Research on Vehicle Control Technology Using Four-Wheel Independent Steering System

The enhancement of vehicle handling stability and maneuverability through active and independent rear wheels control is presented. Firstly, the configuration of four-wheel independent steering prototype vehide is introduced briefly. Then the concrete overall design of the electronic controllers of four wheel independent steering system （4WIS） is formulated in details. Under the control strategy of zero sideslip angle at mass center, the mathematical model of 4WIS is established to deduce the equations of separated rear wheel steering angles. According to these equations, simulation analysis for 4WIS vehicle performances is finished to show that 4WIS vehicle can improve the maneuverability greatly at low speed and increase the handling stability at high speed. Finally, the road test of 4WIS vehide has performed to verify the correctness of simulation and show that compared with the conventional four wheel steering （4WS） vehicle, the 4WIS vehicle not only improves the kinematical harmony but also decreases steering resistance and lighten abrasion of tires.

Steering Control of Wheeled Armored Vehicle with Brushless DC Motor

Considering the steering characters of one type of wheeled armored vehicle, a brushless direct current （DC） motor is adapted as the actuator for steering control. After investigating the known algorithms, one kind of algorithm, which combines the fuzzy logic control with the self-adapting PID control and the startup and pre-hrake control, is put forward. Then a test-bed is constructed, and an experiment is conducted. The result of experiment confirms the validity of this algorithm in steering control of wheeled armored vehicle with brushless DC motor.

The Development of Self-Balancing Controller for One-Wheeled Vehicles

The purpose of this study is to develop a self-balancing controller (SBC) for one-wheeled vehicles (OWVs). The composition of the OWV system includes: a DSP motion card, a wheel motor, and its driver. In addition, a tilt and a gyro, for sensing the angle and angular velocity of the body slope, are used to realize self-balancing controls. OWV, a kind of unicycle robot, can be dealt with as a mobile-inverted-pendulum system for its instability. However, for its possible applications in mobile carriers or robots, it is worth being further developed. In this study, first, the OWV system model will be derived. Next, through the simulations based on the mathematical model, the analysis of system stability and controllability can be evaluated. Last, a concise and realizable method, through system pole-placement and linear quadratic regulator (LQR), will be proposed to design the SBC. The effectiveness, reliability, and feasibility of the proposal will be con- firmed through simulation studies and experimenting on a physical OWV.

Bias Momentum Attitude Control System Using Energy/Momentum Wheels

The integrated power and attitude control for a bias momentum attitudecontrol system is investigated. A pair of counter-spinning wheels is used to provide the biasangular momentum and store/ discharge energy for power requirement of the devices on the spacecraft.The roll/yaw motion is controlled by pitch magnetic dipole moment. The torque-based control law ofthe wheels is designed, so that the desired pitch control torque is provided and the operation ofcharging/discharging energy is carried out based on the given power. System singularity in thecontrol law of wheels is fully avoided by keeping the wheels counter-spinning. A power managementscheme using kinetic energy feedback is proposed to keep energy balance, which can avoid wheelsaturation caused by superfluous energy. The minimum moment of inertia of the wheels is limited bythe maximum bias angular momentum and the minimum energy, such constrains are analyzed incombination with the geometrical method. Numerical simulation results are presented to demonstratethe effectiveness of the control scheme.

Fuzzy logic for large mining bucket wheel reclaimer motion control—from an engineer's perspective

The bucket wheel reclaimer(BWR) is a key piece of equipment which has been widely used for stacking and reclaiming bulk materials(i.e.iron ore and coal) in places such as ports,iron-steel plants,coal storage areas,and power stations from stockpiles.BWRs are very large in size,heavy in weight,expensive in price,and slow in motion.There are many challenges in attempting to automatically control their motion to accurately follow the required trajectories involving uncertain parameters from factors such as friction,turbulent wind,its own dynamics,and encoder limitations.As BWRs are always heavily engaged in production and cannot be spared very long for motion control studies and associated developments,a BWR model and simulation environment closely resembling real life conditions would be beneficial.The following research focused mainly on the implementation of fuzzy logic to a BWR motion control from an engineer's perspective.First,the modeling of a BWR including partially known parameters such as friction force and turbulence to the system was presented.This was then followed by the design of a fuzzy logic-based control built on a model-based control loop.The investigation provides engineers with an example of applying fuzzy logic in a model based approach to properly control the motion of a large BWR following defined trajectories,as well as to show possible ways of further improving the controller performance.The result indicates that fuzzy logic can be applied easily by engineers to overcome most motion control issues involving a large BWR.

