Mechatronic treadmill for gait reeducation with control algorithm of treadmill speed adaptation

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (7) ◽  
pp. 2239-2247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Gembalczyk ◽  
Sławomir Duda ◽  
Sławomir Kciuk ◽  
Damian Gąsiorek ◽  
Arkadiusz Mężyk
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Inclination Angle ◽  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Angle Measurement ◽  
Control Panel ◽  
Adaptation Algorithm ◽  
Foot Pressure ◽  
Control Signals ◽  
Treadmill Speed ◽  
Main Components

Different types of devices, from the simplest (medical walkers) to the most technologically advanced ones (mechatronic devices), are widely used to support the rehabilitation process for people who suffered strokes or have other disabilities—especially to enhance their mobility. This article presents a new mechatronic system for gait reeducation, which consists of two main components: training treadmill and body weight support system. The device is also equipped with sensors for measuring the rope inclination angle, rope tension and foot pressure on the ground. The transmission of measurement and control signals between the computer with control system and the electromechanical part of the device is realized by means of three real-time boards. This publication covers certain issues related to the device design process, integration of the main components, as well as the description of the developed treadmill speed adaptation algorithm and experimental verification of such control system. The speed of treadmill belt is adjusted by a feedback loop with a rope inclination angle measurement. Because of the kind of the connection of the treadmill (the control signals are sent to the buttons in the treadmill control panel) and related limitations, a proper conversion of the control signal was required, from a continuous one to a digital square wave signal with variable period. Developing an optimal treadmill speed control algorithm in this case was an interesting engineering challenge.

Research on Control System of Rotary Inverted Pendulum Based on ARM

2014 ◽  
Vol 684 ◽  
pp. 381-385
Author(s):  
Jia Liu
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Pid Control ◽  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Inverted Pendulum ◽  
Vertical Plane ◽  
Control Panel ◽  
Control Section ◽  
And Control ◽  
Rotary Inverted Pendulum ◽  
Stable Control

In this paper, control system of rotary inverted pendulum based on ARM is designed, which is composed by mechanical section and control section. The system measures signal for variation of angle of radial arm and pendulum rod and transmits such signal to ARM control panel, after which control rate can be calculated through PID control algorithm. Inversion of pendulum rod can be controlled through rotation of the radial arm on a plane driven by an electric motor, and the pendulum rod can rotate on a vertical plane. Finally, MATLAB is used to conduct simulation for three parameters including proportionality coefficient (KP), integral coefficient (KI) and differential coefficient (KD), based on which ideal parameters are determined, stable control of pendulum rod inversion near equilibrium point is realized, and feasibility of control algorithm is verified.

A controller for safe, convenient operation of LaB6 emitters on electron-beam instruments

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 408-409
Author(s):  
W. J. Abramson ◽  
H. W. Estry ◽  
L. F. Allard
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Control System ◽  
Thermal Shock ◽  
Appropriate Care ◽  
Electron Guns ◽  
Tungsten Filaments ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Main Components

LaB6 emitters are becoming increasingly popular as direct replacements for tungsten filaments in the electron guns of modern electron-beam instruments. These emitters offer order of magnitude increases in beam brightness, and, with appropriate care in operation, a corresponding increase in source lifetime. They are, however, an order of magnitude more expensive, and may be easily damaged (by improper vacuum conditions and thermal shock) during saturation/desaturation operations. These operations typically require several minutes of an operator's attention, which becomes tedious and subject to error, particularly since the emitter must be cooled during sample exchanges to minimize damage from random vacuum excursions. We have designed a control system for LaBg emitters which relieves the operator of the necessity for manually controlling the emitter power, minimizes the danger of accidental improper operation, and makes the use of these emitters routine on multi-user instruments.Figure 1 is a block schematic of the main components of the control system, and Figure 2 shows the control box.

Research of H∞ Robust Control for the Giant Die Forging Hydraulic Press’s Synchronous Control System under the Uncertainty Coefficient

2012 ◽  
Vol 190-191 ◽  
pp. 819-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Jian Deng ◽  
Zhong Wei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Robust Control ◽  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Hydraulic Press ◽  
National Defense ◽  
Synchronous Control ◽  
Performance Quality ◽  
System Synchronization ◽  
Uncertainty Coefficient

The giant hydraulic die press is our country national defense and the infrastructure essential equipment, the synchronous control system is the essential device to the giant forging hydraulic press, its synchronization control performance quality is good or bad will directly determine the quality of the product. This article through the proof of the theorem, gives the specific steps to achieve H∞ robust control algorithm. The simulation results show that: this control strategy has good inhibition to the change of system parameters, robustness is very strong, can well eliminate the system synchronization error.

scholarly journals An Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Control of Pneumatic Mechanical Ventilator

Actuators ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Jozef Živčák ◽  
Michal Kelemen ◽  
Ivan Virgala ◽  
Peter Marcinko ◽  
Peter Tuleja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Fuzzy Inference ◽  
Fuzzy Controller ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Mechanical Ventilator ◽  
Mechanical Ventilators ◽  
Inference System ◽  
Control Approach ◽  
Neuro Fuzzy

