ACTUATOR PLACEMENT IN LUMPED-PARAMETER SYSTEMS SUBJECTED TO DISTURBANCE

This paper is intended to report preliminary results in the area of actuator placement in a lumped parameter system subjected to a disturbance at a known location. A criterion has been established relating the optimal actuator position to the location of the disturbance. Linear time invariant lumped parameter models were chosen to investigate the effect of control actuator locations. The results of the simulations show that the optimal actuator location is the one closest to the source of the unknown disturbance. This work suggests placing the actuator as close as possible to the source of the known disturbance.