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Технически университет - София

Abstract: This article is devoted to the design of a real-time gain scheduling (adaptive) proportional–integral (PI) controller for the displacement volume regulation of a swash plate-type axial piston pump. The pump is intended for open circuit hydraulic drive applications without “secondary control”. In this type of pump, the displacement volume depends on the swash plate swivel angle. The swash plate is actuated by a hydraulic-driven mechanism. The classical control device is a hydro-mechanical type, which can realize different control laws (by pressure, flow rate, or power). In the present development, it is replaced by an electro-hydraulic proportional spool valve, which controls the swash plate-actuating mechanism. The designed digital gain scheduling controller evaluates control signal values applied to the proportional valve. The digital controller is based on the new linear parameter-varying mathematical model. This model is estimated and validated from experimental data for various loading modes by an identification procedure. The controller is implemented by a rapid prototyping system, and various real-time loading experiments are performed. The obtained results with the gain scheduling PI controller are compared with those obtained by other classical PI controllers. The developed control system achieves appropriate control performance for a wide working mode of the axial piston pump. The comparison analyses of the experimental results showed the advantages of the adaptive PI controller and confirmed the possibility for its implementation in a real-time control system of different types of variable displacement pumps.

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