Abstract:To figure out the influence of frequency intensity to the controllability of structures with closely-spaced natural frequencies, the paper established perturbation equations of closed-loop system between frequencies, mode damping ratios and perturbation parameters beginning from the basic dynamics equations. The analysis focuses on a three-degree-of-freedom structure with closely spaced natural frequencies. The velocity and displacement feedbacks are considered in the calculation. Calculation results suggest that the damping ratios of two modes are decreasing together with the decreasing of the degree of closely spaced natural frequencies which indicate that the controllability of corresponding modes are decreasing to zero. The uncertainties in mass and stiffness matrices are also included in the final part if this paper. Calculation results imply that the coupling degrees of different modes would be changed due to uncertainties and then the controllability will change.