Actuator Placement for Active Vibration Control Systems With External Excitations

Actuator placement is important to active vibration suppression. It is complex as it concerns many effects. In this paper, a new actuator position optimization criterion is proposed in which the effect of external excitations is considered. The criterion is applied in conjunction with the Independent Modal Space Control method. Effects of different modes are weighted to form a cost function according to their contributions to system dynamic responses, which directly reflect the effects of the external excitations. An example is given to validate the criterion.