W.C. Leite Filho
Space Mechanics and Control Division, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Brazil
J. Guimaraes
Space Mechanics and Control Division, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Brazil
Download articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp17142789Published in: Proceedings of The 9th EUROSIM Congress on Modelling and Simulation, EUROSIM 2016, The 57th SIMS Conference on Simulation and Modelling SIMS 2016
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 142:115, p. 789-793
Published: 2018-12-19
ISBN: 978-91-7685-399-3
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
This work presents the building of a nonlinear model of an electro-hydraulic actuator in order to understand the limit cycle phenomenon that appears when it is used in a closed loop control system. Previously, a first harmonic analysis had been used to identify that system, but the results were unsatisfactory. Therefore, this work aims to build on that model with the use of Fast Fourier Transforms as a way to recognize previously unseen nonlinearities. Hardware in the loop tests are then used in order to find the proper parameters that create a particular limit cycle. Simulation results show that such approach is successful.