Hybrid feedback-feedforward control for vibration suppression

This paper evaluates a hybrid feedback-feedforward controller for vibration suppression. The synergy between the two types of controllers is pointed out. The feedforward control extends the bandwidth of the controller for steady state disturbances with a correlated reference, while the feedback control reduces drastically the impulse response of lightly damped structures, avoiding the problems associated with truncation. The hybrid controller does not require additional actuator and sensor. Two applications are presented in the area of vibration attenuation and precision pointing. In each case the theoretical advantage of the hybrid controller is confirmed by experiments.