Distributed control based on distributed electronic circuits: application to vibration control

This paper focuses on the design of distributed control related to distribu ted mechanical systems. The sensors and actuators are assumed to be numerou s and periodically distributed. The problem addressed in this paper is: "Ca n we find a way to approximate an optimal control law with a distributed el ectronic circuit". Solutions to this problem are proposed in the framework of vibration control using piezoelectric actuators and sensors. (C) 2001 Pu blished by Elsevier Science Ltd.