Hybridization is a powerful and recent technology that combines passive and active components to enhance system performance. The central idea behind this approach is to improve the responsiveness and adaptability of the passive energy absorption mechanism by integrating a control law supported by actuator/sensor pairs. This combination enables the system to dynamically adapt itself to varying excitation conditions, thereby significantly improving overall performance. Meanwhile, nonlinear energy sinks (NES) are well known for their frequency robustness. The weak point of a nonlinear energy sink lies in its activation threshold, i.e.: the absorber is inactive at low or high levels of external force applied to the primary structure. Additionally, under a significant shift in the primary structure’s natural frequencies, the absorber becomes ineffective or inactive. Furthermore, the reactivity of passive absorbers may be insufficient depending on the application. For these reasons, a new device for vibration mitigation called the hybrid nonlinear energy sink is introduced. The latter is designed to overcome the limitations of passive linear and nonlinear absorbers and hybrid linear absorbers. It enhances the non-linear passive energy sink by integrating sensor-actuator pairs and a specially designed control law to modify the system dynamics in real time. This ensures that the absorber remains effective even when external conditions change. This paper presents theoretical and experimental demonstrations of this new device, applied to a one-storey building. By introducing control laws within the hybrid nonlinear energy sink, it becomes possible to adjust its parameters, e.g., the nonlinear stiffness, to shift the activation threshold and ensure consistent performance of the absorber in real-time.
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