Hardware demonstration of flexible beam controlAn experiment employing a pinned-free flexible beam has been constructed to demonstrate and verify several facets of the control of flexible structures. The desired features of the experiment are to demonstrate active shape control, active dynamic control, adaptive control, various control law design approaches, and associated hardware requirements and mechanization difficulties. This paper contains the analytical work performed in support of the facility development, the final design specifications, control law synthesis, and some preliminary results.
Document ID
19800061398
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Schaechter, D. B. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)