An Integrated Mechatronic Modelling, Simulation, and Optimization Approach for the Customized Design of Active Vibration Damping Solutions

A crucial factor for the effective implementation of active vibration damping is the application of suitable actuators operating at optimal locations, combined with an appropriate control strategy. The actuators have to provide the required characteristics in view of the applied force in the relevant frequency domain. Additional restrictions such as dimensions, energy consumption, or costs of the system have to be accounted for. Hence, the determination of an optimized tailor-made solution for a vibration damping problem is of multi-objective character and cannot be achieved without consideration of the particular application. In this contribution, a holistic approach for the optimal design of vibration damping solutions is presented, taking into account the specific requirements of the considered application and including the mechanical system, the actuators, as well as the control strategy. The approach is realised within the simulation and optimization framework SyMSpace and applied to an existing use case representing a general vibration damping task based on electromagnetic actuators and an adaptive control strategy. Special attention is given to both the modelling and optimization work flow in Sy MSpace as well as the experimental setup of the use case for the assessment of the results.