%0 Journal Article %T Active Vibration Control Prototyping in Ansys: A Verification Experiment %A Gergely TakĻĒcs %J Scientific Proceedings Faculty of Mechanical Engineering STU in Bratislava %@ 1338-5011 %D 2011 %I %R 10.2478/v10228-011-0003-2 %X The paper demonstrates the possibility to use finite element analysis packages for the prototyping of control algorithms for active vibration control. A model of a laboratory demonstration device consisting of a clamped beam with piezoceramic actuators has been prepared in ANSYS. The free response of this system is compared to laboratory measurements to verify the validity of the base model. A simple linear quadratic (LQ) control system and a state observer have been implemented into the native parametric design language of ANSYS. The complex electro-mechanical transient response of the control system has been compared to laboratory measurements, verifying the validity of the proposed approach. %K vibration control %K finite element analysis %K control system prototyping %K linear quadratic control %U http://versita.metapress.com/content/95l842u28hg61l57/?p=3830f40f9e7249959421c952ccaaa9e7&pi=2