Simultaneous vibration control and energy harvesting using actor-critic based reinforcement learning

Cheng Ning Loong; C. C. Chang; Elias G. Dimitrakopoulos

doi:10.1117/12.2295304

15 March 2018 Simultaneous vibration control and energy harvesting using actor-critic based reinforcement learning

Cheng Ning Loong, C. C. Chang, Elias G. Dimitrakopoulos

Proceedings Volume 10595, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XII; 105952Q (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2295304
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2018, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

Mitigating excessive vibration of civil engineering structures using various types of devices has been a conspicuous research topic in the past few decades. Some devices, such as electromagnetic transducers, which have a capability of exerting control forces while simultaneously harvesting energy, have been proposed recently. These devices make possible a self-regenerative system that can semi-actively mitigate structural vibration without the need of external energy. Integrating mechanical, electrical components, and control algorithms, these devices open up a new research domain that needs to be addressed. In this study, the feasibility of using an actor-critic based reinforcement learning control algorithm for simultaneous vibration control and energy harvesting for a civil engineering structure is investigated. The actor-critic based reinforcement learning control algorithm is a real-time, model-free adaptive technique that can adjust the controller parameters based on observations and reward signals without knowing the system characteristics. It is suitable for the control of a partially known nonlinear system with uncertain parameters. The feasibility of implementing this algorithm on a building structure equipped with an electromagnetic damper will be investigated in this study. Issues related to the modelling of learning algorithm, initialization and convergence will be presented and discussed.

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Cheng Ning Loong, C. C. Chang, and Elias G. Dimitrakopoulos "Simultaneous vibration control and energy harvesting using actor-critic based reinforcement learning", Proc. SPIE 10595, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XII, 105952Q (15 March 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2295304

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Control systems

Transducers

Vibration control

Electromagnetism

Energy harvesting

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