Smart structure test article

In this study, adaptive control algorithms have been utilized for designing active controllers for smart structure test articles. Adaptive control schemes require only a limited a priori knowledge about the system in order to be controlled. The availability of limited control force and inherent deadband and saturation effects of shape memory actuators are incorporated in the selection of the reference model. The vibration suppression properties of smart structures were successfully demonstrated by implementing the conventional model reference adaptive controllers on the smart structure test articles. The controller parameters converged to steady state values within 8 s for both direct and indirect MRACs. 

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