This paper tackles the problem of designing state observers for flexible link mechanisms: An investigation is made on the possibility of employing observers making use of suitable piecewise-linear truncated dynamics models. A general and novel approach is proposed, which provides an objective way of synthesizing observers preventing the instability that may arise from using reduced-order linearized models. The approach leads to the identification of the regions of the domain of the state variables where the linear approximations of the nonlinear model can be considered acceptable. To this purpose, first of all, the stability of the equilibrium points of the closed-loop system is assessed by applying the eigenvalue analysis to appropriate piecewise-linear models. Admittedly, the dynamics of such a closed-loop system is affected by the perturbation of the poles caused by spillover and by the discrepancies between the linearized models of the plant and the one of the observer. Additionally, when nodal elastic displacements and velocities are not bounded in the infinitesimal neighborhoods of the equilibrium points, the difference between the nonlinear model and the locally linearized one is expressed in terms of unstructured uncertainty and stability is assessed through robust analysis. The method is demonstrated by applying it to a closed-chain flexible link mechanism.
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Robust Piecewise-Linear State Observers for Flexible Link Mechanisms
Roberto Caracciolo,
Roberto Caracciolo
Dipartimento di Tecnica e Gestione dei Sistemi Industriali,
Università di Padova
, Stradella S. Nicola 3-36100 Vicenza, Italy
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Dario Richiedei,
Dario Richiedei
Dipartimento di Tecnica e Gestione dei Sistemi Industriali,
Università di Padova
, Stradella S. Nicola 3-36100 Vicenza, Italy
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Alberto Trevisani
Alberto Trevisani
Dipartimento di Tecnica e Gestione dei Sistemi Industriali,
e-mail: alberto.trevisani@unipd.it
Università di Padova
, Stradella S. Nicola 3-36100 Vicenza, Italy
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Roberto Caracciolo
Dipartimento di Tecnica e Gestione dei Sistemi Industriali,
Università di Padova
, Stradella S. Nicola 3-36100 Vicenza, Italy
Dario Richiedei
Dipartimento di Tecnica e Gestione dei Sistemi Industriali,
Università di Padova
, Stradella S. Nicola 3-36100 Vicenza, Italy
Alberto Trevisani
Dipartimento di Tecnica e Gestione dei Sistemi Industriali,
Università di Padova
, Stradella S. Nicola 3-36100 Vicenza, Italye-mail: alberto.trevisani@unipd.it
J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. May 2008, 130(3): 031011 (8 pages)
Published Online: May 12, 2008
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Received:
October 16, 2006
Revised:
May 29, 2007
Published:
May 12, 2008
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Caracciolo, R., Richiedei, D., and Trevisani, A. (May 12, 2008). "Robust Piecewise-Linear State Observers for Flexible Link Mechanisms." ASME. J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. May 2008; 130(3): 031011. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2909600
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