ER智能材料在结构振动控制中的应用

ＥＲ智能材料是一种可控流体,它能在电场的作用下可从牛顿流体变为剪切屈服应力较高的粘塑性体,且这种转变连续,可逆,迅速,因此,可用它来制作可调阻尼器,实现对工程结构风振和地震反应半主动控制,本文在简要地介绍了ＥＲ智能材料电流变效应的基本原理和影响因素之后,建立了适用于土木工程结构控制用的二种类型的ＥＲ可调阻尼器的工作原理和力学模型,并在介绍了ＥＲ可控阻尼器对工程结构风振和地震反应半主动控制的实施原则     

基于加速度反馈的结构地震反应半主动MR阻尼控制试验

本文针对安装有半主动磁流变阻尼器（MR damper)的一座二层模型结构进行了抗震振动台试验研究，通过采用基于加速度反馈控制策略的两种半主动控制算法进行了在各种地震动作用下模型结构的半主动控制的抗震试验研究，并进行了Passive-on和Passive-off两种被动控制的试验研究。试验结果表明，MR阻尼器作为一种半主动控制装置可以有效地控制结构的峰值位移和均方差反应，且半主动控制对结构顶层的峰值位移和均方差的控制效果均优于两种被动控制方法。因此，本文提出的两种半主动控制算法都是有效的，并宜于实现。     

被动及半主动摩擦阻尼器对合肥翡翠电视塔地震反应的控制

摩擦阻尼器是一种构造简单的耗能减振装置,已应用于国内外多座新建建筑的抗震设计和已建建筑的抗震加固．半主动磨擦阻尼器则通过调整阻尼器的起滑力来改善被动摩擦阻尼器的耗能减振性能。本文研究了被动及半主动摩擦阻尼器对于高耸塔架结构地震反应的减振效果。为满足摩擦阻尼器对高耸塔架结构风振控制的特殊需要,本文建立了合肥电视塔的空间桁架有限元模型和串联多自由度体系模型,并在形成控制力变换矩阵和计算摩擦阻尼器两端的相对位移的过程中综合地运用了这两种力学模型。在半主动摩擦阻尼器的控制策略方面,本文提出了一种基于次优控制理论的半主动控制策略．本文研究表明,摩擦阻尼器可以抑制高耸塔架结构的地震反应．而半主动摩擦阻尼辞的耗能减振效果明显优于被动摩擦阻尼器．     

MR阻尼器对桅杆结构风振响应的智能半主动控制

本文基于修正的拉格朗日坐标描述法，推导了空间四节点纤绳单元的大位移刚度矩阵的具体表达式。在将桅杆结构离散为空间四节点纤绳单元和梁单元的计算模型的基础上，建立了桅杆结构非线性风振响应分析的有限元方法。根据瞬时最优主动控制的原则，提出了MR阻尼器对桅杆结构风振反应智能半主动控制基于阻尼器位移的“开关—耗能”半主动控制策略。算例结果表明MR阻尼器能有效地减小桅杆结构的风振反应。     

巨-子结构智能隔震体系抗震性能研究

针对巨-子结构隔震体系,在隔震层处或子结构顶部与主结构连接处,施加SMA-压电智能复合阻尼器,从而形成巨-子结构智能隔震体系。本文通过限界Hrovat最优控制算法设计了巨-子结构智能隔震体系的半主动控制器,在此基础上,对巨-子结构智能隔震体系进行了Simulink控制效果仿真分析,同时比较了控制装置安装位置的不同对结构控制效果的影响,并与普通隔震结构的减震效果进行了对比。研究结果表明,智能隔震控制1（隔震层加控制装置）和智能隔震控制2（子结构顶部加控制装置）2种控制方案在控制结构的位移方面效果相差不大。总体而言,智能隔震控制2对于控制子结构单元顶部的绝对加速度效果更为显著,但是相对于普通隔震而言,特别是在控制隔震层位移方面2种方案都具有较好的控制效果。实施智能控制可以有效改善巨-子结构被动控制体系的抗震性能,并能降低隔震结构在遭受强震时由于隔震层出现过大位移导致结构倾覆的危险。     

