EP2349903B1 - Motion control of work vehicle - Google Patents
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- Construction vehicles can be used to provide temporary access to relatively inaccessible areas. Many of these vehicles include a boom having multiple joints. The boom can be controlled by controlling the displacements of the joints. However, such control is dependent on an operator's proficiency.
- An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a boom assembly as it is defined in claim 1.
- Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a work vehicle as it is defined in claim 6.
- the work vehicle 10 includes multiple joints that are actuated using linear and/or rotary actuators (e.g., cylinders, motors, etc.). These linear and rotary actuators are adapted to extend or retract a boom assembly and to control a work platform disposed on an end of the boom assembly.
- linear and/or rotary actuators e.g., cylinders, motors, etc.
- the work vehicle 10 includes a plurality of flow control valves and a plurality of sensors.
- the flow control valves are controlled by an electronic control unit of the work vehicle 10.
- the electronic control unit receives desired inputs from an operator and measured inputs from the plurality of sensors. Using a motion control scheme, the electronic control unit outputs signals to the flow control valves to move the work platform to a desired location.
- the motion control scheme is adapted to reduce vibration in the boom assembly and to maintain good responsiveness to operator input.
- the work vehicle 10 could be one of a variety of work vehicles, such as a crane, a boom lift, a scissor lift, etc.
- the work vehicle 10 will be described herein as being an aerial work platform for ease of description.
- the aerial work platform 10 is adapted to provide access to areas that are generally inaccessible to people at ground level due to height and/or location.
- the aerial work platform 10 includes a base 12 having a plurality of wheels 14.
- the aerial work platform 10 further includes a body 16 that is rotatably mounted to the base 12 so that the body 16 can rotate relative to the base 12.
- the rotation angle of the body 16 is denoted by ⁇ 1 .
- a first motor 18 (shown in FIG. 2 ) rotates the body 16 relative to the base 12.
- the first motor 18 is coupled to a gear reducer.
- a flexible structure 20 is mounted to the body 16 with a revolute joint.
- the flexible structure 20 will be described herein as a boom assembly 20.
- the boom assembly 20 can move upwards and/or downwards. This upwards and/or downwards movement of the boom assembly 20 is denoted by a rotation angle ⁇ 2 of the boom assembly 20.
- a first cylinder 22 (shown in FIG. 2 ) is adapted to raise and lower the boom assembly 20.
- a first end 24 (shown in FIG. 2 ) of the first cylinder 22 is connected to the boom assembly 20 while a second end 26 (shown in FIG. 2 ) is connected to the body 16.
- the boom assembly 20 includes a base boom 28, an intermediate boom 30 and a tip boom 32.
- the base boom 28 is connected to the body 16 of the aerial work platform 10.
- the intermediate and tip booms 30, 32 are telescopic booms that extend outwardly from the base boom 28 in an axial direction. As shown in FIG. 1 , the intermediate and tip booms 30, 32 are in a retracted position.
- the length l 3 of the boom assembly 20 can be changed by retracting or extending the intermediate and tip booms 30, 32.
- the length l 3 of the boom assembly 20 is changed via a second cylinder 34 and corresponding mechanical linkage 36.
- a work platform 38 is mounted to an end 40 of the tip boom 32.
- the pitch of the work platform 38 is held parallel to the ground by a master-slave hydraulic system design while a yaw orientation ⁇ 5 of the work platform 38 is controlled by a second motor 42.
- the control system 50 includes a fluid pump 52, a fluid reservoir 54, a plurality of flow control valves 56, a plurality of actuators 58 and a controller 60.
- the fluid pump 52 is a load-sensing pump.
- the load-sensing pump 52 is in fluid communication with a load sensing valve 150.
- the load-sensing valve 150 is adapted to receive a signal 152 from the controller 60.
- the signal 152 is a pulse width modulation signal.
- the plurality of actuators 58 includes the first and second cylinders 22, 34 and the first and second motors 18, 42.
- the plurality of flow control valves 56 is adapted to control the plurality of actuators 58. By controlling the plurality of actuators 58, the work platform 38 can reach a desired location with a desired orientation within the work envelope of the aerial work platform 10.
- a first flow control valve 56a is in fluid communication with the first cylinder 22
- a second flow control valve 56b is in fluid communication with the second cylinder 34
- a third flow control valve 56c is in fluid communication with the first motor 18
- a fourth flow control valve 56d is in fluid communication with the second motor 42.
