Title :
Nonlinear control of optical fiber diameter variations
Author :
Mulpur, Arun ; Thompson, Charles
Author_Institution :
Center for Adv. Comput., Massachusetts Univ., Lowell, MA, USA
fDate :
29 June-1 July 1994
Abstract :
This paper presents a simulation based investigation of nonlinear control of optical fiber diameter variations. A nonlinear model of the fiber drawing process is presented and a control scheme based on this dynamic model is formulated. Simulation results indicate that the developed control scheme allows fiber manufacture process speed to be increased. The control methodology is shown to be robust in the presence of significant model uncertainties errors and external disturbances.
Keywords :
drawing (mechanical); nonlinear control systems; optical fibre fabrication; process control; size control; dynamic model; external disturbances; fiber drawing process; fiber manufacture process; nonlinear control; optical fiber diameter; simulation; Boundary conditions; Glass; Linear feedback control systems; Manufacturing processes; Nonlinear control systems; Optical control; Optical fibers; Robust control; Temperature control; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1994
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1783-1
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.1994.735238
