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Trajectory Tracking with Output Constraints on a Gantry Crane
From Fachgebiet Regelungssysteme TU Berlin
Abstract
In this project, we apply Iterative Learning Control (ILC) to trajectory tracking on a lab-scaled gantry crane. However, in constrast to previous work, we assume that the load is only allowed to move in the close proximity of the reference trajectory. Since these output constraints lead to disrupted trials, the pass length in this ILC system is not constant. Therefore, we present new methods for the class of ILC systems with variable trial duration and apply these methods to the given application. Both simulation and experimental results are provided which demonstrate that both maximum pass length and small tracking error can be achieved in very few iterations even in the presence of tight constraints.
People involved
- Mickaël Guth
- Thomas Seel
Description
We consider the special case of ILC application systems in which the initial input, i.e., the input that is applied in the first trial, drives the system to violate constraints before the trial has completed and consequently, that trial is aborted before it is finished. In that case, the incomplete output information must nonetheless be used to improve the input trajectory such that, in the second trial, the constraint is not violated, or at least violated at a later (cycle) time.
As an application example, we consider trajectory tracking with output constraints on a lab-scale gantry crane, as depicted in the figure above.
To simplify the dynamics that the ILC must face, we design an observer and a linear-quadratic regulator for the cart position. This inner feedback loop is cascaded with an iterative learning controllers, as depicted in the following.
To use model-based ILC algorithms, we use a simple step test and standard system identification methods to approximate the input-output dynamics of the dashed box in the figure above by a linear time-discrete transfer function. The Markov parameters of that transfer function are used to determine a lifted-systems representation of the dynamics.
We design two different approaches: a standard diagonal learning gain matrix and an inversion-based design. The Figure below shows results for the diagonal approach. The trials are disrupted as soon as the load leaves the band (break points). After four iterations, the maximum pass length is achieved.
The inversion-based algorithm appears to be more precise than the algorithm based on a diagonal learning gain matrix. In both cases the maximum pass length is achieved after four iterations and monotonic convergence is observed even for very tight constraints. The proposed approach shows sufficiently low sensitivity with respect to constant and iteration invariant disturbances.
Related Publications
- T. Seel, T. Schauer, J. Raisch. Monotonic Convergence of Iterative Learning Control with Variable Pass Length. International Journal of Control, 90 (3):409–422, 2016.
- BibtexAuthor : T. Seel, T. Schauer, J. Raisch| PDF | DOI | Link
Title : Monotonic Convergence of Iterative Learning Control with Variable Pass Length
In : International Journal of Control,
90 (3):409–422, 2016.
Date : 2016
- M. Guth, T. Seel, J. Raisch. Iterative Learning Control with Variable Pass Length Applied to Trajectory Tracking on a Crane with Output Constraints. In Proceedings of the 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pages 6676–6681, Firenze, Italy, December 2013.
- BibtexAuthor : M. Guth, T. Seel, J. Raisch| PDF | DOI
Title : Iterative Learning Control with Variable Pass Length Applied to Trajectory Tracking on a Crane with Output Constraints
In : In Proceedings of the 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
pages 6676–6681, Firenze, Italy, December 2013.
Date : December 2013
- T. Seel, T. Schauer, J. Raisch. Iterative Learning Control for Variable Pass Length Systems. In Proceedings of the 18th IFAC World Congress, pages 4880–85, Milan, Italy, 2011.
- BibtexAuthor : T. Seel, T. Schauer, J. Raisch| PDF | DOI
Title : Iterative Learning Control for Variable Pass Length Systems
In : In Proceedings of the 18th IFAC World Congress,
pages 4880–85, Milan, Italy, 2011.
Date : 2011
- J. Beuchert, J. Raisch, T. Seel. Design of an iterative learning control with a selective learning strategy for swinging up a pendulum (accepted). In European Control Conference (ECC), 2018.
- BibtexAuthor : J. Beuchert, J. Raisch, T. Seel
Title : Design of an iterative learning control with a selective learning strategy for swinging up a pendulum (accepted)
In : In European Control Conference (ECC),
2018.
Date : 2018