Engineering Research Equipment Grant: A Testbed for Control Systems Design for High Performance and Extended Life

本项目提供资源， 用于研究基本概念的试验平台， 减损控制的可行性及其设计。 的 问题如下。 控制器设计往往 对于许多过程，重点是优化动态性能 在不包括或不代表结构的约束下， 或系统组件的材料限制。 设备 通过该奖项获得的支持研究， 通用的设计方法，它将提供一个权衡 系统动态性能和寿命之间的关系。 希望 意图是，这种增强的控制器将减少 系统疲劳、蠕变和磨损的有害影响 件. 该设备本身包括一个机电 振动筛系统、计算机和数据采集系统。

This project provides resources to procure the elements of a testbed for investigating the fundamental concepts and feasibility of damage mitigating control and its design. The problem is as follows. More often than not, controller design for many processes focuses on optimization of dynamic performance under constraints that do not include or represent the structural or material limits of the system components. The equipment secured through this award supports research which addresses generic design methodology which would provide a trade-off between system dynamic performance and its life span. The hope and intent are that such an enhanced controller will reduce the detrimental effects of fatigue, creep, and wear of system components. The equipment itself comprises an electro-mechanical shaker system, and computer and data acquisition systems.