- a valve suitable for use as each of the flow control valves 56a-56d has been described in UK Pat. No. GB2328524 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,518,523 .
- Each of the flow control valves 56a-56d includes a supply port 62 that is in fluid communication with the fluid pump 52, a tank port 64 that is in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir 54, a first control port 66 and a second control port 68 that are in fluid communication with one of the plurality of actuators 58.
- the control system 50 further includes a plurality of fluid pressure sensors 70.
- a first pressure sensor 70a monitors the fluid pressure from the fluid pump 52 while a second pressure sensor 70b monitors the fluid pressure going to the fluid reservoir 54.
- the first and second pressure sensors 70a, 70b are in communication with the controller 60.
- the first and second pressure sensors 70a, 70b are in communication with the controller 60 through the load sensing valve 150.
- Each of the fluid control valves 56a-56d is in fluid communication with a third pressure sensor 70c and a fourth pressure sensor 70d.
- the third and fourth pressure sensors 70c, 70d monitor the fluid pressure to and from the corresponding actuator 58 at the first and second control ports 66, 68, respectively.
- the third and fourth pressure sensors 70c, 70d are integrated into the flow control valves 56a-56d.
- the control system 50 further includes a plurality of actuator sensors 72 that monitor the axial or rotational position of the plurality of actuators 58.
- the plurality of actuator sensors 72 is adapted to send signals to the controller 60 regarding the displacement (e.g., position) of the plurality of actuators 58.
- first and second actuator sensors 72a, 72b monitor the displacement of the first and second cylinders 22, 34.
- the first and second actuator sensors 72a, 72b are laser sensors.
- Third and fourth actuator sensors 72c, 72d monitor the rotation of the first and second motors 18, 42.
- the third and fourth actuator sensors 72c, 72d are absolute angle encoders.
- the flow control valve 56 includes at least one pilot stage spool 80 and at least one main stage spool 82.
- the flow control valve 56 includes a first pilot stage spool 80a and a second pilot stage spool 80b and a first main stage spool 82a and a second main stage spool 82b.
- the positions of the first and second pilot stage spools 80a, 80b control the positions of the first and second main stage spools 82a, 82b, respectively, by regulating the fluid pressure that acts on either end of the first and second main stage spools 82a, 82b.
- the positions of the first and second main stage spools 82a, 82b control the fluid flow rate to the corresponding actuator 58.
- first and second actuators 84a, 84b are electromagnetic actuators, such as voice coils.
- First and second spool position sensors 86a, 86b measure the positions of the first and second main stage spools 82a, 82b and send a first and second signal 88a, 88b that corresponds to the positions of the first and second main stage spools 82a, 82b to the controller 60.
- the first and second spool position sensors 86a, 86b are linear variable differential transformers (LVDT).
- the controller 60 is adapted to receive signals from the plurality of actuator sensors 72 regarding the plurality of actuators 58 and the plurality of spool position sensors 86 regarding the position of the main stage spools 82 of the flow control valves 56.
- the controller 60 is adapted to receive an input 90 regarding a desired output from the operator.
- the controller 60 sends signals 92 to the first and second actuators 84a, 84b of the flow control valves 56a-56d for actuation of the plurality of actuators 58.
- the signal 92 are pulse width modulation signals.
- the controller 60 is shown as a single controller. In one aspect of the present disclosure, however, the controller 60 includes a plurality of controllers. In another aspect of the present disclosure, the plurality of controllers 60 is integrated in the plurality of flow control valves 56.
- the controller 60 includes a motion control scheme 100.
- the motion control scheme 100 is a closed loop coordinated control scheme.
- the motion control scheme 100 includes a trajectory generator, a coordinate transformation module 104, a deflection compensation module 106, an axis control module 108 and an input shaping module 110.
- the Cartesian coordinate includes the position and orientation of the end effector.
- the coordinate transformation module 104 includes a first coordinate transformation module 104a and a second coordinate transformation module 104b.
- the first coordinate transformation module 104a converts coordinates from Cartesian space to joint space.
- the second coordinate transformation module 104b converts coordinates from joint space to actuator space.
