Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Singh, Kumar Vikram
Author's Email Address	ksingh2@lsu.edu
URN	etd-0401103-155847
Title	The Transcendental Eigenvalue Problem and Its Application in System Identification
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department	Mechanical Engineering
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Yitshak M. Ram Committee Chair George Z. Voyiadjis Committee Member Michael C. Murphy Committee Member Michael M. Khonsari Committee Member Su-Seng Pang Committee Member Joseph A. Giaime Dean's Representative
Keywords	system identification parameter estimation continuous system beams free vibration of non-uniform rods eigenvlaue problem algorithm modal analysis mathematical modeling inverse problem vibration
Date of Defense	2003-03-03
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract An accurate mathematical model is needed to solve direct and inverse problems related to engineering analysis and design. Inverse problems of identifying the physical parameters of a non-uniform continuous system based on the spectral data are still unsolved. Traditional methods, for the system identification purpose, describe the continuous structure by a certain discrete model. In dynamic analysis, finite element or finite difference approximation methods are frequently used and they lead to an algebraic eigenvalue problem. The characteristic equation associated with the algebraic eigenvalue problem is a polynomial. Whereas, the spectral characteristic of a continuous system is represented by certain transcendental function, thus it cannot be approximated by the polynomials efficiently. Hence, finite dimensional discrete models are not capable of identifying the physical parameters accurately regardless of the model order used. In this research, a new low order analytical model is developed, which approximates the dynamic behavior of the continuous system accurately and solves the associated inverse problem. The main idea here is to replace the continuous system with variable physical parameters by another continuous system with piecewise uniform physical properties. Such approximations lead to transcendental eigenvalue problems with transcendental matrix elements. Numerical methods are developed to solve such eigenvalue problems. The spectrum of non-uniform rods and beams are approximated with fair accuracy by solving associated transcendental eigenvalue problems. This mathematical model is extended to reconstruct the physical parameters of the non-uniform rods and beams. There is no unique solution for the inverse problem associated with the continuous system. However, based on several observations a conjecture is established by which the solution, that satisfies the given data by its lowest spectrum, is considered the unique solution. Physical parameters of non-uniform rods and beams were identified using the appropriate spectral data. Modal analysis experiments are conducted to obtain the spectrum of the realistic structure. The parameter estimation technique is validated by using the experimental data of a piecewise beam. Besides the applications in system identification of rods and beams, this mathematical model can be used in other areas of engineering such as vibration control and damage detection.
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