MRFD半主动控制系统的时滞与补偿

时滞与补偿是基于磁流变流体阻尼器（Ｍａｇｎｅｔｏｒｈｅｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ　Ｆｌｕｉｄ　Ｄａｍｐｅｒ，简称ＭＲＦＤ）的半主动控制系统优化设计中的一个重要问题。本文对此进行了研究，并通过计算实例分析了时间滞后与补偿两种情况对控制系统性能的影响，结果表明，当时滞达到１．０ｓ时，ＭＲＦＤ半主动控制系统仍具有一定的控制效果，说明该半主动控制系统是可靠的，其性能要优于完全主动控制系统，并且对时滞补偿以后系统的控制效果得到明显的改善，说明本文所述的时滞补偿方法是有效的。     

ER/MR智能阻尼器对空间网壳结构地震反应的半主动控制

本文提出了ER/MR智能阻尼器对空间网壳结构地震反应半主动控制的设计计算方法.文中,在推导了ER/MR智能阻尼器杆件有限单元模型的基础上,建立了设置ER/MR智能杆件的网壳结构地震反应的运动方程.应用本文提出的局域半主动控制策略,我们得到了ER/MR智能阻尼器对空间网壳结构地震反应半主动控制的计算方法.工程实例的计算结果表明:ER/MR智能杆件是一种不会失稳的控制装置,在结构上合理布置ER/MR智能杆件和合理选取ER/MR智能杆件的参数可获得较好的减震效果.     

被动及半主动摩擦阻尼器对合肥悲翠电视塔地震反应的 …

摩擦阻尼器是一种构造的耗能减振装置,已应用于国内外多座新建建筑的抗震设计和已建建筑的抗震加固。半主动摩擦阻尼器则通过调整阻尼器的起滑力来改善被动摩擦阻尼器的耗能减振性能。本文研究了被动及半主动摩擦阻尼器对于高耸塔架结构地震反应的减振效果。为满足摩擦阻尼器对高耸塔架结构风振控制的特殊需要,本文建立了合肥电视塔的空间桁架有限元模型和串联多自由度体系模型,并在形成控制力变换矩阵和计算摩擦阻尼器两端的相对     

ER／MR智能阻尼器耦联的带裙房高层建筑结构地震反应的半主动控制

本文建立了用ER／MR智能阻尼器耦联的带裙房高层建筑结构地震反应半主动控制的设计计算方法,文中,在导出ER／MR智能阻尼器力学模型的基础上,建立了ER／MR智能阻尼器耦联的带裙房层建筑结构地震反应的基本方程,并根据瞬时最优主动控制的原则,提出了ER／MR智能阻尼器耦联的带裙房高层建筑地震反应半主动控制的基于最优主动控制位移的“开关－耗能”半主动控制策略,应用本文方法对主楼20层,裙房5层的计算结构;受控地震反应的模拟计算结构表明,耦联主楼和裙房的半主动的ER／MR智能阻尼器可有效地抑制带裙房高层建筑结构地震反应的鞭梢效应,并可均匀地减小结构各层的震反应,是一种简单,方便和有效的智能控制装置。     

压电材料智能摩擦阻尼器对高耸钢塔结构风振反应的半主动控制

压电材料是一种新型智能材料。本文将压电材料和被动摩擦阻尼器相结合设计出一种新型智能摩擦阻尼器,并采用基于经典最优控制理论的半主动控制策略对高耸钢塔结构风振反应的控制进行了研究,对国内即将兴建的第一高钢电视塔──合肥翡翠电视塔进行了算例分析。为满足摩擦阻尼器对高耸钢塔结构风振控制的特殊需要、文中还建立了房耸钢塔结构的空间桁架有限元模型和串联多自由度体系模型,并在形成广义控制力作用位置矩阵和计算摩擦阻尼器两端的相对位移的过程中综合地运用了这两种力学模型。本文研究表明,压电材料智能摩擦阻尼器可以有效地抑制高耸钢塔结构的风振反应。     