- Table I lists the independent variables in Cartesian space, joint space and actuator space for the plurality of actuators 58. Table I - Relationship among Cartesian space, joint space and actuator space Cartesian Space Joint Space Actuator Space x 0 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 1 y 0 ⁇ 2 L AB z 0 l 3 l 3 ⁇ 0 ⁇ 5 ⁇ 5
- T i , 1 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 3 i ⁇ 1 are direction cosine of the coordinate axes of O i - x i y i z i relative to O i- 1 -x i -1 y i -1 z i -1
- T i , 1 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4 i ⁇ 1 is the position of O i- 1 in O i- 1 - x i- 1 y i -1 z i -1 reference frame.
- a i is the length of the common normal
- d i is the distance between the origin O i -1 and the intersection of the common normal to z i -1
- ⁇ i is the angle between the joint axis z i and z i -1 with respect to z i -1
- ⁇ i is the angle between x i- 1 and the common normal with respect to z i -1 .
- the parameters for the work platform 38 are given in Table II. Table II - Parameter of Denavit-Hartenberg Transformation for Coordinates defined in FIG. 1.
- the end effector position and orientation can be obtained by using the values of the joint displacements (i.e., ⁇ 1 , ⁇ 2 , l 3 , ⁇ 4 , ⁇ 5 ) in equation 116 below.
- T 5 0 T 1 0 ⁇ 1 T 2 1 ⁇ 2 T 3 2 l 3 T 4 3 ⁇ 2 T 5 4 ⁇ 5 .
- Equation 120 The right side of equation 120 yields: cos ⁇ 5 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ l 3 sin ⁇ 2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ l 3 cos ⁇ 2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 0 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ .
- the deflection compensation module 106 With the desired Cartesian coordinate X d converted to the desired coordinate ⁇ d in joint space, the deflection compensation module 106 accounts for deflection of the boom assembly 20.
- the deflection compensation module 106 receives measurements from the plurality of actuator sensors 72, which monitor the actual axial and/or rotational position of the plurality of actuators 58. Using these measurements, the deflection compensation module 106 calculates a corresponding error correction in joint space.
- deflection of that structure can cause a large error between an ideal end effector coordinate and the actual end effector coordinate.
- This deflection error is a function of the end effector coordinate.
- the deflection error in joint space primarily comes from the rotation angle ⁇ 2 of the boom assembly 20, as shown in FIG. 5 .
- the deflection of the boom assembly 20 is affected by gravity acting on the boom assembly 20 and the load acting on the work platform 38.
- the deflection of the boom assembly 20 is a function of the length l 3 of the boom assembly 20 and the rotation angle ⁇ 2 of the boom assembly 20.
- Equation 130 is in joint space while the actual measurements of the actuator sensors 72 are in actuator space. Therefore, an actuator-to-joint space transformation would be needed for this conversion.
- Actuator space refers to the plurality of actuators 58.
- actuator space refers to the first and second cylinders 22, 34 and the first and second motors 18, 42.
- Table I which is provided above, lists the independent variables for Cartesian space, joint space and actuator space. There is direct correspondence between the independent variables ⁇ 1 , ⁇ 2 , and ⁇ 5 in joint space and the corresponding independent variables in actuator space. The relationship between l 3 and L AB , however, will now be described.
- FIG. 6 a schematic representation of the boom assembly 20 and the first cylinder 22.
- the second end 26 of the first cylinder 22 is mounted to the body 16 of the work vehicle 10 at point A while the first end 24 of the first cylinder 22 is mounted to the boom assembly 20 at point B.
- Point A is a fixed point in reference frame O 1 - x 1 y 1 z 1 associated with the body 16 while point B is a fixed point in the reference frame O 2 - x 2 y 2 z 2 associated with the boom assembly 20.
- the resultant desired coordinate ⁇ d ′ converted to actuator space Y d [ ⁇ 1 , L AB ,l 3 , ⁇ 5 ] T
- the resultant desired coordinate Y d and the actual measurements Y a from the plurality of actuator sensors 72 are received by the axis control module 108.
- the axis control module 108 generates the control signal U for the flow control valves 56.
- the control signal U is a vector of flow commands q n .
- the flow commands q n correspond to the plurality of actuators 58.
- a velocity feedforward proportional integral (PI) controller is used to generate the flow commands q n .
- the gains K f,n , K p,n , K i,n will be slightly different for each direction due to piston area ratio.
- the flow control valves 56 include embedded pressure sensors 70, embedded spool position sensors 88 and an inner control loop. These sensors and inner control loop allow the axis control module 108 to send flow commands q n directly to the flow control valves 56 as opposed to sending spool position commands.
