H Control Design for Mechanisms with Backlash

G. Pujol, F. Ikhouane, and L. Acho (Spain)

Keywords

Backlash, Nonlinear Control, Robust Control, Experiments.

Abstract

An H∞ output feedback control design is presented for mechanisms with backlash, under the presence of external perturbation. Using the static dead-zone model as a simpler model for backlash, the non-linear problem is cast in linear H∞ framework, seeing the backlash effect as a bounded disturbance in the extended L2 space (L2e). Experimental realization in an industrial emulator with backlash is carried out, evidencing an acceptable performance of the controller subject to external perturbation.

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