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    This document presents conclusions and recommendations from a thesis on a new type of distributed and electrically actuated vibration absorber. The conclusions are that a variational model was developed and validated experimentally for the absorber, an optimization process found optimal mass distributions, and prototypes were successfully developed using PVDF. Recommendations include improving manufacturing, using thinner PVDF for lighter structures, investigating applications to plates and real disturbances, integrating sensors, and exploring new materials.

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    This document presents conclusions and recommendations from a thesis on a new type of distributed and electrically actuated vibration absorber. The conclusions are that a variational model was developed and validated experimentally for the absorber, an optimization process found optimal mass distributions, and prototypes were successfully developed using PVDF. Recommendations include improving manufacturing, using thinner PVDF for lighter structures, investigating applications to plates and real disturbances, integrating sensors, and exploring new materials.

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    This document presents conclusions and recommendations from a thesis on a new type of distributed and electrically actuated vibration absorber. The conclusions are that a variational model was developed and validated experimentally for the absorber, an optimization process found optimal mass distributions, and prototypes were successfully developed using PVDF. Recommendations include improving manufacturing, using thinner PVDF for lighter structures, investigating applications to plates and real disturbances, integrating sensors, and exploring new materials.

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    Conclusions and Recommendations

    Conclusions

    This thesis presented a new concept of vibration absorber. This absorber is distributed
    and can be electrically actuated. It can be constructed to be lightweight, conformal
    and very resistant to crushing. The new concept also includes a varying resonance
    frequency in space. The study of the absorber has been limited to the case where the
    mass of the absorber is varied along the structure.
    A variational model has been developed to model a beam with arbitrary boundary
    conditions. This model can include piezoelectric layers, constrained layer damping,
    point absorbers, and distributed absorbers. This model has been validated in the
    simply supported case and compared to a previously developed model [13].
    Experimental validation has also been performed. The matching between
    experimental and theoretical data is good.
    An optimization process using a genetic algorithm has been used. This optimization
    finds the optimal mass distribution for the absorber using simulation data. This
    optimization technique is validated by the very good behavior of the prototype with
    optimal mass distribution observed in experiments.
    Several distributed absorber prototypes have been successfully developed. Their
    constructions involve the use of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), which is a
    piezoelectric material. A distributed active vibration absorber (DAVA) has been
    manufactured and tested.
    The passive action of the DAVA differs from the classical point absorber. It is not as
    efficient at reducing response at a single frequency but can provide vibration
    reduction on a large frequency bandwidth without creating new modes of vibration.

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    90 Conclusion and Recommendations Pierre E. Cambou

    The active action of the DAVA depends heavily on its mass distribution. If the mass
    is constant, good control of response peaks is possible but in-between the resonances,
    the vibration is increased. The performance of an absorber with optimal mass
    distribution is extremely promising. The mass distribution is optimized to reduce the
    radiated power of a beam with active control on. Not only are the peaks were reduced
    but in-between structural resonances, attenuation was also achieved. The active input
    to the DAVA was shown to significantly improve its passive performance.

    Recommendations for future research

    Extreme care in the manufacturing of the distributed absorber has to be enforced.


    New manufacturing process could be use in order to improve the performance of the
    absorber and its reliability. Forming the PVDF film at high temperature could be
    investigated.
    Thinner PVDF film should be used to create light DAVA with very low resonance
    frequency. This type of DAVA could be applied on lighter structure. This is
    particularly necessary to investigate potential aerospace applications.
    The DAVA should be investigated on a plate structure. Acoustic sensors such as
    microphones arrays will then be useful as error sensors. The property of the DAVA to
    damp modally dense structure will also be investigated.
    Real disturbance like air flow or water flow should be used. The real ability of the
    absorber to control real disturbances with large bandwidth should therefore be
    determined.
    Modal sensors should be integrated in the design. A simple phase shifter associated
    with amplifiers could be used to modify the resonance of the absorber and enforce the
    anti-resonance of the structure. This type of integrated device with a sensor and an
    actuator is more likely to find an industrial application.
    New material should be investigated for creating the elastic layer of the DAVA. A
    low-density piezoelectric-rubber or a piezdoelectric rubber with cut-outs may be a
    solution.

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