Damage assessment using hyperchaotic excitation and state-space geometry changes

Shahab Torkamani, Eric A. Butcher, Michael D. Todd, Gyuhae Park

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Abstract

The current study explores the use of a steady-state hyperchaotic signal to probe a system for state-space geometry changes used for structural health monitoring applications. This is an extension of a previous chaotic interrogation technique approach that exploited the intrinsic high sensitivity of chaotic systems to subtle changes of the parameters. The enhanced technique proposed in this paper explores a novel structural excitation, namely a hyperchaotic excitation, which exhibits a chaotic behavior wherein at least two Lyapunov exponents are positive due to stretching of the phase space in multiple directions. A feature called average local attractor variance ratio (ALAVR), which is based on attractor geometry, is used to compare the geometry of a baseline attractor to a test attractor. The enhanced technique is applied to analytically and experimentally analyze the response of an 8-degree-of-freedom system to the hyperchaotic excitation for the sake of damage assessment. A comparison between the results obtained from current hyperchaotic excitation vs. a chaotic excitation highlights the higher sensitivity of the hyperchaotic excitation. Thus, hyperchaotic interrogation can be used as an alternative damage assessment technique when increased sensitivity to small amounts of damage is required.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationASME 2010 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2010
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
Pages599-608
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9780791844168
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 2010 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2010 - Philadelphia, PA, United States
Duration: Sep 28 2010Oct 1 2010

Publication series

NameASME 2010 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2010
Volume2

Other

OtherASME 2010 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhiladelphia, PA
Period9/28/1010/1/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Biomaterials

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