New adaptive robust Hc control of smart structures using synchrosqueezed wavelet transform and recursive least-squares algorithm

Two kinds of uncertainties, one due to the dynamic earthquake loads with a wide frequency band and the other due to structural parameters exist in large and complex real-life structures. Most existing control algorithms consider only one of them, resulting in difficulty to guarantee necessary control performance for large complex structures, such as better vibration suppression on structural peak response and robustness performance. Con-sidering the two uncertainties simultaneously, in this paper, a new adaptive robust Hc control methodology is presented for vibration control of structures through adroit integration of synchrosqueezed wavelet transform (SWT) and recursive least-squares (RLS) algorithm. The robust Hc control is more effective than the traditional LQR/LQG control in terms of the stability and robustness of the control system. The external excitation signal from ground sensors is filtered by a low-pass filter based on SWT and then inputted into the filtered-x RLS adaptive controller. The effectiveness, accuracy, and computational efficiency of the new adaptive control method is demonstrated using a 76-story wind-excited benchmark super high-rise building structure and a 24-story shear-wall building with an active tuned mass damper (ATMD) system on the top floor. Compared with the existing linear quadratic Gaussian control algorithm, the wavelet-hybrid feedback-least mean square algorithm and the robust Hc control algorithm, the simulation results show that the control effect and robust performance indexes of the structure are increased by 5%-35% and 5%-25%, respectively, using the new control methodology.

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This paper presents a new adaptive robust Hc control methodology for vibration control of large and complex structures, considering the uncertainties of both earthquake loads and structural parameters simultaneously. Through simulation experiments on benchmark buildings and shear wall buildings, the effectiveness and accuracy of the control method are demonstrated.