Co-Simulation and Control of a Single-Wheel Pendulum Mobile Robot

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Mario E. Herrera-Cordero ◽  
Manuel Arias-Montiel ◽  
Marco Ceccarelli ◽  
Esther Lugo-Gonzalez

Abstract Co-simulation is widely used as a powerful tool for performance evaluation of systems design. This approach presents advantages over traditional design methodologies for saving money and time in the development process and the possibility of evaluating rapidly design alternatives by using virtual prototypes. This article presents an ADAMS/Matlab co-simulation for the dynamics and control of a Single-Wheel pendulum ROBot (SWROB) with inertial locomotion actuation to characterize design solutions by means of validation of analytical results. The obtained results by the proposed co-simulation show a significant performance based on the analytical and programming efforts in characterizing and simulating the designed system model. Moreover, open-loop experimental results are presented to validate both the analytical model and the virtual prototype.

Author(s):  
Xuri Yan ◽  
Michael Gevelber

In many emerging, high value electrospinning applications, the diameter distribution of electrospun fibers has important implications for the product’s performance and process reproducibility. However, the current state-of-the-art electrospinning process results in diameter distribution variations, both during a run and run-to-run. To address these problems, a vision-based, open loop system has been developed to better understand the process dynamics. The effects of process parameters on fiber diameter distributions are investigated, process dynamics are identified, and the relation between measurable variables and the resulting fiber diameter distribution is analyzed.


Author(s):  
Sanjay Joshi ◽  
Diana Acosta ◽  
Jeffrey Payne ◽  
Shivanjli Sharma ◽  
Alberto Elfes ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Sipp ◽  
Olivier Marquet ◽  
Philippe Meliga ◽  
Alexandre Barbagallo

This review article addresses the dynamics and control of low-frequency unsteadiness, as observed in some aerodynamic applications. It presents a coherent and rigorous linearized approach, which enables both to describe the dynamics of commonly encountered open-flows and to design open-loop and closed-loop control strategies, in view of suppressing or delaying instabilities. The approach is global in the sense that both cross-stream and streamwise directions are discretized in the evolution operator. New light will therefore be shed on the streamwise properties of open-flows. In the case of oscillator flows, the unsteadiness is due to the existence of unstable global modes, i.e., unstable eigenfunctions of the linearized Navier–Stokes operator. The influence of nonlinearities on the dynamics is studied by deriving nonlinear amplitude equations, which accurately describe the dynamics of the flow in the vicinity of the bifurcation threshold. These equations also enable us to analyze the mean flow induced by the nonlinearities as well as the stability properties of this flow. The open-loop control of unsteadiness is then studied by a sensitivity analysis of the eigenvalues with respect to base-flow modifications. With this approach, we manage to a priori identify regions of the flow where a small control cylinder suppresses unsteadiness. Then, a closed-loop control approach was implemented for the case of an unstable open-cavity flow. We have combined model reduction techniques and optimal control theory to stabilize the unstable eigenvalues. Various reduced-order-models based on global modes, proper orthogonal decomposition modes, and balanced modes were tested and evaluated according to their ability to reproduce the input-output behavior between the actuator and the sensor. Finally, we consider the case of noise-amplifiers, such as boundary-layer flows and jets, which are stable when viewed in a global framework. The importance of the singular value decomposition of the global resolvent will be highlighted in order to understand the frequency selection process in such flows.


2014 ◽  
Vol 984-985 ◽  
pp. 656-665
Author(s):  
M.B. Binda ◽  
M. Rajaram

This paper presents results of an initial investigation into models and control strategies suitable to predict and prevent vehicle rollover due to untripped driving maneuvers. Outside of industry, the study of vehicle rollover inclusive of experimental validation, model-based predictive algorithms, and practical controller design is limited. The researcher interested in initiating study on rollover dynamics and control is left with the challenging task of identifying suitable vehicle models from the literature, comparing these models in their ability to match experimental results, and determining suitable parameters for the models and controller gains. For vehicles that are deemed to be susceptible to wheel-lift, various open-loop control strategies are implemented in simulation. The primary assumption in their implementation is that the vehicle in question is equipped with a steer-by-wire system. Nomenclature


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Shivam Dwivedi ◽  
Prof. Vikas Gupta

As the four-wheel steering (4WS) system has great potentials, many researchers' attention was attracted to this technique and active research was made. As a result, passenger cars equipped with 4WS systems were put on the market a few years ago. This report tries to identify the essential elements of the 4WS technology in terms of vehicle dynamics and control techniques. Based on the findings of this investigation, the report gives a mechanism of electronically controlling the steering system depending on the variable pressure applied on it. This enhances the controlling and smoothens the operation of steering mechanism.


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