Some preliminary results of research on control of flexible structures performed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are presented. It was shown that the thermoelectric device is a feasible actuator and may effectively be used to control structures, provided the structure has a relatively low thermal inertia. The control law only depends on the open-loop system natural frequency.


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    Title :

    On the control of structures by applied thermal gradients


    Contributors:
    Edberg, Don (author) / Chen, JAY-C. (author)


    Publication date :

    1987-04-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English