A comparative study of optimal linear controllers for vibration suppression

The performance enhancement of dynamic systems is accomplished by the application of active control components. Control strategies are derived to accomplish the task. Among the various control strategies, those that are designed to minimize a specified cost function while satisfying the necessary system constraints are referred to as optimal controllers. An important constraint is the amount of power and energy consumed by the control device. In this paper, the effect of optimal control strategies on the power and energy requirement of control devices is investigated.