FUZZY LOGIC FOR STRUCTURAL SYSTEM CONTROL

Authors

  • HERBERT MARTINS GOMES UFRGS - UNIV. FED. DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL DEMEC - DEP. ENG. MECâNICA

Keywords:

FUZZY SETS, VIBRATION CONTROL, HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS

Abstract

THIS PAPER PROVIDES SOME INFORMATION AND NUMERICAL TESTS THAT AIMS TO INVESTIGATE THE USE OF A FUZZY CONTROLLER APPLIED TO CONTROL SYSTEMS. SOME ADVANTAGES ARE REPORTED REGARDING THE USE OF THIS CONTROLLER, SUCH AS THE CHARACTERISTIC EASE OF IMPLEMENTATION DUE TO ITS SEMANTIC FEATURE IN THE STATEMENT OF THE CONTROL RULES. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT IS ALSO HYPOTHESIZED THAT THESE SYSTEMS HAVE A LOWER PERFORMANCE LOSS WHEN THE SYSTEM TO BE CONTROLLED IS NONLINEAR OR HAS TIME VARYING PARAMETERS. NUMERICAL TESTS ARE PERFORMED USING MODAL LQR OPTIMAL CONTROL AND FUZZY CONTROL ON NON-COLLOCATED SYSTEMS WITH FULL STATE FEEDBACK IN A TWO-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE. THE PAPER PROPOSES A WAY OF DESIGNING A CONTROLLER THAT MAY BE A SUPERVISORY FUZZY CONTROLLER FOR A TRADITIONAL CONTROLLER OR EVEN A FUZZY CONTROLLER INDEPENDENT FROM THE TRADITIONAL CONTROL, CONSISTING ON INDIVIDUAL MODE CONTROLLERS. SOME COMMENTS ARE DRAWN REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE PROPOSALS IN A NUMBER OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Author Biography

HERBERT MARTINS GOMES, UFRGS - UNIV. FED. DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL DEMEC - DEP. ENG. MECâNICA

PROFESSOR OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

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2012-03-01

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