Enhanced input stacking for non-square MIMO modal identification of aeronautical structures via Fast and Relaxed Vector Fitting

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Main Authors: Martínez, Beatrice E. Bauret, Dessena, Gabriele, Civera, Marco, Bonilla-Manrique, Oscar E.
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author Martínez, Beatrice E. Bauret
Dessena, Gabriele
Civera, Marco
Bonilla-Manrique, Oscar E.
author_facet Martínez, Beatrice E. Bauret
Dessena, Gabriele
Civera, Marco
Bonilla-Manrique, Oscar E.
contents Fast and Relaxed Vector Fitting (FRVF) is a frequency-domain system identification approach that has been widely adopted in electrical system modelling, while its application to mechanical systems has remained relatively unexplored. In this work, FRVF is reformulated for the identification of structural modal parameters of an aircraft based on Ground Vibration Test (GVT) data within a Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) framework. The proposed procedure consists of three stages: (i) rational approximation of frequency response functions via an enhanced input-stacking strategy, (ii) identification of system poles from the resulting rational model, and (iii) estimation of modal parameters from the extracted poles and associated residues. The methodology is first numerically validated on a MIMO beam model, with particular emphasis on accuracy and robustness under increasing measurement noise. Subsequently, experimental validation is conducted using GVT data from the BAE Systems Hawk T1A aircraft. The results obtained demonstrate a level of performance comparable to that achieved by existing methods. Overall, the extended MIMO formulation of FRVF exhibits high accuracy and strong robustness to measurement noise, highlighting its suitability for application in GVT-based modal analysis.
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spellingShingle Enhanced input stacking for non-square MIMO modal identification of aeronautical structures via Fast and Relaxed Vector Fitting
Martínez, Beatrice E. Bauret
Dessena, Gabriele
Civera, Marco
Bonilla-Manrique, Oscar E.
Signal Processing
Systems and Control
Fast and Relaxed Vector Fitting (FRVF) is a frequency-domain system identification approach that has been widely adopted in electrical system modelling, while its application to mechanical systems has remained relatively unexplored. In this work, FRVF is reformulated for the identification of structural modal parameters of an aircraft based on Ground Vibration Test (GVT) data within a Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) framework. The proposed procedure consists of three stages: (i) rational approximation of frequency response functions via an enhanced input-stacking strategy, (ii) identification of system poles from the resulting rational model, and (iii) estimation of modal parameters from the extracted poles and associated residues. The methodology is first numerically validated on a MIMO beam model, with particular emphasis on accuracy and robustness under increasing measurement noise. Subsequently, experimental validation is conducted using GVT data from the BAE Systems Hawk T1A aircraft. The results obtained demonstrate a level of performance comparable to that achieved by existing methods. Overall, the extended MIMO formulation of FRVF exhibits high accuracy and strong robustness to measurement noise, highlighting its suitability for application in GVT-based modal analysis.
title Enhanced input stacking for non-square MIMO modal identification of aeronautical structures via Fast and Relaxed Vector Fitting
topic Signal Processing
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.16037