Spatial Exact Actuation of Flexible Deep Double-Curvature Shells

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Hao Yue ◽  
Xiao-Ying Gao ◽  
Bing-Yin Ren ◽  
Horn-Sen Tzou
Keyword(s):  
Mode Shape ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Shape Functions ◽  
Shell System ◽  
Control Effectiveness ◽  
Natural Modes ◽  
Double Curvature ◽  
Spatially Distributed ◽  
Control Forces ◽  
Assumed Mode

Deep double-curvature shells are commonly used as key components in many advanced aerospace structures and mechanical systems, e.g., nozzles, injectors, horns, rocket fairings. Spatially distributed micro-actuation of a laminated flexible deep double curvature shell is investigated and its control effectiveness is evaluated in this study. Dynamic equations of the smart double curvature shell system are presented and modal control forces of spatial segmented piezoelectric actuators are carried out based on a new set of assumed mode shape functions with free boundary condition. Using these assumed mode shape functions, mode shapes of a free-floating deep shell are illustrated. Finally, via numerical simulation, control effectiveness of distributed actuator patches with respect to various natural modes, actuator locations and other factors which influence precision control and active actuation behavior of flexible deep double curvature shell structronic systems is evaluated.

scholarly journals Spatially Filtered Vibration Control of Cylindrical Shells

1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.S. Tzou ◽  
J.P. Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Control Force ◽  
Control Effectiveness ◽  
Natural Modes ◽  
Control Actions ◽  
Spatially Distributed ◽  
Control Forces ◽  
Piezoelectric Shell ◽  
Laminated Cylindrical Shell ◽  
Plane Membrane ◽  
Distributed Actuator

Distributed actuators offer spatially distributed actuations and they are usually effective to multiple modes of a continuum. Spatially filtered distributed vibration controls of a laminated cylindrical shell and a piezoelectric shell are investigated, and their control effectivenesses are evaluated in this study. In general, there are two control actions, the in-plane membrane control forces and the counteracting control moments, induced by the distributed actuator in the laminated shell. There is only an in-plane circumferential control force in the piezoelectric shell. Analyses suggest that in either case the control actions are effective in odd natural modes and ineffective in even modes. Spatially filtered control effectiveness and active damping of both shells are studied.

Truncation errors of assumed shape modeling for flexible-link manipulators

2012 ◽  
Vol 226 (11) ◽  
pp. 2627-2644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Heidari ◽  
Mohammad Vakil ◽  
Reza Fotouhi ◽  
Peter N Nikiforuk
Keyword(s):  
Mode Shape ◽  
Dynamic Models ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Flexible Manipulator ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Flexible Link ◽  
Dimensional Parameters ◽  
Assumed Mode

The assumed mode shape method has been widely used to derive finite degree-of-freedom dynamic models for flexible-link manipulators, which theoretically have infinite degree-of-freedom dynamics. For a single flexible manipulator, this approximation changes locations of the zeros of transfer functions between base torque and end-effector displacement. The change in locations of zeros considerably affects accuracy of the model and therefore the performance of model-based controllers. This article presents a comprehensive study on the change in locations of zeros due to the truncation associated with assumed mode shape method. It is shown that the locations of approximate zeros depend on four non-dimensional parameters, whereas the locations of analytical zeros depend on only two non-dimensional parameters. Approximate zeros are obtained from assumed mode shape method models, whereas analytical zeros are derived from infinite order models. A thorough study of the differences between approximate zeros and analytical zeros versus the number of mode shapes as well as all the physical parameters is performed. Moreover, guidelines are provided to select the numbers of mode shapes such that the approximate zeros become close to the analytical zeros. These guidelines can easily be used by control and modeling engineers, making them valuable for modeling and control of flexible robot manipulators.

