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A recently proposed implementation of output feedback based on signal processing eliminates the practical overhead of physical operation in closed-loop. Additionally, the ,virtual implementation facilitates realization of of multiple closed-loop systems from a single test in open loop, allows for complex gains, and removes the constraint of closed-loop stability. Care, however, must be exercised in the design of the closed-loop systems as the errors in these are governed by the intrinsic approximations in the open-loop identification. The present paper offers an examination of this item when the closed-loop systems are designed for parameter estimation in updating numerical models of structural systems. The differences between physical realization and the proposed virtual implementation are discussed, and the pivotal points outlined are demonstrated in the context of the numerical examination with a structural system.
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On gain design in virtual output feedback for model updating
The set of equations to be solved for parameter estimation in model updating has no unique solution when, as will often be the case in structural applications, the dimensionality of the model exceeds the number of target parameters estimated from experiments. One approach for enlarging the target space is to create closed-loop systems that, in addition, can be designed with pole sensitivities favorable for updating the model. The present paper will focus on designing gains for model updating using a recently proposed virtual implementation of output feedback, which allows computation of several closed-loop systems, from a single open loop realization and removes the constraint of closed-loop stability. The gains are designed through an eigenstructure assignment procedure, in which the model parameters of interest in the updating are divided into two different classes; one where the pole sensitivities with respect to the parameters are to be enhanced and one where they are to be reduced. A numerical example with a structural system is presented that demonstrates the merit of the proposed gain design procedure.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1634277
- PAR ID:
- 10128910
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures
- ISSN:
- 2195-4364
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 372-379
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8331-1
