Vibration control of beams with piezoelectric sensors and actuators using particle swarm optimization

► We design a vibration control mechanism for a beam with bonded piezoelectric sensors and actuators. ► We apply three different variants of the Particle Swarm Optimization for the vibration control of the beam. ► We use a linear feedback control law and a quadratic cost function. ► We compare the results of the proposed method with the results of a Genetic Algorithm and of a Differential Evolution algorithm. ► We conclude that sufficient vibration suppression can be achieved by means of Particle Swarm Optimization.