Structural sources identification through an inverse mid-high frequency energy method

Abstract: This paper is primarily focused on the identification of structural forces, with the objective of localizing forces injected into structures in the mid-high frequency range. An energy method, called the simplified energy method (MES), has already been introduced for the purpose of predicting an energy density distribution for structural acoustic problems in the mid-high frequency range. The present paper proposes using this same energy method to solve inverse structural problems. More specifically, the injected forces are to be estimated and localized through knowledge of a set of energy densities within the structure. The 2D formulation of this inverse approach, known as inverse MES (or IMES), is first expressed. Both the boundary and internal sources can then be detected by applying the proposed formulation. Numerical test results are processed using a 2D Kirchhoff plate, and a number of conclusions are also drawn regarding IMES capabilities. Moreover, this paper offers a numerical comparison with another energy-based method. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]