Title :
Using a series of moving coils as a high redundancy actuator
Author :
Steffen, Thomas ; Davies, Jessica ; Dixon, Roger ; Goodall, Roger ; Zolotas, Argyrios
Author_Institution :
Loughborough Univ., Loughborough
Abstract :
This paper investigates the use of two electromagnetic actuation elements in series to produce a fault-tolerant actuator assembly. Faults in one or the other element are considered, and their influence on the behaviour of the whole system is analysed. By carefully choosing the mechanical parameters, it is possible to completely avoid any effect of these faults on the input/output behaviour. That means either of the two actuation elements can keep the system operational and restore the nominal behaviour without any changes to the system.
Keywords :
coils; electromagnetic actuators; fault tolerance; robust control; electromagnetic actuation; electromechanical actuator; fault-tolerant control; moving coil actuator; robust control; Actuators; Aerospace control; Coils; Control systems; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Monitoring; Muscles; Redundancy; Robust control; Index Terms-Fault-tolerant control; electro-mechanical actuator; fault accommodation; model matching; robust control;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced intelligent mechatronics, 2007 IEEE/ASME international conference on
Conference_Location :
Zurich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1263-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1264-8
DOI :
10.1109/AIM.2007.4412596
