Active Vibration Control System

A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Automation and Control Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 583

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Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dynamics and Vibration, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Interests: active vibration control; nonlinear dynamics; energy harvesting

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Dear Colleagues,

Vibration remains a critical challenge in engineering, affecting the performance, efficiency, and longevity of mechanical systems across diverse applications. Active vibration control systems have emerged as pivotal technologies, offering real-time monitoring and adaptive mitigation strategies to address these challenges effectively.

This Special Issue aims to compile state-of-the-art research contributions that explore innovative methodologies, theoretical developments, practical implementations, and case studies related to active vibration control systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Advanced control algorithms and strategies for vibration suppression;
  • Integration of sensors, actuators, and smart materials in AVCS;
  • Applications in aerospace, automotive, robotics, and industrial machinery;
  • Adaptive and predictive control techniques for dynamic environments;
  • Optimization approaches and performance evaluation of AVCS;
  • Experimental validations and field trials demonstrating AVCS effectiveness;
  • Passive, semi-active and fully active control systems;
  • Development of smart systems for control applications;
  • Linear and nonlinear control strategies.

We welcome original research articles, review papers, and case studies related to these topics. Contributions with real experiments are encouraged.

Prof. Dr. Maryam Ghandchi Tehrani
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • active control
  • vibration suppression
  • adaptive control
  • feedback control
  • structural dynamics
  • control strategies
  • health monitoring

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Active Vibration Control of Cantilever Structures by Integrating the Closed Loop Control Action into Transient Solution of Finite Element Model and an Application to Aircraft Wing
by İlker Bülbül, Murat Akdağ and Hira Karagülle
Machines 2025, 13(5), 379; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13050379 - 30 Apr 2025
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In this study, the active vibration control (AVC) of a cantilever beam with an end mass is considered first and studied experimentally and through simulation. The Laplace transform method, Newmark method, and ANSYS are used for simulations. An impulse force applied to the [...] Read more.
In this study, the active vibration control (AVC) of a cantilever beam with an end mass is considered first and studied experimentally and through simulation. The Laplace transform method, Newmark method, and ANSYS are used for simulations. An impulse force applied to the mass and the velocity actuation applied to the base are assumed to be disturbance and controlling input, respectively. The displacement of the mass is taken as the feedback signal in simulations. Four strain gauges are located near the bottom point, connected with a Wheatstone bridge, and the output voltage of a load-cell amplifier (LCA) is used as the feedback signal in experiments. Strain feedback is considered in experiments because it is easy to implement, cost-effective, and can be used in applications. Experimental displacement signals obtained from the top of the beam are compared with the output signals from LCA and it is observed that they are approximately linearly dependent. Velocity input is generated with a servo motor-driven linear actuator in experiments. The closed loop control is achieved by a personal computer with an Adlink-9222 PCI DAQ card and a C program in the experiments. The integration of the closed loop control action into the transient solution with Newmark method and ANSYS is implemented in simulations. The input reference value is taken as zero for vibration control. The instantaneous value of the feedback signal at a time step is subtracted from zero to find the error signal value and the error value is multiplied by the control gain to calculate the controlling signal. The simulation results obtained with the Newmark method and ANSYS are in good agreement with the analytical results obtained with Laplace transform method. Simulation results are also in acceptable agreement with the experimental results for explaining the behavior of the success of AVC depending on the control gain, Kp. After verifying ANSYS solutions, the ANSYS procedure is applied to an aircraft wing as a real complex cantilever structure. The wing, with a length of 810.8 mm, 13 ribs with a length of 300 mm, and NACA 4412 airfoil, is considered in this study. It is observed that the AVC of real engineering structures can be simulated by integrating control action into transient solution in ANSYS. Full article
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