Pseudo-Dynamic Testing Method Based on External Displacement Control

Abstract

In order to accelerate the velocity and improve the accuracy of the pseudo-dynamic testing，the external displacement control method is put forward based on the hardware control. The internal displacement sensor of the actuator is invalid on control and substituted by the LVDT displacement sensor connected with the specimen. The process of the feedback displacement and command error compensation is quickly implemented by the internal closed-loop control of the actuator. Compared with the iteratively approximate load control, this method not only makes the testing velocity fast, but also enables the error between command and feedback to be “zero”. The fast pseudo-dynamic testing about a cantilever beam is carried out by applying appropriate PID parameters of the actuator. The testing result shows that although this method has rather high requirements in the control system and electro-hydraulic servo load device, and the risk to some extent, the fast response of the actuator can be firmed by applying appropriate PID control parameters. This method provides a fast testing technology for velocity-dependent structures or specimens.