Title :
Teaching the Difference Between Stiffness and Damping [Lecture Notes]
Author :
Fu, Henry C. ; Leang, Kam K.
Abstract :
A necessary step in the design of an effective control system is to understand its dynamics. It is not uncommon for a well-trained control engineer to use such an understanding to redesign the system to become easier to control, which requires an even deeper understanding of how the components of a system influence its overall dynamics. In this issue Henry C. Fu and Kam K. Leang discuss the difference between stiffness and damping when understanding the dynamics of mechanical systems.
Keywords :
control engineering education; damping; elastic constants; mechanical engineering; springs (mechanical); teaching; control system; damping; mechanical system dynamics; series mass-spring-damper systems; stiffness; system redesign; Design methodology; Mechanical systems;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.2012.2194842
