• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2017

In this study, an extended-state-observer (ESO) based non-linear servo control is introduced for an electro-hydrostatic actuator (EHA). Almost hydraulic systems not only are highly non-linear system that has mismatched uncertainties and external disturbances, but also can not measure some states. ESO that only use an output signal can be used to compensate these uncertainties and estimate unmeasurable states. To improve the position tracking performance, the barrier Lyapunov function (BLF) that can guarantee an output tolerance is introduced for the position tracking error signal of back stepping control procedures. Finally, the proposed servo control is compared with the proportional-integral (PI) control.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.86-94
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• 2011

In this paper, an electro hydraulic power steering system based on electro hydrostatic actuator (EHA) is proposed. A detailed steering model for the proposed electro hydraulic power steering system including mechanical and hydraulic subsystems is established. A conventional electro hydraulic power steering system is also modeled to evaluate the performance of the proposed power steering system such as responsiveness, assist force, command tracking and steering feel by computer simulation. From the computer simulation results, it is found that the proposed power steering system based on EHA has desirable performance.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2021

전기-정유압 구동기(EHA)는 독립적으로 유압 동력원을 운용할 수 있고, 효율이 높다는 장점으로 다양한 산업분야에서 사용되고 있다. 특히 항공분야에서는 고장 대비 및 장착공간의 최소화를 위해 이중화 비대칭형 직렬 구동기 형태로 설계된 EHA를 주로 사용하고 있다. 하지만 이중화 비대칭형 직렬 구동기 형태로 설계된 항공용 EHA는 포스 파이팅(force fighting)현상이 발생하여 내구성능이 감소한다는 단점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 항공용 EHA의 제어성능 향상 및 포스 파이팅 문제를 해결하기 위해 대표적인 비선형 제어 기법인 백스테핑을 기반으로 제어기를 설계하였고, 제어에 필요한 상태를 추정하기 위해 추가 상태 관측기를 제안하였다. 시뮬레이션을 통한 성능 검증으로 제안한 제어기는 일반적인 PI제어기에 비해 제어성능이 우수하고, EHA의 포스 파이팅 현상을 현저히 감소시킨다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2016

In this paper, an elementary force fighting problem was investigated. The problem is encountered when a double-rod type EHA(electro-hydrostatic actuator) is combined with a single-rod type EHA to build a redundant actuator system with synchronized motion. When the rod-side chambers of the two different types of EHAs have the same effective piston areas and are simultaneously pressurized by an external load, the two EHAs behave identically, sharing the external load equally. However, when the piston head-side chamber of the single rod type EHA, having a larger effective area than the rod-side chamber, is pressurized by the external load, an abnormal force fighting between the two EHAs occurs, unless their pump speeds are properly decoupled. In this study, the output drive forces of each EHA were obtained from the cylinder pressure signals and applied to the position control for each EHA to maintain the balance between their pump speeds. Adding minor force difference feedback loops to the position control, the force fighting phenomena could be eliminated and steady state synchronization errors were reduced. The power consumption of the pumps also could be remarkably reduced, avoiding unnecessarily high load pressures to the pumps.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.62-69
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• 2022

EHA(Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator)는 기존의 중앙집중식 유압시스템에 비해 높은 에너지 효율을 가진다. 특히 항공기용 EHA는 고장상황에 대비하여 이중화 설계가 일반적이다. 또한 장착공간의 한계로, 구동기 길이를 최적화 하여야 한다. 따라서 양로드형 실린더와 단로드형 실린더의 직렬 구성이 유리하다. 하지만 피스톤 수압부 면적의 비대칭성으로 인해, 일반적인 제어 기법으로 이중화 구동 시 두 실린더 사이에 Force Fighting 현상이 발생하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 이중화된 EHA의 시뮬레이션을 통해 Force Fighting 현상을 확인하였다. 이를 억제하기 위한 방법으로 Load Compensation 제어기와 힘 제어 기반 위치 제어기를 적용하였고 시뮬레이션을 통해 각각의 성능을 비교 분석하였다.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.32-38
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• 2016

For this paper, the position-control performances of dual EHA(electro-hydrostatic actuator) systems were investigated according to two cases wherein the double-rod- and single-rod-type hydraulic cylinders were combined. Since the control performance is significantly dependent on the load conditions including external forces such as the inertia load, it is proposed here that the two sub-EHAs are driven by separate position and force controllers, instead of two identical position controllers. According to the simulation results, the best performance was achieved by the position-controlled single-rod-type EHA that was combined with a force-controlled double-rod-type EHA. As the force-controlled double-rod-type EHA compensated for the external loads on the position-controlled single-rod-type EHA, the position-control performance was not influenced by external forces including the inertia load. In addition, the position-controlled single-rod-type EHA contributed to the enhancement of the damping ratio by absorbing the pressure peaks through its internal accumulator. Due to the symmetrical piston areas, the double-rod-type EHA is more suitable for force control than the single-rod- type EHA.