Active/semi-active hybrid control for motion and vibration control of mechanical and structural systems

As a new control design framework for motion and vibration control of mechanical and structural systems, an active/semi-active hybrid control (ASHC) methodology is proposed in this paper. In the proposed ASHC framework, a mechanical system that has both an actuator for motion and vibration control, and a semi-active control device, e.g., MR damper, for vibration control is defined as a control configuration. Depending on the location of the actuator and the semi-active device, two ASHC problems are formulated as optimization problems of the control performance on the motion and vibration control. In the ASHC approach, the higher control performance is accomplished by the cooperative and complementary control of the actuator and the semi-active control device. Some solution candidates and design examples are presented to show the effectiveness and the importance of the ASHC framework.