A balanced approach to shaping the closed-loop properties of the dissipative controllers for flexible structures is presented. In the balanced representation the properties of flexible structures are introduced, and a simple method of designing of the dissipative controllers is obtained. It relates the controller gains with the closed-loop pole locations. The examples illustrate the accuracy of the design method.

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Topics:
Control equipment, Flexible structures, Design, Design methodology, Poles (Building)
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