Vibration control of composite laminate via NiTiNOL-steel wire ropes: Modeling, analysis, and experiment

To meet the requirements of vibration control for composite structures, the NiTiNOL steel wire ropes (NiTi-ST) is selected to control the vibration of the composite laminate. The dynamical modeling is built by integrating the composite laminate with the modified Bouc-Wen model. The dynamical model is discretized by Galerkin truncation method (GTM), and theoretical analysis is carried out using the harmonic balance method (HBM), Runge-Kutta method (RK) and finite element method (FEM). Based on the results of dynamical modeling and theoretical analysis, an experimental device is designed and manufactured. The results show that the NiTi-ST has excellent vibration control ability for composite laminate, and the impact on the natural frequency of the system is small.