<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Along the years, unwanted vibrations in airplane wings have led to passenger discomfort. In this study, the airplane wing is modeled as a cantilever beam on which active vibration suppression is tested. The paper details the tuning of both integer and fractional order Proportional Derivative type controllers based on constraints imposed in the frequency domain. The controllers are experimentally validated and the results prove once more the superiority of the fractional order control approach.</p></abstract>

Along the years, unwanted vibrations in airplane wings have led to passenger discomfort. In this study, the airplane wing is modeled as a cantilever beam on which active vibration suppression is tested. The paper details the tuning of both integer and fractional order Proportional Derivative type controllers based on constraints imposed in the frequency domain. The controllers are experimentally validated and the results prove once more the superiority of the fractional order control approach.

A Comparison between Integer and Fractional Order PD<italic><sup>μ</sup></italic> Controllers for Vibration Suppression

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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A Comparison between Integer and Fractional Order PD Controllers for Vibration Suppression

Along the years, unwanted vibrations in airplane wings have led to passenger discomfort. In this study, the airplane wing is modeled as a cantilever beam on...

A Comparison between Integer and Fractional Order PD^μ Controllers for Vibration Suppression

Published Online: May 23, 2016

Page range: 273 - 282

Received: Mar 29, 2016

Accepted: May 17, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21042/AMNS.2016.1.00022

Keywords
Vibration Suppression, PD controller, Fractional Calculus, Smart Beam

© 2016 Isabela R. Birs, Cristina I. Muresan, Silviu Folea, and Ovidiu Prodan, published by Sciendo

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A Comparison between Integer and Fractional Order PDμ Controllers for Vibration Suppression

Published Online: May 23, 2016

Page range: 273 - 282

Received: Mar 29, 2016

Accepted: May 17, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21042/AMNS.2016.1.00022

KeywordsVibration Suppression, PD controller, Fractional Calculus, Smart Beam

© 2016 Isabela R. Birs, Cristina I. Muresan, Silviu Folea, and Ovidiu Prodan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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A Comparison between Integer and Fractional Order PD^μ Controllers for Vibration Suppression

Keywords
Vibration Suppression, PD controller, Fractional Calculus, Smart Beam