scholarly journals Design of an Improved Hybrid FTC for Faults in Aero-Engine Closed-Loop Control System

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Xiaofeng Liu ◽  
Chenshuang Luo ◽  
Liuqi Xiong

Due to the aero-engines in a high temperature, pressure, and spool speed environment, the concurrent faults in actuator/sensor combined with degradation of the aero-engine could arise the problem of closed-loop instability during the flight. For this purpose, an improved hybrid fault-tolerant control (FTC) technique has been studied in this paper to deal with simultaneous failure of actuators and sensors associated with health parameters of the typical components’ degradation in aero-engines. The improved hybrid FTC structure combined with the nonlinear thermodynamic component-level (NCL) model-based estimation method merges fault estimation of actuators/sensors and typical components’ degradation estimation process into the FTC process. A robust H ∞ state feedback controller under the disturbance of simultaneous actuator and sensor faults is designed in the proposed method, together with the switching algorithm serving for the fault estimation and improved hybrid FTC channels. In order to show the feasibility of the proposed method, several semiphysical experiments are engaged to illustrate that the improved hybrid FTC structure can save the tolerant-control time and improve performance of the control system.

Author(s):  
Axel Fehrenbacher ◽  
Christopher B. Smith ◽  
Neil A. Duffie ◽  
Nicola J. Ferrier ◽  
Frank E. Pfefferkorn ◽  
...  

The objective of this research is to develop a closed-loop control system for robotic friction stir welding (FSW) that simultaneously controls force and temperature in order to maintain weld quality under various process disturbances. FSW is a solid-state joining process enabling welds with excellent metallurgical and mechanical properties, as well as significant energy consumption and cost savings compared to traditional fusion welding processes. During FSW, several process parameter and condition variations (thermal constraints, material properties, geometry, etc.) are present. The FSW process can be sensitive to these variations, which are commonly present in a production environment; hence, there is a significant need to control the process to assure high weld quality. Reliable FSW for a wide range of applications will require closed-loop control of certain process parameters. A linear multi-input-multi-output process model has been developed that captures the dynamic relations between two process inputs (commanded spindle speed and commanded vertical tool position) and two process outputs (interface temperature and axial force). A closed-loop controller was implemented that combines temperature and force control on an industrial robotic FSW system. The performance of the combined control system was demonstrated with successful command tracking and disturbance rejection. Within a certain range, desired axial forces and interface temperatures are achieved by automatically adjusting the spindle speed and the vertical tool position at the same time. The axial force and interface temperature is maintained during both thermal and geometric disturbances and thus weld quality can be maintained for a variety of conditions in which each control strategy applied independently could fail.


2011 ◽  
Vol 219-220 ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Rong Hua Liu

An expert control system based on transient response patterns and expert system techniques is proposed in this paper. Depending on the features of the closed-loop control system determines the control decision and adjusts the parameters of the controller. The proposed method requires minimal proper information about the controlled plant and, with the linear re-excitation learning method, the system is kept satisfying the performance criterion.


2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-366
Author(s):  
Tobias Steege ◽  
Mathias Busek ◽  
Stefan Grünzner ◽  
Andrés Fabían Lasagni ◽  
Frank Sonntag

AbstractTo improve cell vitality, sufficient oxygen supply is an important factor. A deficiency in oxygen is called Hypoxia and can influence for example tumor growth or inflammatory processes. Hypoxia assays are usually performed with the help of animal or static human cell culture models. The main disadvantage of these methods is that the results are hardly transferable to the human physiology. Microfluidic 3D cell cultivation systems for perfused hypoxia assays may overcome this issue since they can mimic the in-vivo situation in the human body much better. Such a Hypoxia-on-a-Chip system was recently developed. The chip system consists of several individually laser-structured layers which are bonded using a hot press or chemical treatment. Oxygen sensing spots are integrated into the system which can be monitored continuously with an optical sensor by means of fluorescence lifetime detection.Hereby presented is the developed hard- and software requiered to control the oxygen content within this microfluidic system. This system forms a closed-loop control system which is parameterized and evaluated.


Author(s):  
Bahram Yaghooti ◽  
Ali Siahi Shadbad ◽  
Kaveh Safavi ◽  
Hassan Salarieh

In this article, an adaptive nonlinear controller is designed to synchronize two uncertain fractional-order chaotic systems using fractional-order sliding mode control. The controller structure and adaptation laws are chosen such that asymptotic stability of the closed-loop control system is guaranteed. The adaptation laws are being calculated from a proper sliding surface using the Lyapunov stability theory. This method guarantees the closed-loop control system robustness against the system uncertainties and external disturbances. Eventually, the presented method is used to synchronize two fractional-order gyro and Duffing systems, and the numerical simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of this method.


2014 ◽  
Vol 931-932 ◽  
pp. 1298-1302
Author(s):  
Thiang Meadthaisong ◽  
Siwaporn Meadthaisong ◽  
Sarawut Chaowaskoo

Programming control in industrial design is by its nature expert upon an example being Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). Such programmes are unsuitable for children or novices as they cannot understand how to use the programme. This research seeks to present tangible programming for a basic control system in new frameworks in engineering education for children. Such programmes could be for use in kindergartens, primary schools or general teaching where knowledge about basic control is required. Normally open-loop and closed-loop control system programming is taught at university and college level. This may be late as far as acquiring knowledge of basic control systems is concerned. Using tangible programming without a computer but instructions and interface, relay and motor could result in children in kindergartens and primary schools being able to programme open-looped control systems which mix chemicals or closed-loop control systems which control conveyor belts. However, the children would not be able to undertake programming using programmable control in a similar scenario.


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