- the input shaping module 110 is adapted to reduce the structural vibration in the boom assembly 20 of the work vehicle 10.
- An input shaping scheme suppresses vibration by generating shaped command inputs.
- the effects of modeling errors can be reduced by increasing the number of impulses in an input shaping scheme.
- the responsiveness of the command input decreases.
- the input shaping scheme is a time-varying input shaping scheme.
- the time-varying input shaping scheme reduces the amount of vibration while maintaining good responsiveness.
- the time-varying input shaping scheme utilizes only two impulses.
- the time-varying input shaping scheme uses measurements from the plurality of actuator sensors 72 to provide a control signal having time-varying parameters.
- the time-varying input shaping scheme first estimates a damping ratio ⁇ ( t ) and a natural frequency ⁇ n ( t ) of the boom assembly 20 based on the actual measurements Y a from the plurality of actuator sensors 72.
- the flow control valve 56 determines the damping ration function and the natural frequency function f ⁇ and f ⁇ , respectively. This determination of the damping ration function and the natural frequency function f ⁇ and f ⁇ by the flow control valve 56 will be described in greater detail subsequently.
- U s q 1 A 1 t U 2 t ⁇ ⁇ T 1 t + A 2 t U 2 t ⁇ ⁇ T 2 t q 3 q 4 .
- the shaped control signal U s is sent to the flow control valves 56 so that fluid can be passed through the flow control valves 56 to the actuators 58 to move the work platform 38.
- the input shape module 110 is potentially advantageous as it reduces or eliminates vibrations in the boom assembly 20 while maintaining responsiveness of the boom assembly 20.
- step 202 the actuators are actuated to a first position.
- the first and second cylinders 22, 34 are moved to positions in which damping ratios and natural frequencies are expected (e.g., full extension of first and second cylinders 22, 34, partial extension of first and second cylinders 22, 34, etc.).
- the boom assembly 20 is vibrated.
- the boom assembly 20 is vibrated by applying a force to the boom assembly 20.
- the boom assembly 20 is vibrated by quickly moving an input device (e.g., joystick, etc.) on the work vehicle that controls the movement of the boom assembly 20. This movement imparts a short pulse of hydraulic fluid to the first and/or second cylinders 22, 34 which causes the boom assembly 20 to vibrate.
- an input device e.g., joystick, etc.
- step 206 the damping ratio ⁇ ( t ) and the natural frequency ⁇ n ( t ) are calibrated.
- the calibration of the damping ratio and the natural frequency is done by the flow control valve 56.
- a cycle counter N is set to an initial value, such as 1.
- the flow control valve 56 receives signals from the pressure sensors 70 in step 304.
- the flow control valve 56 records the pressure P HI,1 when the pressure signal is at its highest value (peak) and the time t HI,1 at which the peak pressure P HI,1 occurs in step 306.
- the flow control valve 56 also records the pressure P LO,1 when the pressure signal is at its lowest value (trough) and the time t LO,1 at which the pressure P LO,1 occurs in step 308.
- step 312 the cycle counter N is compared to a predefined value. If the cycle counter N equals the predefined value, the flow control valve 56 records the pressure P HI,2 when the pressure signal is at its highest value (peak) for that given cycle and the time t HI,2 at which the peak pressure P HI,2 occurs for that given cycle in step 314. The flow control valve 56 also records the pressure P LO,2 when the pressure signal is at its lowest value (trough) for that given cycle and the time t LO,2 at which the pressure P LO,2 occurs for that given cycle in step 316.
- the natural frequency ⁇ n ( t ) is calculated.
- the natural frequency ⁇ n ( t ) can be calculated for small damping systems where the vibration is typically large using the following equation: ⁇ n ⁇ 2 ⁇ ⁇ N t HI ,2 ⁇ t HI ,1 .
- step 320 the damping ratio ⁇ ( t ) is calculated.
- the damping ratio ⁇ ( t ) is a measure describing how oscillations in the boom assembly 20 decrease after a disturbance.
- the actuator 58 is moved to a second position in step 208 and the damping ratio ⁇ ( t ) and the natural frequency ⁇ n ( t ) are determined for that actuator position using steps 204-206.
- damping ratio and natural frequency are only calibrated at discrete actuator positions
- interpolation can be used to determine the damping ratio and natural frequency for actuator positions other than these discrete actuator positions.
