Flatness-based tracking control of a piezoactuated Euler–Bernoulli beam with non-collocated output feedback: theory and experiments

T Meurer, D Thull, A Kugi - International Journal of Control, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This paper considers the combination of flatness-based motion planning and feedforward
control with output feedback to achieve robust tracking of prescribed trajectories for the tip …

Model predictive control of piezo-actuated structures using reduced order models

P Rosenzweig, A Kater, T Meurer - Control Engineering Practice, 2018 - Elsevier
A model predictive control method for a flexible structure consisting of two beams, equipped
with macro fiber composite (MFC) patches as piezoelectric actuators is presented. Adjacent …

Control of a flexible beam actuated by macro-fiber composite patches: I. Modeling and feedforward trajectory control

J Schröck, T Meurer, A Kugi - Smart Materials and Structures, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper considers a systematic approach for motion planning and feedforward control
design for a flexible cantilever actuated by piezoelectric macro-fiber composite (MFC) …

An infinite‐dimensional control concept for piezoelectric structures with complex hysteresis

A Kugi, D Thull, K Kuhnen - … Control and Monitoring and of the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
This paper is devoted to the infinite‐dimensional control design of a composite piezoelectric
cantilever with complex hysteresis. The control concept being proposed comprises a …

Control of a clamped-free beam by a piezoelectric actuator

E Crépeau, C Prieur - ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of …, 2006 - esaim-cocv.org
We consider a controllability problem for a beam, clamped at one boundary and free at the
other boundary, with an attached piezoelectric actuator. By Hilbert Uniqueness Method …

Flatness-based control of a horizontally moving erected beam with a point mass

M Bachmayer, H Ulbrich, J Rudolph - Mathematical and Computer …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
A mechanism consisting of a horizontally moving cart that carries an erected flexible beam
with a point mass–as occurring in placement machines or stacker cranes–is considered. An …

Infinite-dimensional decoupling control of the tip position and the tip angle of a composite piezoelectric beam with tip mass

A Kugi, D Thull - Control and observer design for nonlinear finite and …, 2005 - Springer
This contribution is devoted to the infinite-dimensional control of a multi-layered
piezoelectric cantilever with a tip mass. Thereby, the design of the layer structure, in …

Flatness based approach to a heat conduction problem in a crystal growth process

J Rudolph, J Winkler, F Woittennek - Control and Observer Design for …, 2005 - Springer
A nonlinear heat conduction problem from crystal growth technology is considered. The
growth process studied comprises two phases (solid crystal and liquid melt) separated by a …

Effizientes Positionieren am Beispiel Regalbediengerät

M Bachmayer - 2012 - mediatum.ub.tum.de
Schnelle und leistungsfähige Fördergeräte sind unabdingbar für eine effiziente und
wirtschaftliche Abwicklung logistischer Aufgaben. Mit Hilfe der flachheitsbasierten …

Numerical approaches for residual vibration free positioning of elastic robots

M Bachmayer, R Zander… - Materialwissenschaft und …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Today increasing the speed of moving machines with the same or even better precision can
often only be realized if flexibilities are taken into account. In order to avoid a stiffer and …