Micro-Control Actions of Actuator Patches Laminated on Hemispherical Shells

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Smithmaitrie ◽  
H. S. Tzou
Keyword(s):  
Distributed Control ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Control Force ◽  
Control Effect ◽  
Control Effectiveness ◽  
Control Actions ◽  
Spatially Distributed ◽  
Membrane Bending ◽  
Control Forces ◽  
Electromechanical Actuation

Spherical shell-type structures and components appear in many engineering systems, such as radar domes, pressure vessels, storage tanks, etc. This study is to evaluate the micro-control actions and distributed control effectiveness of segmented actuator patches laminated on hemispheric shells. Mathematical models and governing equations of the hemispheric shells laminated with distributed actuator patches are presented first, followed by formulations of distributed control forces and micro-control actions including meridional/circumferential membrane and bending control components. Due to difficulties in analytical solution procedures, assumed mode shape functions based on the bending approximation theory are used in the modal control force expressions and analyses. Spatially distributed electromechanical actuation characteristics resulting from various meridional and circumferential actions are evaluated. Distributed control forces, patch sizes, actuator locations, micro-control actions, and normalized control authorities of a free-floating hemispheric shell are analyzed in a case study. Parametric analysis indicates that 1) the control forces and membrane/bending components are mode and location dependent and 2) the meridional/circumferential membrane control actions dominate the overall control effect.

On the Identification of Localized Losses of Stiffness in Structures

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Pabst ◽  
Peter Hagedorn
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Damage Detection ◽  
Mode Shape ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Shape Functions ◽  
Modal Data ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Eigen Frequencies ◽  
Local Stiffness

Abstract In damage detection it is common to use measured modal data and a mathematical model in connection with system identification. The part of the system undergoing the largest stiffness decrease is defined to contain damage. This approach is very sensitive to measurement errors. The measurement errors are much larger for mode shape functions than for the eigen-frequencies. The errors in the mode shapes are often of the same order of magnitude as the variations due to damage leading to poor results in damage detection. Thus, the use of the mode shape functions themselves instead of their small damage induced variations would dearly be preferable. In this paper we examine the relation between the changes in the eigenfrequencies, the local stiffness losses and the mode shape functions of the undamaged system. This relation is then utilized in a damage detection procedure.

Free Vibration Analysis of a Nonlinearly Tapered Cone Beam by Adomian Decomposition Method

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (07) ◽  
pp. 1850101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Keshmiri ◽  
Nan Wu ◽  
Quan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Free Vibration ◽  
Mode Shape ◽  
Decomposition Method ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Adomian Decomposition Method ◽  
Present Approach ◽  
Cone Beam ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Shape Functions ◽  
Adomian Decomposition

In this paper, the free vibration of a nonlinearly tapered cone beam is analyzed based on the Euler–Bernoulli hypothesis. The characteristic/eigenvalue equation and mode shape functions of the nonlinearly tapered cone beam are derived by the Adomian decomposition method for the first time. Using a modified mathematical procedure, the natural frequencies and mode shape functions of a general nonuniform beam are analytically derived. Several numerical examples for the vibration of uniform and linearly tapered cantilever beams are presented and compared with previous results to validate the accuracy and fast convergence of the present approach. The natural frequencies and mode shapes of vibration of exponentially and trigonometrically tapered cone beams with different taper ratios are presented. The present approach enables engineers to analytically analyze tapered beams of nonuniform configurations used as various structural components in a mathematically efficient way.

Numerical Study for Global Detection of Cracks Embedded in Beams

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Lipsey ◽  
Y. W. Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Mode Shape ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Linear Effect ◽  
Modes Of Vibration ◽  
Damage Simulation

Abstract Damage reduces the flexural stiffness of a structure, thereby altering its dynamic response, specifically the natural frequency, damping values, and the mode shapes associated with each natural frequency. Considerable effort has been put into obtaining a correlation between the changes in these parameters and the location and amount of the damage in beam structures. Most numerical research employed elements with reduced beam dimensions or material properties such as modulus of elasticity to simulate damage in the beam. This approach to damage simulation neglects the non-linear effect that a crack has on the different modes of vibration and their corresponding natural frequencies. In this paper, finite element modeling techniques are utilized to directly represent an embedded crack. The results of the dynamic analysis are then compared to the results of the dynamic analysis of the reduced modulus finite element model. Different modal parameters including both mode shape displacement and mode shape curvature are investigated to determine the most sensitive indicator of damage and its location.