- linear interpolation can be used.
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- Construction vehicles can be used to provide temporary access to relatively inaccessible areas. Many of these vehicles include a boom having multiple joints. The boom can be controlled by controlling the displacements of the joints. However, such control is dependent on an operator's proficiency.
- As the boom is extended, vibration becomes a concern. Conventional techniques to reduce or eliminate vibration typically result in systems that are not responsive to their operators.
- In the M.Sc. thesis "MOBILE BOOM CRANES AND ADVANCED INPUT SHAPING CONTROL" by Jon Danielson, Georgia Institute of Technology, August 2008 there is described a dynamics model for a mobile boom crane wherein particularly the difficulties of controlling payload oscillation on a boom crane are analyzed. Input shaping is suggested for controlling oscillation on boom cranes and a method for operating a boom crane in Cartesian coordinates is shown.
- An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a boom assembly as it is defined in
claim 1. - Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a work vehicle as it is defined in claim 6.
- A variety of additional aspects will be set forth in the description that follows. These aspects can relate to individual features and to combinations of features. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the broad concepts upon which the embodiments disclosed herein are based.
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- FIG. 1 is a side view of a work vehicle having exemplary features of aspects in accordance with the principles of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of a control system for the work vehicle of
FIG. 1 . - FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a flow control valve suitable for use in the control system of
FIG. 2 . - FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of a motion control scheme used by a controller of the control system of
FIG. 2 . - FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of deflection of a boom assembly of the work vehicle of
FIG. 1 . - FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of a joint-actuator space transformation.
- FIG. 7 is a representation of a method for determining a damping ratio and a natural frequency of the boom assembly.
- FIG. 8 is a representation of a method for calibrating the damping ratio and the natural frequency using the flow control valve.
- Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary aspects of the present disclosure that are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like structure.
- Referring now to
FIG. 1 , an exemplary work vehicle, generally designated 10, is shown. Thework vehicle 10 includes multiple joints that are actuated using linear and/or rotary actuators (e.g., cylinders, motors, etc.). These linear and rotary actuators are adapted to extend or retract a boom assembly and to control a work platform disposed on an end of the boom assembly. - The
work vehicle 10 includes a plurality of flow control valves and a plurality of sensors. The flow control valves are controlled by an electronic control unit of thework vehicle 10. The electronic control unit receives desired inputs from an operator and measured inputs from the plurality of sensors. Using a motion control scheme, the electronic control unit outputs signals to the flow control valves to move the work platform to a desired location. The motion control scheme is adapted to reduce vibration in the boom assembly and to maintain good responsiveness to operator input. - While the
work vehicle 10 could be one of a variety of work vehicles, such as a crane, a boom lift, a scissor lift, etc., thework vehicle 10 will be described herein as being an aerial work platform for ease of description. Theaerial work platform 10 is adapted to provide access to areas that are generally inaccessible to people at ground level due to height and/or location. - In the depicted embodiment of
FIG. 1 , theaerial work platform 10 includes abase 12 having a plurality ofwheels 14. Theaerial work platform 10 further includes a body 16 that is rotatably mounted to thebase 12 so that the body 16 can rotate relative to thebase 12. The rotation angle of the body 16 is denoted by θ1 . A first motor 18 (shown inFIG. 2 ) rotates the body 16 relative to thebase 12. In one aspect of the present disclosure, thefirst motor 18 is coupled to a gear reducer. - A
flexible structure 20 is mounted to the body 16 with a revolute joint. For ease of description, theflexible structure 20 will be described herein as aboom assembly 20. Theboom assembly 20 can move upwards and/or downwards. This upwards and/or downwards movement of theboom assembly 20 is denoted by a rotation angle θ2 of theboom assembly 20. A first cylinder 22 (shown inFIG. 2 ) is adapted to raise and lower theboom assembly 20. A first end 24 (shown inFIG. 2 ) of thefirst cylinder 22 is connected to theboom assembly 20 while a second end 26 (shown inFIG. 2 ) is connected to the body 16. - The
