Fine tuning of fuzzy controllers for vibration suppression of smart plates using patricle swarm optimizationFine tuning of fuzzy controllers for vibration suppression of smart plates using patricle swarm optimization Αφίσα σε Συνέδριο Conference Poster 2015-10-132015enIn the present investigation, an optimization algorithm inspired by nature is used for the fine-tuning of the parameters of a fuzzy controller used for the vibration suppression of a smart composite plate. More specifically, the particle swarm optimization method is chosen. This method is a population based optimization algorithm. It is a totally stochastic technique that simulates the movement of particles towards the optimum solution. The tuned controllers, which resulted from the optimization process, are tested for a wide range of different external loadings in order to examine the comprehensiveness of the proposed method in various excitation cases. The final results are compared with the ones from previous investigations of our team.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/8th GRACM International Congress on Computational Mechanics Stavroulakis Georgios Σταυρουλακης Γεωργιος Georgios K. Tairidis Georgia A. Foutsitzi Panagiotis I. Koutsianitis Applied mechanics Engineering, Mechanical mechanics applied applied mechanics engineering mechanical