Hossain, M. AlamgirTokhi, M.O.2009-07-282009-07-282006Hossain, M.A. and Tolchi, M.O. (2006). Real-time Design Constraints in Implementing Active Vibration Control Algorithms. International Journal of Automation and Computing. Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 252-262.900133850http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3169NoAlthough computer architectures incorporate fast processing hardware resources, high performance real-time implementation of a complex control algorithm requires an efficient design and software coding of the algorithm so as to exploit special features of the hardware and avoid associated architecture shortcomings. This paper presents an investigation into the analysis and design mechanisms that will lead to reduction in the execution time in implementing real-time control algorithms. The proposed mechanisms are exemplified by means of one algorithm, which demonstrates their applicability to real-time applications. An active vibration control (AVC) algorithm for a flexible beam system simulated using the finite difference (FD) method is considered to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods. A comparative performance evaluation of the proposed design mechanisms is presented and discussed through a set of experiments.enAlgorithm analysis and designActive vibration control (AVC)Flexible beam systemReal-time controlMemory managementArticlehttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-006-0252-0