Identification of Unknown, Time-Varying Forces/Moments in Dynamics and Vibration Problems Using a New Approach To Deconvolution

In this paper an alternative approach to the classical deconvolution idea is used to obtain a new and practical method for real-time identification of unknown, time-varying forces/moments in a general class of linear (linearized) dynamics and vibration problems with multiple-inputs and multiple-meas...

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Main Author: C.D. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1998-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/415028
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Summary:In this paper an alternative approach to the classical deconvolution idea is used to obtain a new and practical method for real-time identification of unknown, time-varying forces/moments in a general class of linear (linearized) dynamics and vibration problems with multiple-inputs and multiple-measurements. This new method for force/moment identification is unique in the respect that the uncertainty in the force/moment time-variations is not characterized by random-process methods, but rather by a generalized spline-model with totally unknown weighting coefficients and completely known basis-functions. The basis-functions are custom chosen in each application to reflect, qualitatively, the known characteristics of the force/moment time-variations to be identified. The method does not involve explicit identification of the unknown weighting coefficients. General-purpose identification algorithms for both continuous-time and discrete-time measurements are developed, and a worked example including computer simulation results is presented.
ISSN:1070-9622
1875-9203