boom assembly 20 includes abase boom 28, anintermediate boom 30 and atip boom 32. Thebase boom 28 is connected to the body 16 of theaerial work platform 10. The intermediate andtip booms base boom 28 in an axial direction. As shown inFIG. 1 , the intermediate andtip booms boom assembly 20 can be changed by retracting or extending the intermediate andtip booms boom assembly 20 is changed via asecond cylinder 34 and correspondingmechanical linkage 36. - A
work platform 38 is mounted to an end 40 of thetip boom 32. The pitch of thework platform 38 is held parallel to the ground by a master-slave hydraulic system design while a yaw orientation θ5 of thework platform 38 is controlled by asecond motor 42. - Referring now to
FIG. 2 , a simplified schematic representation of acontrol system 50 for theaerial work platform 10 is shown. Thecontrol system 50 includes afluid pump 52, afluid reservoir 54, a plurality offlow control valves 56, a plurality ofactuators 58 and acontroller 60. - In one aspect of the present disclosure, the
fluid pump 52 is a load-sensing pump. The load-sensing pump 52 is in fluid communication with aload sensing valve 150. The load-sensing valve 150 is adapted to receive asignal 152 from thecontroller 60. In one aspect of the present disclosure, thesignal 152 is a pulse width modulation signal. - The plurality of
actuators 58 includes the first andsecond cylinders second motors flow control valves 56 is adapted to control the plurality ofactuators 58. By controlling the plurality ofactuators 58, thework platform 38 can reach a desired location with a desired orientation within the work envelope of theaerial work platform 10. - In one aspect of the present disclosure, a first flow control valve 56a is in fluid communication with the
first cylinder 22, a secondflow control valve 56b is in fluid communication with thesecond cylinder 34, a third flow control valve 56c is in fluid communication with thefirst motor 18 and a fourthflow control valve 56d is in fluid communication with thesecond motor 42. A valve suitable for use as each of the flow control valves 56a-56d has been described in UK Pat. No.GB2328524 U.S. Pat. No. 7,518,523 . Each of the flow control valves 56a-56d includes asupply port 62 that is in fluid communication with thefluid pump 52, atank port 64 that is in fluid communication with thefluid reservoir 54, a first control port 66 and asecond control port 68 that are in fluid communication with one of the plurality ofactuators 58. - The
control system 50 further includes a plurality offluid pressure sensors 70. In one aspect of the present disclosure, afirst pressure sensor 70a monitors the fluid pressure from thefluid pump 52 while a second pressure sensor 70b monitors the fluid pressure going to thefluid reservoir 54. The first andsecond pressure sensors 70a, 70b are in communication with thecontroller 60. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the first andsecond pressure sensors 70a, 70b are in communication with thecontroller 60 through theload sensing valve 150. - Each of the fluid control valves 56a-56d is in fluid communication with a third pressure sensor 70c and a
fourth pressure sensor 70d. The third andfourth pressure sensors 70c, 70d monitor the fluid pressure to and from the correspondingactuator 58 at the first andsecond control ports 66, 68, respectively. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the third andfourth pressure sensors 70c, 70d are integrated into the flow control valves 56a-56d. - The
control system 50 further includes a plurality ofactuator sensors 72 that monitor the axial or rotational position of the plurality ofactuators 58. The plurality ofactuator sensors 72 is adapted to send signals to thecontroller 60 regarding the displacement (e.g., position) of the plurality ofactuators 58. - In the depicted embodiment of
FIG. 2 , first andsecond actuator sensors second cylinders second actuator sensors fourth actuator sensors 72c, 72d monitor the rotation of the first andsecond motors fourth actuator sensors 72c, 72d are absolute angle encoders. - Referring now to
FIGS. 2 and3 , the flow control valves 56a-56d will be described. As each of the first, second, third and fourth flow control valves 56a-56d is structurally similar, the first, second, third and fourth flow control valves 56a-56d will be referred to as theflow control valve 56. Theflow control valve 56 includes at least onepilot stage spool 80 and at least onemain stage spool 82. In the depicted embodiment ofFIG. 3 , theflow control valve 56 includes a firstpilot stage spool 80a and a second pilot stage spool 80b and a firstmain stage spool 82a and a secondmain stage spool 82b. - The positions of the first and second pilot stage spools 80a, 80b control the positions of the first and second main stage spools 82a, 82b, respectively, by regulating the fluid pressure that acts on either end of the first and second main stage spools 82a, 82b. The positions of the first and second main stage spools 82a, 82b control the fluid flow rate to the corresponding
actuator 58. - The positions of the first and second pilot stage spools 80a, 80b are controlled by first and second actuators 84a, 84b. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the first and second actuators 84a, 84b are electromagnetic actuators, such as voice coils.
