Responsive Systems for Active Vibration Control

Provides an introduction to active vibration control, active sound control, and active vibroacoustic control, respectively. This book also talks about actuator/sensor placement, deals with robust control of vibrating structures, and discusses finite element modelling of piezoelectric continua.

Preface. An Introduction to Active Vibration Control; A. Preumont.Active Sound Control; S.J. Elliott. Active Vibro Acoustic Control; S.J. Elliott, P. Gardonio.Actuators and Sensors in Structural Dynamics; W. Gawronski.Robust Control of Vibrating Structures; K.B. Lim. Finite Element Models for Piezoelectric Continua; P. Gaudenzi. Latest Trends in the Development of Piezoelectric Multi-degree-of-freedom Actuators/Sensors; R. Bansevicius. Damping Control in Systems Assembled by Semi-Active Joints; R. Nitsche, L. Gaul. Piezoelectric Stack Actuator: FE-Modeling and Application for Vibration Isolation; U. Stöbener, L. Gaul. Active Vibration Control of a Car Body Based on Experimentally Evaluated Modal Parameters; U. Stöbener, L. Gaul. PVDF-Transducers for Structural Health Monitoring; S. Hurlebaus, L. Gaul. Vibro-Isolation of Sensitive Equipment; V. Ostasevicius. An Approach to Smart Structure Design using MEMS Technology; P. Minotti. Power Amplifiers for Piezoelectric Actuators; H. Janocha, et al.Index.