Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Active Structure | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th, 30h Pr | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| André Preumont | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Course contents :
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| The course is organized as follows: (1) review of structural dynamics for control. (2) Electromagnetic and piezoelectric transducers (3) Transducer integration into active structures. (4) Modeling of active piezoelectric structures: beam, truss, plate. (5) Importance of collocated systems. (6) Active damping of vibration with collocated systems. (7) Vibration isolation. The examples considered are related to space projects. | ||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Introduction to the dynamics and control of active structures | ||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Elementary knowledge in theory of vibrations and linear system theory and feedback control. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Numérical simulations with MATLAB and SAMCEF. | ||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| lectures organized to be compatible with the schedule of the participants. Project supervised by e-mail. | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Book: Vibration Control of Active Structures, An Introduction. (3nd Edition), Springer, 2011. | ||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| No formal exam. Evaluation based on a project (written report and oral defence). | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| andre.preumont@ulb.ac.be | ||||||||