Design and active vibration control of composite beams with bonded piezoelectric sensors and actuatorsDesign and active vibration control of composite beams with bonded piezoelectric sensors and actuators Πλήρης Δημοσίευση σε Συνέδριο Conference Full Paper 2015-10-132004enMathematical formulation and the computational model for the active vibration control of a slender beam bonded with piezoelectric sensors and actuators are presented. The problem of active control is studied by using the classical LQR and the robust H2 optimal approaches. The comparison between the two proposed control laws shows that both strategies are effective. The second method is preferred due to the robustness properties. The numerical simulations show that the proposed methods are usable for vibration suppression of a laminated beam subjected to different kind of loading. A detailed investigation of the dynamical response of active beams and other structures will give us confidence in order to propose concrete industrial applications. Among others, suppression of wind vibrations and noise reduction in lightweight (e.g., aluminium) facades in architecture and civil engineering can be achieved by means of the proposed method.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ EUROMECH 452 "Colloquium on Advances in Simulation Techniques for Applied Dynamics Stavroulakis Georgios Σταυρουλακης Γεωργιος D. Marinova G. Foutsitzi E. Hadjigeorgiou Applied mechanics Engineering, Mechanical mechanics applied applied mechanics engineering mechanical