Real-time Non-linear Target Tracking Control of Wheeled Mobile Robots

A control strategy for real-time target tracking for wheeled mobile robots is presented.Using a modified Kalman filter for environment perception,a novel tracking control law derived from Lyapunov stability theory is introduced.Tuning of linear velocity and angular velocity with mechanical constraints is applied.The proposed control system can simultaneously solve the target trajectory prediction,real-time tracking,and posture regulation problems of a wheeled mobile robot.Experimental results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed tracking control laws.

OPTIMAL CONTROL OF BRAKING MOMENT FOR A WHEEL AND TYRE

in the design of the antiskid braking system (ABS) of an aircraft, the braking moment is one of the most important parameters, because it influences not only the deceleration and the taxiing distance of an aircraft, but also the strength and the fatigue life of the landing gear. Furthermore, the determination of braking moment will be concerned in the reasonableness of the demands proposed for the material design of a brake. For this reason, through setting up the mechanical model of a wheel and tyre under taxiing and braking, dynamic simulations on the optimal closed-loop control of braking moment are carried out by means of the nonlinear control theory. The simulation results show that the difference between the real output of the ABS and the expected one can tend to the minimum under the optimal control. And also, this optimal control can guarantee the braking moment to change smoothly.

Modeling and Adaptive Control of an Omni-Mecanum-Wheeled Robot

The complete dynamics model of a four-Mecanum-wheeled robot considering mass eccentricity and friction uncertainty is derived using the Lagrange’s equation. Then based on the dynamics model, a nonlinear stable adaptive control law is derived using the backstepping method via Lyapunov stability theory. In order to compensate for the model uncertainty, a nonlinear damping term is included in the control law, and the parameter update law with σ-modification is considered for the uncertainty estimation. Computer simulations are conducted to illustrate the suggested control approach.

Air Tightness Control of Passenger Car Wheels

Since the tubeless tires and especially cast alloy wheels are used, the air tightness of wheels is an important factor of the automobiles quality. Based on specification of the car industry that up to 10% decrease of the prescribed nominal tire pressure during a time of six-month is allowed, the requirements presented in specifications and norms are treated and validated. The practical experience and influences on the wheel tightness control are discussed and the data presented in a report of a wheel manufacturer, concerning the replacements of wheels in service due to air leakage are evaluated. Summarizing the results of analyses, a proposal is made for the testing of the cast aluminum car wheels to meet the requirements for a reliable and economical air tightness control in modern test facilities.

基于前馈补偿的轮腿式平台多任务复合运动解耦控制

轮腿式平台在执行复杂作战环境载运任务时,由于其动态协调腿部与车轮运动是复杂耦合的,其行驶速度的稳定性、位姿控制的精确性都十分困难.文中基于轮腿式平台通过有限高度场景的动态协调任务,提出了一种基于前馈补偿的多任务优先级复合运动解耦控制框架.首先,分别建立了关节和车轮动力学模型,降低模型复杂度;然后,搭建了基于任务优先级的前馈关节力矩解算,叠加轮端前馈交互力和反馈控制力矩降低实时位姿调整对质心速度的影响;最后,采用转速闭环PI控制器,并引入车轮滚动阻力实现车轮速度到质心速度的有效传递.仿真结果表明,所提出控制方法在受限场景运动过程中平台质心速度最大跟踪误差小于3%,为轮腿式平台复杂环境下执行任务提供了可行控制框架.