COVID-19 was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. It mainly affects the respiratory system and can lead to the death of the patient. The motivation for this study was the current pandemic situation and general deficiency of emergency mechanical ventilators. The paper presents the development of a mechanical ventilator and its control algorithm. The main feature of the developed mechanical ventilator is AmbuBag compressed by a pneumatic actuator. The control algorithm is based on an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), which integrates both neural networks and fuzzy logic principles. Mechanical design and hardware design are presented in the paper. Subsequently, there is a description of the process of data collecting and training of the fuzzy controller. The paper also presents a simulation model for verification of the designed control approach. The experimental results provide the verification of the designed control system. The novelty of the paper is, on the one hand, an implementation of the ANFIS controller for AmbuBag pressure control, with a description of training process. On other hand, the paper presents a novel design of a mechanical ventilator, with a detailed description of the hardware and control system. The last contribution of the paper lies in the mathematical and experimental description of AmbuBag for ventilation purposes.

Implementation and vehicle tests of a vehicle stop-and-go cruise control system

2002 ◽  
Vol 216 (7) ◽  
pp. 537-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Yi ◽  
N Ryu ◽  
H J Yoon ◽  
K Huh ◽  
D Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Speed Control ◽  
Step Motor ◽  
Cruise Control ◽  
Longitudinal Control ◽  
Linear Quadratic Optimal Control ◽  
Millimetre Wave ◽  
Stop And Go ◽  
Wave Radar

Implementation and vehicle tests of a vehicle longitudinal control algorithm for stop-and-go cruise control have been performed. The vehicle longitudinal control scheme consists of a set-speed control algorithm, a speed control algorithm, and a distance control algorithm. A desired acceleration for the vehicle for the control of vehicle-to-vehicle relative speed and clearance has been designed using linear quadratic optimal control theory. Performance of the control algorithm has been investigated via vehicle tests. Vehicle tests have been conducted using two test vehicles. A 2000 cm3 passenger car equipped with a radar distance sensor, throttle/brake actuators and a controller has been used as a subject vehicle in the vehicle tests. A millimetre wave radar sensor has been used for distance measurement. A step motor and an electronic vacuum booster have been used for throttle/brake actuators. It has been shown that the implemented vehicle longitudinal control system can provide satisfactory performance in vehicle set-speed control and vehicle clearance control at lower speeds.

Permanent Magnet Chatter Absorber with Fuzzy Logic Control

2009 ◽  
Vol 147-149 ◽  
pp. 290-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogdan Broel-Plater ◽  
Stefan Domek ◽  
Arkadiusz Parus
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Control System ◽  
Fuzzy Control ◽  
Fuzzy Logic Control ◽  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Permanent Magnets ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Logic Control ◽  
Machine Operators

The paper deals with semi-active chatter absorber based on an electrodynamic transducer built around high-energy permanent magnets. Also, a fuzzy logic control system for the absorber control system has been designed. The principal advantage of fuzzy control is the possibility to implement practical experience gained by machine operators in the control algorithm. Hence, the possibility of factoring such quantities, as vibrations experienced by selected points of the machine-tool, and sound emitted by working machine into the analyzed chatter absorber fuzzy control system has been studied in the paper. The control system has been tested by way of simulation with the use of the process and cutting force models.

Modeling and Analysis of Grid-Connected Inverter for PV Generation

2013 ◽  
Vol 760-762 ◽  
pp. 451-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neng Cao ◽  
Ya Jun Cao ◽  
Jiao Yu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Power Quality ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Maximum Power ◽  
Maximum Power Point ◽  
Incremental Conductance ◽  
Conductance Method ◽  
Power Point ◽  
Pv Generation

In order to improve the efficiency of photovoltaic generation as well as the power quality, grid-connected inverters for PV generation research was carried out for photovoltaic maximum power point tracking. Based on some current studies on the incremental conductance method, an advanced incremental conductance control algorithm was proposed, which can track maximum power point rapidly and accurately. The oscillation phenomenon, which exists near the maximum power point, was improved at a great extent, so to the efficiency of photovoltaic cells generation electricity. The inverter control system has an advantage in its high speed and flexibility by applying advanced control algorithm. And the source harmonic current is remarkably reduced. In addition, the power factor is enhanced and the power quality is improved. Finally, according to the principle of inverter control system and based on the analysis on the mathematical model of photovoltaic inverter, a simulation model of that is established based on MATLAB/SIMULINK.

The Study of Control Strategy for Sensor-Less PMSM

2014 ◽  
Vol 1006-1007 ◽  
pp. 575-580
Author(s):  
Qing Xie Chen ◽  
Jing Jing Chen ◽  
Yi Biao Fan
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Permanent Magnet ◽  
High Precision ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Simulation Experiment ◽  
Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor ◽  
Synchronous Motor ◽  
Single Chip

Targeting development of control system of a permanent magnet synchronous motor applied to high precision requirement, A strategy is researched to develop a single chip with built-in sensor-less control algorithm which is used as the control core of PMSM control system, the composition of the hardware and the realization of software of the chip are designed, and the simulation experiment is carried out to verify feasibility and rationality of the control strategy as well.

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