磁流变耗能器性能的试验研究

磁流变耗能器是新型的智能型耗能器,是实现半主动控制的理论元件。本文在文献「３」的基础上设计制作了磁流变耗能器是新型的试验研究了耗能器的磁场强度,阻尼性能和响应时间,为此类耗能器用于结构被动减振和主动控制提供了基础。     

Intelligent technology-based control of motion and vibration using MR dampers

Due to their intrinsically nonlinear characteristics, development of control strategies that are implementable and can fully utilize the capabilities of semiactive control devices is an important and challenging task. In this study, two control strategies are proposed for protecting buildings against dynamic hazards, such as severe earthquakes and strong winds, using one of the most promising semiactive control devices, the magnetorheological (MR) damper. The first control strategy is implemented by introducing an inverse neural network (NN) model of the MR damper. These NN models provide direct estimation of the voltage that is required to produce a target control force calculated from some optimal control algorithms. The major objective of this research is to provide an effective means for implementation of the MR damper with existing control algorithms. The second control strategy involves the design of a fuzzy controller and an adaptation law. The control objective is to minimize the difference between some desirable responses and the response of the combined system by adaptively adjusting the MR damper. The use of the adaptation law eliminates the need to acquire characteristics of the combined system in advance. Because the control strategy based on the combination of the fuzzy controller and the adaptation law doesn’t require a prior knowledge of the combined building-damper system, this approach provides a robust control strategy that can be used to protect nonlinear or uncertain structures subjected to random loads. Supported by: Hong Kong Research Grant Council Competitive Earmarked Research Grant HKUST 6218 / 99E and by the National Science Foundation under grant CMS 99-00234.     

Experimental verification of torsional response control of asymmetric buildings using MR dampers

This paper proposes a semiactive control system to reduce the coupled lateral and torsional motions in asymmetric buildings subjected to horizontal seismic excitations. Magnetorheological (MR) dampers are applied as semiactive control devices and the control input determination is based on a clipped‐optimal control algorithm which uses absolute acceleration feedback. The performance of this method is studied experimentally using a 2‐story building model with an asymmetric stiffness distribution. An automated system identification methodology is implemented to develop a control‐oriented model which has the natural frequencies observed in the experimental system. The parameters for the MR damper model are identified using experimental data to develop an integrated model of the structure and MR dampers. To demonstrate the performance of this control system on the experimental structure, a shake table is used to reproduce an El Centro 1940 N–S earthquake as well as a random white noise excitation. The responses for the proposed control system are compared to those of passive control cases in which a constant voltage is applied to the MR damper. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Seismic response control of frame structures using magnetorheological/electrorheological dampers

Semi‐active control of buildings and structures for earthquake hazard mitigation represents a relatively new research area. Two optimal displacement control strategies for semi‐active control of seismic response of frame structures using magnetorheological (MR) dampers or electrorheological (ER) dampers are proposed in this study. The efficacy of these displacement control strategies is compared with the optimal force control strategy. The stiffness of brace system supporting the smart damper is also taken into consideration. An extensive parameter study is carried out to find the optimal parameters of MR or ER fluids, by which the maximum reduction of seismic response may be achieved, and to assess the effects of earthquake intensity and brace stiffness on damper performance. The work on example buildings showed that the installation of the smart dampers with proper parameters and proper control strategy could significantly reduce seismic responses of structures, and the performance of the smart damper is better than that of the common brace or the passive devices. The optimal parameters of the damper and the proper control strategy could be identified through a parameter study. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Semiactive fuzzy control of the seismic response of building frames with MR dampers

A fuzzy‐logic control algorithm, based on the fuzzification of the MR damper characteristics, is presented for the semiactive control of building frames under seismic excitation. The MR damper characteristics are represented by force–velocity and force–displacement curves obtained from the sinusoidal actuation test. The method does not require any analytical model of MR damper characteristics, such as the Bouc‐Wen model, to be incorporated into the control algorithm. The control algorithm has a feedback structure and is implemented by using the fuzzy‐logic and Simulink toolboxes of MATLAB. The performance of the algorithm is studied by using it to control the responses of two example buildings taken from the literature—a three‐storey building frame, in which controlled responses are obtained by clipped‐optimal control and a ten‐storey building frame. The results indicate that the proposed scheme provides nearly the same percentage reduction of responses as that obtained by the clipped‐optimal control with much less control force and much less command voltage. Position of the damper is found to significantly affect the controlled responses of the structure. It is observed that any increase in the damper capacity beyond a saturation level does not improve the performance of the controller. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Seismic control of smart base isolated buildings with new semiactive variable damper

