Mechanical vibration damping has many applications in industry (machine tools), civil engineering (bridge construction), or aeronautics (stress during maneuvers). Current research tends mainly to use piezoelectric materials based methods. A promising technique from the LGEF of INSA Lyon is the vibration damping of mechanical structure by so-called SSDI method (for Synchronized Switch Damping on an Inductor). This semi-active damping technique uses a non-linear process to invert the voltage across a piezoelectric element. The element is used as sensor and actuator at a time. The aim of this work is to achieve an integration of the electronic process with the SSDI voltage inversion in a microelectronic technology. It has ultimately to embed the electronic controller on the piezoelectric patch. The analysis of published damping techniques can situate this work and identify key points of the SSDI technique. In the second chapter, several models are developed to compare and decide of the best architectural design choice. The third chapter presents an ASIC design in a technology with high voltage option. The ASIC consists of a high-voltage piezoelectric signal processing part and a low-voltage control part. The first function performs piezoelectric voltage reversing by mean of a passive RLC energy conversion circuit. The second function focuses on the extremum voltage detection circuit in order to optimize damping efficiency. A self-tuning voltage divider with over-voltage protection and a peak voltage detector can perform this operation. These functions are characterized by simulations and measurements. The ASIC operation is then tested with mechanical structures, and damping performances are described and interpreted in Chapter 4. The multimodal behavior and the mechanical signals high-dynamic are new contribution as regard in the bibliography.
