Pulse width control refers to the use of a control law to determine the duration of fixed-height force pulses for point-to-point position control of a plant that is subject to mechanical friction, including stiction. The use of constant-gain pulse width control laws for precise positioning of structurally flexible plants subject to stiction and Coulomb friction is analyzed. It is shown that when the plant is a simple two-mass system subject to stiction and Coulomb friction, a position error limit cycle can result. Sufficient conditions for stability and self-sustained oscillation of this closed-loop system are derived. The sufficient conditions for stability are used to determine conditions on the plant parameters and the control gain that guarantee closed-loop stability and thus limit-cycle-free operation and zero steady-state position error. The analysis methods that are introduced are demonstrated in applications to the control of the position of the end-effector of an industrial robot.
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Pulse Width Control for Precise Positioning of Structurally Flexible Systems Subject to Stiction and Coulomb Friction
David B. Rathbun, Research Engineer,,
David B. Rathbun, Research Engineer,
The Insitu Group, 54-D East Bingen Point Way, Bingen, WA 98605, U.S.A
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Martin C. Berg, Associate Professor,,
Martin C. Berg, Associate Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, U.S.A
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Keith W. Buffinton, Professor,
Keith W. Buffinton, Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837, U.S.A.
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David B. Rathbun, Research Engineer,
The Insitu Group, 54-D East Bingen Point Way, Bingen, WA 98605, U.S.A
Martin C. Berg, Associate Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, U.S.A
Keith W. Buffinton, Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837, U.S.A.
Contributed by the Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, AND CONTROL. Manuscript received by the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division December 4, 2001; final revision, August 12, 2003. Associate Editor: C. D. Rahn.
J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. Mar 2004, 126(1): 131-138 (8 pages)
Published Online: April 12, 2004
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Received:
December 4, 2001
Revised:
August 12, 2003
Online:
April 12, 2004
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Rathbun, D. B., Berg, M. C., and Buffinton, K. W. (April 12, 2004). "Pulse Width Control for Precise Positioning of Structurally Flexible Systems Subject to Stiction and Coulomb Friction ." ASME. J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. March 2004; 126(1): 131–138. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1649978
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