Experimental verification of structural control strategies is essential for eventual full-scale implementations. However, few researchers have facilities readily available to them that are capable of even small-scale structural control experiments. This paper demonstrates that appropriately constructed bench-scale models can be used to study important aspects of full-scale structural control implementations, including: control-structure interaction, actuator and sensor dynamics, actuator saturation effects, limited availability of sensors, output feedback design, digital control implementation, control spillover, etc. The active control experiment considered herein is shown to be an effective tool for familiarizing students and pratitioners with control system design and the associated challenges.
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