Research Article

Optimal Design for the Passive Control of Vibration Based on Limit Cycles

Table 1

Values of the design variables for the optimization of damping for an energy-harvesting beam (all measures are dimensionless).

TypeParameterInitial design Lower bound Upper bound Optimum

Design variables Damping coefficient 0.50050.0011.00.001
Damping coefficient 0.50050.0011.00.9210
Damping coefficient 0.50050.0011.01.0
Damping coefficient 0.50050.0011.00.9210
Damping coefficient 0.50050.0011.00.001
Position 0.10050.0010.20.001
Position 0.30.20.40.4
Position 0.50.40.60.5
Position 0.70.60.80.6
Position 0.89950.80.9990.999