Abstract
This paper proposes a new method to control vibration using interactive force of a pair of identical flexible structures arranged in parallel such as solar panels of a space station. The main advantage of this new method is that the connecting arms with actuators can be located at a different position between the two flexible structures. It is demonstrated through simulation and experiment that the first four bending and torsional modes of the identical flexible structures are well controlled using our proposed modeling method and robust control.
