Research on Active Control of Rotating Motion and Vibration of Flexible Manipulator

In this study, PZT (piezoelectric) actuators and PD control (PDs’ command line tool) method is selected to control the vibration of the flexible manipulator. The dynamic equations of the flexible manipulator system are established based on Lagrange principle. The control strategy of PZT actuators and joint control torque are designed. It is investigated by a Lyapunov approach that a combined scheme of PD feedback and command voltages applies to segmented PZT actuators. By comparison, only PD feedback control is also considered to control the flexible manipulator. The numerical simulations prove that the method of the designed PZT actuators’ control strategy and PD control is effective to compress the vibration of the flexible manipulator.

Research on Tracking Control of A Quadrotor UAV Based on Model Predictive Control and PD Control

In order to solve the problem of path tracking of a quadrotor UAV, this paper proposes a track tracking control method which combines Model Predictive Control algorithm and PD control method. Model Predictive Control algorithm can generate control input for formation flight and track the specified trajectory. PD control can achieve rapid response to attitude and adjust error quickly. The simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed control method.