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Recent results on structural control of an active precision structureThis paper describes recent results in structural control of an active precision truss structure at JPL. The goal is to develop practical control methodology and to apply to active truss structures intended for high precision space-based optics applications. The active structure considered incorporates piezoelectric active members which apply control forces internal to the structure and thereby improve the structure's dimensional stability. Two approaches to structural control system design were investigated. The first approach uses only noncollocated measurements of acceleration at the location of a simulated optical component to achieve structural stabilization. The second approach is essentially the same as the first one except that a viscous damper was used in place of a truss member on the structure to improve the dampings of selected flexible modes. The corresponding experimental closed-loop results are presented in this paper.
Document ID
19910065171
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Chu, C. C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Fanson, J. L.
(JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Smith, R. S.
(California, University Santa Barbara, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1991
Subject Category
Cybernetics
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 91-2693
Accession Number
91A49794
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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