Actuator-Integrated Fault Estimation and Fault Tolerant Control for Electric Power Steering System of Forklift

For the problem of actuator-integrated fault estimation (FE) and fault tolerant control (FTC) for the electric power steering (EPS) system of a forklift, firstly, a dynamic model of a forklift EPS system with actuator faults was established; then, an integrated FE and FTC design was proposed. The no...

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Main Authors: Xiangxiang Su, Benxian Xiao
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/16/7236
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Benxian Xiao
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description For the problem of actuator-integrated fault estimation (FE) and fault tolerant control (FTC) for the electric power steering (EPS) system of a forklift, firstly, a dynamic model of a forklift EPS system with actuator faults was established; then, an integrated FE and FTC design was proposed. The nonlinear unknown input observer (NUIO) was proposed to estimate the system states and actuator faults, and an adaptive sliding mode FTC system was constructed based on it. The gain of the observer and controller is obtained by <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>H</mi><mo>∞</mo></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> optimization and one-step linear matrix inequality (LMI) formula operation in order to realize the overall optimal design of an FTC system. Finally, the experimental results show that when actuator failure occurs, the proposed integrated FE and FTC were more accurate than the decentralized design to estimate the system states and the actuator faults. The proposed fault-tolerant controller can more effectively restore the power assist performance of the steering power motor in case of failure and effectively ensure the safety and reliability of the forklift EPS system.
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spelling doaj.art-a99bef1e3e574cba83e9652e025921632023-11-22T06:38:38ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-08-011116723610.3390/app11167236Actuator-Integrated Fault Estimation and Fault Tolerant Control for Electric Power Steering System of ForkliftXiangxiang Su0Benxian Xiao1School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, ChinaFor the problem of actuator-integrated fault estimation (FE) and fault tolerant control (FTC) for the electric power steering (EPS) system of a forklift, firstly, a dynamic model of a forklift EPS system with actuator faults was established; then, an integrated FE and FTC design was proposed. The nonlinear unknown input observer (NUIO) was proposed to estimate the system states and actuator faults, and an adaptive sliding mode FTC system was constructed based on it. The gain of the observer and controller is obtained by <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>H</mi><mo>∞</mo></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> optimization and one-step linear matrix inequality (LMI) formula operation in order to realize the overall optimal design of an FTC system. Finally, the experimental results show that when actuator failure occurs, the proposed integrated FE and FTC were more accurate than the decentralized design to estimate the system states and the actuator faults. The proposed fault-tolerant controller can more effectively restore the power assist performance of the steering power motor in case of failure and effectively ensure the safety and reliability of the forklift EPS system.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/16/7236integrated fault estimation and fault-tolerant controlactuatorNUIOEPS
spellingShingle Xiangxiang Su
Benxian Xiao
Actuator-Integrated Fault Estimation and Fault Tolerant Control for Electric Power Steering System of Forklift
Applied Sciences
integrated fault estimation and fault-tolerant control
actuator
NUIO
EPS
title Actuator-Integrated Fault Estimation and Fault Tolerant Control for Electric Power Steering System of Forklift
title_full Actuator-Integrated Fault Estimation and Fault Tolerant Control for Electric Power Steering System of Forklift
title_fullStr Actuator-Integrated Fault Estimation and Fault Tolerant Control for Electric Power Steering System of Forklift
title_full_unstemmed Actuator-Integrated Fault Estimation and Fault Tolerant Control for Electric Power Steering System of Forklift
title_short Actuator-Integrated Fault Estimation and Fault Tolerant Control for Electric Power Steering System of Forklift
title_sort actuator integrated fault estimation and fault tolerant control for electric power steering system of forklift
topic integrated fault estimation and fault-tolerant control
actuator
NUIO
EPS
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/16/7236
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