Direct Switching Position Control Algorithms For Pneumatic Actuators Using On/Off Solenoid Valves

dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yile
dc.contributor.authorBone, Gary M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-06T13:56:44Z
dc.date.available2018-11-06T13:56:44Z
dc.date.issuedMay-18
dc.description.abstractPneumatic actuators are advantageous in terms of cost, power to weight ratio and inherent safety. However, their dynamics makes precise closed-loop position control very difficult in practice. Two sliding-mode control algorithms for controlling the position of a pneumatic cylinder by directly switching four on/off solenoid valves are proposed in this paper. The solenoid valves are much less expensive than the commonly used servo or proportional valves. The proposed algorithms are compared to two state of the art position control algorithms. Based on experiments on a high friction cylinder with various payloads, the proposed controllers provide superior performance in terms of valve switches per second, steady state error, settling time and overshoot. The achieved number of valve switches per second is also about one tenth of the number required by the pulse-width modulation method that is commonly used with on/off valves. This should result in prolonged valve lifetimes and reduced maintenance costs.
dc.identifierCSME163
dc.identifier.issn978-1-77355-023-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/35242
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25071/10315/35242
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCSME-SCGMen_US
dc.rightsThe copyright for the paper content remains with the author.
dc.subjectActuator
dc.subjectPneumatic
dc.subjectPosition control
dc.subjectSliding-mode control
dc.subjectSolenoid valve
dc.subjectMechatronicsen_US
dc.subjectRobots and Controlen_US
dc.titleDirect Switching Position Control Algorithms For Pneumatic Actuators Using On/Off Solenoid Valvesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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