Positioning and stabilizing of an inertial system subjected to oscillatory disturbance using electro-hydraulic control

Abstract EN

In this work, a control system for positioning and stabilizing a massive inertial system subjected to continuous disturbances, which represents the oscillatory motion of the base, is investigated.

A hydraulic system is proposed and simulation is used to select and test the effect of different parameters of the hydraulic parts, particularly those of the electro-hydraulic servo valve, at different values of the supply pressure of the hydraulic fluid.

The inertial system dynamics and the hydraulic parts are mathematically modeled and simulated by digital computer using (MatLab).

The dynamic characteristics of the control system, such as the stability and the time response in addition to the ability of the system to reduce the effect of the external disturbances are examined.

The results show that the control system is capable of reducing these effects between (70 % to 90 %) depending on the supply pressure of the hydraulic system and the frequency of the external disturbances.

In addition, the effect of using pressure limit valve in the hydraulic system and that of the presence of dry friction of a relatively high value, are investigated.

Keywords : position control, hydraulic system, stabilization of inertial system, Electro-Hydraulic Control