Journal article
Intermittent tapping control
PJ Gawthrop, H Gollee
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part I Journal of Systems and Control Engineering | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2012
Abstract
Control using a sequence of 'taps', in contrast to the usual smooth control, is shown to fit within the established intermittent control framework. In particular, a specially designed generalised hold gives rise to tapping behaviour optimised according to the underlying linear-quadratic design. Both fixed-interval and event-driven tapping are included in this approach and some basic stability analysis is given. Illustrative examples are presented and the advantages of tapping in the context of electromechanical servo systems with friction are explored using a laboratory experiment. © IMechE 2012.
Grants
Awarded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [linked grant numbers EP/F068514/1, EP/F069022/1 and EP/F06974X/1 'Intermittent control of man and machine'].