Mecanum轮全向AGV轨迹跟踪级联控制器设计

针对四Mecanum轮驱动的自动导引车(AGV)的轨迹跟踪控制问题,设计了一种模型预测控制(MPC)和自适应滑模控制(SMC)级联的控制器,来改善控制精度和稳定性,提高控制过程的层次性、针对性和有效性。在运动学层面,建立了AGV轨迹跟踪误差模型,将其转化为二次规划问题,并加入约束条件,配合模型预测控制的滚动优化来在线求解二次规划的最优解,将AGV位姿误差转化为轮子转速的期望输出;在动力学层面,采用滑模控制得到轮子的输出力矩,实现轮子对期望转速的跟踪,引入具有快速准确逼近能力的极限学习机(ELM)神经网络对模型不确定性和未知干扰进行在线观测,并与滑模控制相结合自适应抵消干扰,进一步提高控制器的鲁棒性。在余弦扰动和脉冲干扰下对控制器进行仿真验证,并将结果与PID控制结果进行对比,发现MPC+SMC级联控制器的跟踪效果具有明显优势;与采用径向基函数(RBF)神经网络观测的级联控制器的对比表明,采用ELM观测器的控制器对干扰的鲁棒性更强,在各转速条件下与干扰曲线的拟合度均超过95%,其跟踪误差在多项指标上相比其他方法小1个数量级,最大位置偏差仅为毫米级。轨迹跟踪样机实验结果验证了该控制器的实用性和可行性。

双层多通道固控系统研制与应用

为满足中东地区石油勘探开发的作业需求,推进我国石油钻井装备走出国门,开发了在高温、沙漠环境条件下,大容量、大流量、多通道低压钻井液处理的固控系统。从钻井工艺流程、丛式井作业需求、结构布局、安全环保要求、吊装载荷要求等多方面因素考虑,开发了具有轮式移运,满足丛式井作业需求的多功能固控系统。采用自动加料技术和远距离钻井液传输技术、减少了劳动强度;采用双层钻井液罐结构,保证了作业人的逃生通道。

Neural Network Based Terminal Sliding Mode Control for WMRs Affected by an Augmented Ground Friction With Slippage Effect

Wheeled mobile robots(WMRs) encounter unavoidable slippage especially on the low adhesion terrain such that the robots stability and accuracy are reduced greatly.To overcome this drawback,this article presents a neural network(NN) based terminal sliding mode control(TSMC) for WMRs where an augmented ground friction model is reported by which the uncertain friction can be estimated and compensated according to the required performance.In contrast to the existing friction models,the developed augmented ground friction model corresponds to actual fact because not only the effects associated with the mobile platform velocity but also the slippage related to the wheel slip rate are concerned simultaneously.Besides,the presented control approach can combine the merits of both TSMC and radial basis function(RBF) neural networks techniques,thereby providing numerous excellent performances for the closed-loop system,such as finite time convergence and faster friction estimation property.Simulation results validate the proposed friction model and robustness of controller;these research results will improve the autonomy and intelligence of WMRs,particularly when the mobile platform suffers from the sophisticated unstructured environment.

轮式格斗机器人的设计与实现

面向本科机器人方向实践教学,设计一款轮式格斗机器人。该机器人可以实现自主登台、自动巡航、自主视觉寻敌攻击、落台后重新登台等功能。首先,进行机器人的机械结构设计。通过合理的机械结构设计以及合理的传感器安装布置,可以有效改善机器人的结构强度、灵活性、稳定性和机动性。其次,进行机器人控制系统设计,其中,包括机器人控制系统元器件选型设计、机器人的控制策略及控制算法设计、路径规划算法设计、目标识别与视觉跟踪算法设计。最后,采用现场测试的方法对机器人的性能进行优化提升。在不同环境下,通过机器人现场表现进行测试和分析,评估机器人的性能和稳定性,并针对性地进行改进和优化。通过轮式格斗机器人的设计与实现训练,有助于提升机器人工程专业本科生在机器人领域的设计实践和问题分析能力。

Study on control mechanism for turning of tracked vehicles with twin driving

Turning mechanism is important assemblies for tracked vehicles. Turning performance is important evaluating indicator. The performance of the turning mechanism directly affect the mobility and productivity of the crawler. However, there are still some problems crying out for solutions in superior turning mechanism for vehicle engineering area. Composition and performance of turning system in agricultural tracked vehicles matched with twin driving differential turning mechanism was introduced, which adopted quiet hydraulic double pumps and double motors, took advantage of flexibility greatly for track vehicle turning and benefit for handling used steering wheel.

