A Saturation-Based Method for Primary Resonance Control of Flexible Manipulator

Autor: Ruihai Geng, Yushu Bian, Liang Zhang, Yizhu Guo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Machines, Vol 10, Iss 4, p 284 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-1702
DOI: 10.3390/machines10040284
Popis: When primary resonance occurs, even a small external disturbance can abruptly excite large amplitude vibration and deteriorate the working performance of a flexible manipulator. Most active control methods are effective for non-resonant vibration but not for primary resonance. In view of this, this paper puts forward a new nonlinear saturation-based control method to suppress the primary resonance of a flexible manipulator considering complicated rigid-flexible coupling and modal coupling. A vibration absorber with variable stiffness/damping is designed to establish an energy exchange channel for saturation. A novel idea of modal coupling enhancement is suggested to improve saturation performance by strengthening the coupling relationship between the mode of the vibration absorber and the controlled mode of the flexible manipulator. Through stability analysis on the primary resonance response of the flexible manipulator with the vibration absorber, the saturation mechanism is successfully established and the effectiveness of the saturation control algorithm is validated. On this basis, several important indexes are extracted and employed to optimize saturation control. Finally, a series of virtual prototyping simulations and experiments are conducted to verify the feasibility of the suggested saturation-based control method. This research will contribute to the primary resonance suppression of a flexible manipulator under a complex external excitation environment.
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