Title :
Design of Fiber Optic Sensors for Control of Flexible Structures
Author :
Gibson, J.S. ; Meng, C.-L.
Author_Institution :
Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles 90024
Abstract :
A theory is presented for designing fiber optic sensors to measure feedback control laws based on distributed models of flexible structures. The sensors are designed so that the compensator requires only a first-order dynamic observer, as opposed to an infinite-dimensional state estimator. Necessary and sufficient conditions are given for the existence of such sensors, and numerical results for optimal control of an Euler-Bernoulli beam are presented.
Keywords :
Flexible structures; Optical control; Optical design; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; State estimation; Strain measurement; Velocity control;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1992
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0210-9
