Vibration suppression of curved beam-type structures using optimal multiple tuned mass dampers
Journal of Vibration and Control
Published online on December 12, 2012
Abstract
This paper established a thorough optimization procedure of the multiple tuned-mass-damper system to suppress the vibration levels of the curved beam-type structures with multiple vibration dominant modes. A hybrid optimization methodology, which combines the global optimization method based on the Genetic Algorithm and the local optimization method based on Sequential Quadratic Programming, has been developed. The established hybrid optimization procedure is then utilized to find the optimum values of the design parameters, namely, the spring stiffness, damping factor and the position of the attached tuned-mass-damper systems, in order to suppress the vibration amplitude either at a particular mode or at several modes simultaneously.