Genetic Algorithms in Active Vibration Reduction Problem

The design of active vibration reduction systems usually consists in selecting a control algorithm and determining the value of its settings. This article presents the results of research on the concept of using genetic algorithms to induce the settings of control systems. To test the concept, a simple pulse-excited flat bar model was selected. The vibrations were suppressed by the PID controller. Genetic algorithms with two types of crossover were tested - arithmetic and uniform. As a result, the settings for the PID controller were obtained, enabling effective reduction of vibrations in a short time.