An adaptive sliding mode controller for vibration control is proposed in this paper for structures embedded with magnetorheological (MR) dampers. Civil structures and buildings are liable to damages during earthquake periods. The application of structural control methodologies is important in order to suppress vibrations due to seismic phenomena and dynamic loading. The use of sliding mode cont...

This chapter provides an introduction to semi active control of base isolated buildings using magnetorheological (MR) dampers. Recently developed nonlinear control algorithms are discussed. First a fuzzy logic control (FLC) is designed to decide how much voltage is required to be supplied to the MR damper for a desired structural response. The FLC is optimized using micro genetic algorithm. A n...

–This paper presents an investigation into the effectiveness of controllable magnetorheological (MR) damper for a semi-acive vehicle model with passenger seat. Mathematical model has been experimentally developed for controller design using Choi et al. model. A quarter vehicle model has been employed for system performance evaluation via Matlab through numerical simulation. System behaviour rel...