A new semiactive independently variable damper, SAIVD, is developed and shown to be effective in achieving response reductions in smart base isolated buildings in near fault earthquakes. The semiactive device consists of four linear visco‐elastic elements, commonly known as Kelvin–Voigt elements, arranged in a rhombus configuration. The magnitude of force in the semiactive device can be adjusted smoothly in real‐time by varying the angle of the visco‐elastic elements of the device or the aspect ratio of the rhombus configuration. Such a device is essentially linear, simple to construct, and does not present the difficulties commonly associated with modelling and analysing nonlinear devices (e.g. friction devices). The smooth semiactive force variation eliminates the disadvantages associated with rapid switching devices. Experimental results are presented to verify the proposed analytical model of the device. A H_∞ control algorithm is implemented in order to reduce the response of base isolated buildings with variable damping semiactive control systems in near fault earthquakes. The central idea of the control algorithm is to design a H_∞ controller for the structural system that serves as an aid in the determination of the optimum control force in the semiactive device. The relative performance of the SAIVD device is compared to a variable friction device, recently developed by the authors in a separate study, and several key aspects of performance are discussed regarding the use of the two devices for reducing the responses of smart base isolated buildings in near fault earthquakes. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

相邻结构地震反应MR阻尼器控制的仿真分析

本文仿真分析了应用磁流变(MR)阻尼器对相邻结构地震反应的控制效果,为进一步开展模型试验研究奠定了基础。建立了地震激励下相邻结构MR阻尼器控制系统的运动方程,提出了描述MR阻尼器阻尼力滞回特性的改进S igmoid模型,分别对应用开关控制、半主动控制以及最小或最大电流被动控制的四种控制方法的相邻结构地震反应的控制效果进行了仿真分析。结果表明,在相邻结构间连接安装MR阻尼器可以有效地控制相邻结构的地震反应,且开关控制方法和半主动控制方法的控制效果均好于两种被动控制方法,体现了MR阻尼器阻尼力可调的优点;在四种控制方法中,半主动控制方法的控制效果最好,体现了MR阻尼器阻尼力具有连续调节能力的优点;若能解决MR阻尼器的剩磁问题,半主动控制方法的控制效果会得到进一步的提高。     

Fuzzy logic control of bridge structures using intelligent semi-active seismic isolation systems

Passive supplemental damping in a seismically isolated structure provides the necessary energy dissipation to limit the isolation system displacement. However, damper forces can become quite large as the passive damping level is increased, resulting in the requirement to transfer large forces at the damper connections to the structure which may be particularly difficult to accommodate in retrofit applications. One method to limit the level of damping force while simultaneously controlling the isolation system displacement is to utilize an intelligent hybrid isolation system containing semi-active dampers in which the damping coeffic ient can be modulated. The effectiveness of such a hybrid seismic isolation system for earthquake hazard mitigation is investigated in this paper. The system is examined through an analytical and computational study of the seismic response of a bridge structure containing a hybrid isolation system consisting of elastomeric bearings and semi-active dampers. Control algorithms for operation of the semi-active dampers are developed based on fuzzy logic control theory. Practical limits on the response of the isolation system are considered and utilized in the evaluation of the control algorithms. The results of the study show that both passive and semi-active hybrid seismic isolation systems consisting of combined base isolation bearings and supplemental energy dissipation devices can be beneficial in reducing the seismic response of structures. These hybrid systems may prevent or significantly reduce structural damage during a seismic event. Furthermore, it is shown that intelligent semi-active seismic isolation systems are capable of controlling the peak deck displacement of bridges, and thus reducing the required length of expansion joints, while simultaneously limiting peak damper forces. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.