Title :
Laboratory facility for flexible structure control experiments
Author :
Özguner, Ümit ; Yurkovich, Stephen ; Martin, Joseph W. ; Kotnik, Paul T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
A laboratory facility to study various control problems related to flexible mechanical structures is described. Computer, interfacing, and software issues are discussed. A novel proof-mass actuator is presented. A free-free suspended-beam experiment and a skewing-beam experiment are described. Three additional experimental setups at various stages of development are briefly considered.<>
Keywords :
computerised control; distributed parameter systems; laboratories; large-scale systems; computerised control; flexible structure control experiments; free-free suspended-beam experiment; interfacing; proof-mass actuator; skewing-beam experiment; software issues; Collaboration; Damping; Feedback; Flexible structures; Instruments; Laboratories; Manipulators; Orbital robotics; Robot sensing systems; Vibrations;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems Magazine, IEEE
