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Published December 1989 | Published
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Vibration damping and robust control of the JPL/AFAL experiment using µ-synthesis

Abstract

The technology for controlling elastic deformations of flexible structures is one of the key considerations for future space initiatives. A vital area needed to achieve this objective is the development of a control design methodology applicable to future structures. The mu -synthesis technique is employed to design a high-performance vibration attenuation controller for the JPL/AFAL experimental flexible antenna structure. The results presented deal primarily with the control of first two global flexible modes using only two hub actuators and two hub sensors. Implementation of the multivariable control laws based on a finite-element model is presented. All results are from actual implementation on the JPL/AFAL flexible structure testbed.

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© 1989 IEEE. The authors would like to thank Dr. S.J. Wang for his support for use of the experimental facility. Thanks are also due Dr. John Wen for providing the identification model and to Mr. Asif Ahmed for assisting in conducting the experiment. The research described in this paper was supported by Caltech President's Fund.

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