Bandgap adjustment of a sandwich-like acoustic metamaterial plate with a frequency-displacement feedback control method

Abstract Several types of acoustic metamaterials composed of resonant units have been developed to achieve low-frequency bandgaps. In most of these structures, bandgaps are determined by their geometric configurations and material properties. This paper presents a frequency-displacement feedback control method for vibration suppression in a sandwich-like acoustic metamaterial plate. The band structure is theoretically derived using the Hamilton principle and validated by comparing the theoretical calculation results with the finite element simulation results. In this method, the feedback voltage is related to the displacement of a resonator and the excitation frequency. By applying a feedback voltage on the piezoelectric fiber-reinforced composite (PFRC) layers attached to a cantilever-mass resonator, the natural frequency of the resonator can be adjusted. It ensures that the bandgap moves in a frequency-dependent manner to keep the excitation frequency within the bandgap. Based on this frequency-displacement feedback control strategy, the bandgap of the metamaterial plate can be effectively adjusted, and the vibration of the metamaterial plate can be significantly suppressed.