An Integrated Fuzzy Control System for Structural Vibration

Abstract

Recently, numerous studies of structural control systems of civil structures and infrastructure have been carried out. To develop structural control systems, it is necessary to consider their special features such as complexity, uncertainty, and size. To consider these features, fuzzy theory has been applied to structural control systems. This study proposes an integrated fuzzy active control system based on fuzzy ensemble learning. It combines several fuzzy active control systems and improves structural vibrations caused by earthquakes. The proposed method includes two fuzzy active control systems, a fuzzy ensemble system, and a gating network. In this study, two fuzzy active control systems are constructed by applying particle-swarm optimization. The fuzzy ensemble system assigns a performance grade to each fuzzy active control system according to control effects from input patterns. The gating network determines the final control force based on the weight of their performance grade. By introducing fuzzy ensemble learning, the structural response is reduced more than when the response is controlled by individual fuzzy active control systems.

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