Non-parametric identification of viscoelastic materials from wave propagation experiments

  • Authors:
  • M. Mossberg;L. HillströM;T. SöDerströM

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Systems and Control, Information Technology, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 27, SE-751 03 Uppsala, Sweden;íngström Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 534, SE-751 21 Uppsala, Sweden;Department of Systems and Control, Information Technology, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 27, SE-751 03 Uppsala, Sweden

  • Venue:
  • Automatica (Journal of IFAC)
  • Year:
  • 2001

Quantified Score

Hi-index 22.15

Visualization

Abstract

We investigate how the frequency-dependent wave propagation coefficient and complex modulus for a linearly viscoelastic material can be estimated from wave propagation experiments. The strains at different sections of a bar specimen are measured as functions of time. The time series are transformed into the frequency domain, where a non-parametric identification is made. A thorough analysis of the quality of the non-parametric estimate is made, in which approximate expressions for the covariance matrices of the wave propagation coefficient and the complex modulus are derived. The validity of these expressions are confirmed by numerical studies and real experiments.