Abstract
The electromagnetic shunt damping absorber (EMSDA) is developed based on electromagnetic shunt damping mechanism. The governing equation of planar vibration system equipped with the EMSDA is derived. An optimization method is presented to determine the main working parameters of EMSDA on the basis of the built theoretical model. The objective function minimizing the response variance of system under white noise excitation is formulated. The particle swarm optimization algorithm is employed in optimization. The simulated and experimental studies on vibration control by use of EMSDA are conducted. The results show that the electromagnetic shunt damping absorber can attenuate significantly the structural vibration.