Optimal Actuator Design for Control of Vibrations Induced by Pedestrian-Bridge Interactions

In this paper, we are interested in finding an optimal control support design for controlling vibrations due to pedestrian-bridge interactions. Therefore, we derive the topological derivatives of the proposed functionals using the averaged adjoint approach. A numerical algorithm initialized by these sensitivities is used as a solution strategy. The algorithm is tested numerically for two different cases of initial conditions.
Funding Agencies|SIDA bilateral programme; Makerere University; [316]