Control strategy of the hybrid drive for vehicle mounted aerial work platform

The development process i.e. assumptions, construction, simulations and analysis of a control strategy for the hybrid drive of the vehicle mounted aerial work platform is presented in the paper. Particular attention is paid to the development of the control system strategy ensuring appropriate energy recuperation by making use of energy stored in the electrochemical form. The control strategy is built up around the concept of bi-level hierarchic control system. The elevation control of the aerial work platform is assumed as the primary goal of the control system. The secondary goal of the control system is formulated in terms of tracking and keeping the charging level of the rechargeable electrochemical accumulator in predefined limits. A control system simulation model is developed in Matlab-Simulink environment. Exemplary results of control system simulations are shown on the example of a hydraulic power unit driving aerial work platform mounted on special vehicle MONTRAKS.