Natural Frequencies and Mode Shapes of Elliptic Plates With Boundary Characteristic Orthogonal Polynomials As Assumed Shape Functions

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Rajalingham ◽  
R. B. Bhat ◽  
G. D. Xistris
Keyword(s):  
Coordinate System ◽  
Orthogonal Polynomials ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Polar Coordinate System ◽  
Free Boundaries ◽  
Natural Modes ◽  
Polar Coordinate ◽  
Boundary Characteristic

Abstract The natural frequencies and natural modes of vibration of uniform elliptic plates with clamped, simply supported and free boundaries are investigated using Rayleigh-Ritz method. A modified polar coordinate system is used to investigate the problem. Energy expressions in Cartesian coordinate system are transformed into the modified polar coordinate system. Boundary characteristic orthogonal polynomials in the radial direction, and trigonometric functions in the angular direction are used to express the deflection of the plate. These deflection shapes are classified into four basic categories, depending on its symmetrical or antisymmetrical property about the major and minor axes of the ellipse. The first six natural modes in each of the above categories are presented in the form of contour plots.

scholarly journals The Natural Oscillations of an Ice-Covered Channel

1984 ◽  
Vol 30 (106) ◽  
pp. 313-320
Author(s):  
Theodore Green
Keyword(s):  
Dispersion Relation ◽  
Mode Shape ◽  
Channel Wall ◽  
Natural Oscillations ◽  
Natural Modes ◽  
Hydrostatic Approximation

AbstractThe natural modes of oscillation of an infinitely long, ice covered channel are considered, using the hydrostatic approximation, and assuming the ice to behave elastically. The dispersion relation, mode shape, and associated force on the channel wall are found for the lowest three modes. Special attention is paid to the limitations associated with the hydrostatic and elastic approximations.

Natural Frequencies and Normal Modes of a Spinning Timoshenko Beam With General Boundary Conditions

1992 ◽  
Vol 59 (2S) ◽  
pp. S197-S204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Wu-Zheng Zu ◽  
Ray P. S. Han
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Mode Shape ◽  
Timoshenko Beam ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Simulation Studies ◽  
Classical Boundary ◽  
First Time

A free flexural vibrations of a spinning, finite Timoshenko beam for the six classical boundary conditions are analytically solved and presented for the first time. Expressions for computing natural frequencies and mode shapes are given. Numerical simulation studies show that the simply-supported beam possesses very peculiar free vibration characteristics: There exist two sets of natural frequencies corresponding to each mode shape, and the forward and backward precession mode shapes of each set coincide identically. These phenomena are not observed in beams with the other five types of boundary conditions. In these cases, the forward and backward precessions are different, implying that each natural frequency corresponds to a single mode shape.

Analysis of Instabilities in Railway Vehicles Employing Operational Modal Analysis

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Erviti Calvo ◽  
Gorka Agirre Castellanos ◽  
Germán Gimenez
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Modal Analysis ◽  
Mode Shape ◽  
Operational Modal Analysis ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Correct Identification ◽  
Unstable Condition ◽  
Static Tests ◽  
Railway Vehicles ◽  
Damping Rate

The application of Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) in the railway sector opens a broad field of opportunities. The validation of the numerical model employed in the design phase is usually performed employing data obtained in static tests. The drawback is that some suspension parameters, such as dampers, only have an influence in the dynamic behavior and not in the static behavior. Because of that, the use of the mode shapes identified from track measurements in combination with the static tests leads to a more accurate validation of the numerical model. Apart from that, most passenger comfort and dynamic problems are associated to slightly damped modes. A correct identification of the modal parameters can be used as a continuous design improvement tool to improve the comfort and dynamic characteristics of future designs. Another valuable application of OMA techniques is the identification of the mode shapes corresponding to instabilities, due to the safety impact that they have. In railway vehicles, instabilities are associated to mode shapes that present a damping rate which decreases with the increase of the running speed. Above a certain speed value, the excitation coming from track cannot be damped by the vehicle and it reaches an unstable condition. This unstable condition leads to high acceleration levels experienced by the passengers and high interaction forces between the wheel and the rail that may lead to safety hazards. The speed above which the vehicle is unstable is known as critical speed, and has to be greater than the maximum speed of the vehicle with a reasonable safety margin. The use of OMA techniques allows identifying the mode shape that causes the instability. This paper presents the application of OMA techniques to measurements performed on a passenger vehicle, in which the speed was increased until the vehicle was unstable. The mode shape that caused the instability was identified as well as its corresponding natural frequency and damping rate.

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