건을 달리한 동하중 실험을 통해 발생 감쇠력을 획득하였다. 이들 획득결과는 힘-변위 이력곡선과 힘-전류 관계곡선으로부터 최대 최소 감쇠력 및 동적범위로 분석 평가되었다. 이상의 결과로부터, 갭의 조건에 따른 MR감쇠장치의 감쇠성능 변화를 규명하였으며, 본 연구에서 개발된 2개의 MR 감쇠기는 인가전류셑 및 코일 권선수 등의 추가핵심설계요소를 효과적으로 고려함으로써 건설구조물의 스마트 제어를 위해 유용하게 활용될 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.48-57
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• 2008

MR Fluid, one of functional fluids, is developed for the application to automobile products. MR CDC damper using MR fluid has following principles. When ar electric current is applied to the solenoid, apparent viscosity of MR fluid passing through the annular gap which acts as magnetic circuits varies directly as the intensity of the current. These devices have a simple structure and excellent lime response characteristics, emerging as the alternatives of the conventional semi-active suspension systems. In this study, a design procedure of the magnetic circuit through the solenoid fore and the flux ring functioning as a magnetic path is investigated so as to optimize the design and performance of MR CDC dampers for the vehicles. In addition, an operating point on the B-H curve, the magnetization according to the variation in the annular gap, the pole piece width and the density of MR fluid are studied to design the optimal piston head within the restrained dimension range.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.39-50
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• 2009

인접건물 사이에 감쇠기 형태의 에너지 소산장치를 설치하고 연결함으로써, 지진 응답을 줄이고 내진 성능을 향상시킬 수 있는 방법에 대하여 연구를 수행하였다. 서로 인접한 건물 간의 진동제어를 위하여 준능동 MR 감쇠기를 이용하는 퍼지 제어기법을 제시하고, MR 감쇠기의 감쇠력 조절을 시간에 따라 제어할 수 있도록 제시한 방법으로 제어기를 설계하였다. 제시한 방법의 타당성을 검증하기 위하여 수치모사를 수행하였으며, 다양한 역사지진의 지진응답 해석을 통해서 비제어시, 수동제어 및 준능동 퍼지제어 등에 대한 최대응답을 비교 분석하였다. 수치모사 결과 제시한 방법은, 다양한 주파수 성분을 가진 여러 가지 지진에 대해 매우 효과적인 제진 성능을 보이는 것으로 나타났다.