一种适应卫星姿态侧摆机动的混合轮系控制方法

针对高稳定度轮控大型卫星因动量轮力矩小而难以满足侧摆成像任务需求问题,开展了混合轮系配置方案及控制方法研究。首先,提出常规轮系配置卫星滚动轴方向串联大力矩飞轮的混合配置方案,并设计飞轮开环前馈与常规动量轮闭环反馈相结合的控制策略;其次,设计以容许角动量最大量为权重的飞轮组前馈力矩分配律和具有角动量反馈的飞轮力矩跟踪控制方法,实现飞轮力矩合理分配及其模型不确定性导致输出力矩偏差抑制;然后,设计估计器对星体内外扰动力矩进行估计与补偿,以确保卫星高稳定度性能实现;最后,给出在轨应用情况,验证所提出方案及方法的有效性。在轨应用表明,采用该控制方法,有效缩短了整星侧摆稳定时间达100 s以上,且非机动期间姿态稳定度优于3.75×10-5(°)/s。

Adaptive Tracking Control of an Uncertain Nonholonomic Robot

In this paper, a new controller is proposed by using backstepping method for the trajectory tracking problem of nonholonomic dynamic mobile robots with nonholonomic constraints under the condition that there is a distance between the mass center and the geometrical center and the distance is unknown. And an adaptive feedback controller is also proposed for the case that some kinematic parameters and dynamic parameters are uncertain. The asymptotical stability of the control system is proved with Lyapunov stability theory. The simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed controller. The comparison with the previous methods is made to show the effectiveness of the method in this article.

A Real Time Self-Tuning Motion Controller for Mobile Robot Systems

This paper proposes an intelligent controller for motion control of robotic systems to obtain high precision tracking without the need for a real-time trial and error method.In addition, a new self-tuning algorithm has been developed based on both the ant colony algorithm and a fuzzy system for real-time tuning of controller parameters. Simulations and experiments using a real robot have been addressed to demonstrate the success of the proposed controller and validate the theoretical analysis. Obtained results confirm that the proposed controller ensures robust performance in the presence of disturbances and parametric uncertainties without the need for adjustment of control law parameters by a trial and error method.

Neural Network Based Diagnostics of Actuator for an Attitude Control System

The objective of this paper is to develop a neural network-based residual generator to detect the fault in the actuators for a specific communication satellite in its attitude control system （ACS）. First, a dynamic multilayer perceptron network with dynamic neurons is used, these neurons correspond to a second order linear Infinite Impulse Response （IIR） filter and a nonlinear activation function with adjustable parameters. Second, the parameters from the network are adjusted to minimize a performance index specified by the output estimated error, with the given input-output data collected from the specific ACS. Then, the proposed dynamic neural network is trained and applied for detecting the faults injected to the wheel, which is the main actuator in the normal mode for the communication satellite. Then the performance and capabilities of the proposed network were tested and compared with a conventional model-based observer residual, showing the differences between these two methods, and indicating the benefit of the proposed algorithm to know the real status of the momentum wheel. Finally, the application of the methods in a satellite ground station is discussed.

基于RFID和磁导航的AGV小车S7-1200PLC控制系统设计

该项目利用S7-1200PLC作为AGV主控制器,采取驱动轮差速进行转向控制,采用磁导航传感器和RFID标签传感器实现循迹和定位功能,实现AGV小车在立体仓库、VMC850数控加工中心、CK40S数控车床、RB20工业机器人、装配单元之间产品的搬运功能。