Control performance of active-passive composite tuned mass damper

This paper reviews an active control algorithm adopted for an active-passive composite tuned mass damper, which is a unique vibration control device equipped into an office building in Tokyo in 1993. The main purpose of this device is to subdue the response motion of tall buildings under random disturbances such as wind pressures and small earthquakes. The main topics in this paper are: (1) the principle of the acceleration feedback algorithm, (2) the expected control performance, (3) the multi-modal control algorithm, (4) the observed performance of the applications using the algorithm.