Nd. Sims et al., PROPORTIONAL FEEDBACK-CONTROL OF AN ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL VIBRATION DAMPER, Journal of intelligent material systems and structures, 8(5), 1997, pp. 426-433
In this paper, the authors derive a quasi-steady model of an electro-r
heological damper under proportional feedback control. Using this mode
l it is shown how? through the choice of two gain terms, the input/out
put characteristic of the closed-loop system can be linearised, Also,
through the choice of a third gain term, the slope of the force/veloci
ty line can be determined. A numerical study compares the performance
of open- and closed-loop schemes and indicates clearly the working ran
ge over which linear behaviour can be obtained.