Model description:
The overall model consists of hydraulics (cylinders, valves, pump, etc.) and two degree of freedom linkage. The equations can be combined to form a MIMO state space system. The state vector, $x$, is defined in the table below. The input is the current in two valve solenoids as follows: $u = [i_1, i_2]^T$ . The output is given as, $y = [θ_1, θ_{21}]$. The states of the model are summarized in the table below. The dynamic equations for the linkage and electrohydraulic system in terms of state variables can be written as follows:
$$\begin{align*} \dot{x}_1 &= x_3\\ \dot{x}_2 &= x_4\\ \begin{bmatrix} \dot{x}_3 \\ \dot{x}_4 \end{bmatrix} &= M^{-1}(\tau(x_9, x_{10}, x_{11}, x_{12}, x_{13}) - h(x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4))\\ \dot{x}_5 &= \dfrac{\beta}{V_p}(\omega_px_6/2\pi - x_5K_{Lp}-(Q_{P A,1}(x_5, x_8, x_9) + Q_{P B, 1}(x_8, x_{10} + Q_{P A,2}(x_5, x_{11}, x_{12}) + Q_{P B,2}(x_5, x_{11}, x_{13})))\\ \dot{x}_6 &= [x_7 - x_5 + P_{margin}] G_p\\ \dot{x}_7 &= (\max(x_9,x_{10},x_{12},x_{13})-x_7)1/\tau_p\\ \dot{x}_8 &= (-x_8 + G_vu_1)1/\tau_v\\ \dot{x}_9 &= \dfrac{\beta}{V_{A,1}(x_1)}(Q_{PA,1(x_5,x_8,x_9}) + Q_{TA,1}(x_8,x_9-\dot{V}_{A,1}(x_3))\\ \dot{x}_{10} &= \dfrac{\beta}{V_{B,1}(x_1)}(Q_{PB,1(x_8,x_{10}}) + Q_{TB,1}(x_8,x_{10}-\dot{V}_{B,1}(x_3))\\ \dot{x}_{11} &= (-x_{11} + G_vu_2)1/\tau_v \dot{x}_{12} &= \dfrac{\beta}{V_{A,12}(x_2)}(Q_{PA,2(x_5,x_{11},x_{12}}) + Q_{TA,2}(x_{11},x_{12}-\dot{V}_{A,2}(x_4))\\ \dot{x}_{13} &= \dfrac{\beta}{V_{B,2}(x_2)}(Q_{PB,2(x_5,x_{11},x_{13}}) + Q_{TB,2}(x_{11},x_{13}-\dot{V}_{B,2}(x_4))\\ \end{align*}$$
| State | Symbol | Description | Units |
| 1 | $x_1$ | Tilt cylinder position | cm |
| 2 | $x_2$ | Lift cylinder position | cm |
| 3 | $\dot{x}_1$ | Tilt cylinder velocity | cm/sec |
| 4 | $\dot{x}_2$ | Lift cylinder velocity | cm/sec |
| 5 | $P_p$ | Pump pressure | MPa |
| 6 | $D_p$ | Pump displacement | cm$^3$ |
| 7 | $P_{LS}'$ | Load sense pressure | MPa |
| 8 | $s_1$ | Tilt function spool valve position | mm |
| 9 | $P_{A,1}$ | Tilt cylinder cap end pressure | MPa |
| 10 | $P_{B,1}$ | Tilt cylinder cap end pressure | MPa |
| 11 | $s_2$ | Lift function spool valve position | mm |
| 12 | $P_A,2$ | Lift cylinder cap end pressure | MPa |
| 13 | $P_B,2$ | Lift cylinder rod end pressure | MPa |
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Publication details:
| Title | Robust control design for a wheel loader using mixed sensitivity h-infinity and feedback linearization based methods |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Fales, R., and Kelkar A. |
| Conference Name | Proceedings of the 2005 American Control Conference, 2005. |
| Date Published | 06/2005 |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| ISBN Number | 0-7803-9098-9 |
| Accession Number | 8573616 |
| Keywords | control system synthesis, electrohydraulic control equipment, feedback, hydraulic actuators, H∞ control, loading equipment, MIMO systems, nonlinear systems, optimal control, stability |
| Abstract | The existing industry practices for the design of control systems in construction machines primarily rely on classical designs coupled with ad-hoc synthesis procedures. Such practices lack a systematic procedure to account for invariably present plant uncertainties in the design process as well as coupled dynamics of the multi-input multi-output (MIMO) configuration. In this paper, an H∞ based robust control design combined with feedback linearization is presented for an automatic bucket leveling mechanism of a wheel loader. With the feedback linearization control law applied, stability robustness is improved. A MIMO nonlinear model for an electro-hydraulically actuated wheel loader is considered. The robustness of the controller designs are validated by using analysis and by simulation using a complete nonlinear model of the wheel loader system. |
| DOI | 10.1109/ACC.2005.1470669 |
