A framework for backbone experimental tracking : piezoelectric actuators, stop-sine signal and kalman filtering

Nicolas Peyret (1) , Jean-Luc Dion (1) , Gael Chevallier (2)

1 QUARTZ - Laboratoire QUARTZ
2 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)

This paper deals with the use of piezoelectric patches for nonlinear dynamic identification. The patches are glued on the structure to identify amplitude-dependent damping and natural frequency; their positions are defined in order to perform the excitation concentrated on the first bending mode. Their locations on the structure allow to perform ”stop sines” tests, as, unlike electrodynamic shakers, piezos are embedded on structures and do not modify the studied structure after the excitation signal is switched off. Although, despite the piezo and the stop-sine, the signal is still modulated by other frequency components or polluted by random signals, a post processing with the extended Kalman Filter allows a very good determination of the modal damping and the natural frequency, especially when they depends on the free vibration amplitude.

Mots clés: Non-linear vibrations; Kalman filter; Piezoelectric excitation

Domaines: Matériaux

Nicolas Peyret, Jean-Luc Dion, Gael Chevallier. A framework for backbone experimental tracking : piezoelectric actuators, stop-sine signal and kalman filtering. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2016, 78, pp.28 - 42. ⟨10.1016/j.ymssp.2015.09.020⟩. ⟨hal-01446386⟩