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spool position sensors 86a, 86b measure the positions of the first and second main stage spools 82a, 82b and send a first andsecond signal controller 60. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the first and secondspool position sensors 86a, 86b are linear variable differential transformers (LVDT). - Referring now to
FIGS. 1 ,2 and4 , thecontroller 60 is adapted to receive signals from the plurality ofactuator sensors 72 regarding the plurality ofactuators 58 and the plurality ofspool position sensors 86 regarding the position of the main stage spools 82 of theflow control valves 56. In addition, thecontroller 60 is adapted to receive an input 90 regarding a desired output from the operator. Thecontroller 60 sendssignals 92 to the first and second actuators 84a, 84b of the flow control valves 56a-56d for actuation of the plurality ofactuators 58. In one aspect of the present disclosure, thesignal 92 are pulse width modulation signals. - In the depicted embodiment of
FIG. 2 , thecontroller 60 is shown as a single controller. In one aspect of the present disclosure, however, thecontroller 60 includes a plurality of controllers. In another aspect of the present disclosure, the plurality ofcontrollers 60 is integrated in the plurality offlow control valves 56. - The
controller 60 includes amotion control scheme 100. Themotion control scheme 100 is a closed loop coordinated control scheme. Themotion control scheme 100 includes a trajectory generator, a coordinate transformation module 104, adeflection compensation module 106, anaxis control module 108 and aninput shaping module 110. - The trajectory generator generates the desired Cartesian coordinate Xd = [x 0,y 0,z 0,φ 0] T for an end effector (e.g., work platform 38) of the
work vehicle 10 based on the input 90 from the operator. The Cartesian coordinate includes the position and orientation of the end effector. - In one aspect of the present disclosure, the coordinate transformation module 104 includes a first coordinate
transformation module 104a and a second coordinate transformation module 104b. The first coordinatetransformation module 104a converts coordinates from Cartesian space to joint space. The second coordinate transformation module 104b converts coordinates from joint space to actuator space. Table I lists the independent variables in Cartesian space, joint space and actuator space for the plurality ofactuators 58.Table I - Relationship among Cartesian space, joint space and actuator space Cartesian Space Joint Space Actuator Space x 0 θ 1 θ 1 y 0 θ 2 LAB z 0 l3 l3 φ 0 θ 5 θ 5 - The first coordinate
transformation module 104a converts the desired Cartesian coordinate Xd to a desired coordinate Θ d = [θ 1,θ 2,l 3,θ 5] T in joint space. The forward transformation equation in Cartesian coordinates is given by the following equation: - In equation 114, the Denavit-Hartenberg notation is used to describe the kinematic relationship. ai is the length of the common normal, di is the distance between the origin O i-1 and the intersection of the common normal to z i-1 , αi is the angle between the joint axis zi and z i-1 with respect to z i-1, and θi is the angle between x i-1 and the common normal with respect to z i-1. The parameters for the
work platform 38 are given in Table II.Table II - Parameter of Denavit-Hartenberg Transformation for Coordinates defined in FIG. 1. Joint Number ai θi di αi 1 L O 0 O1 θ 1 0 +90° 2 0 θ 2 0 -90° 3 0 0 l 3 +90° 4 0 θ 4 0 -90° 5 0 θ 5 0 0 -
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- Multiplying both sides of equation 118 by T 1 0(θ1)-1 gives the following equation:
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FIGS. 1 ,2 ,4 and5 , thedeflection compensation module 106 will be described. With the desired Cartesian coordinate Xd converted to the desired coordinate Θ d in joint space, thedeflection compensation module 106 accounts for deflection of theboom assembly 20. Thedeflection compensation module 106 receives measurements from the plurality ofactuator sensors 72, which monitor the actual axial and/or rotational position of the plurality ofactuators 58. Using these measurements, thedeflection compensation module 106 calculates a corresponding error correction in joint space. - For a long flexible structure, such as the
boom assembly 20, deflection of that structure can cause a large error between an ideal end effector coordinate and the actual end effector coordinate. This deflection error is a function of the end effector coordinate. For example, for different lifting heights and lengths, the deflection will be different. The deflection error in joint space primarily comes from the rotation angle θ 2 of theboom assembly 20, as shown inFIG. 5 . The deflection errors for the other degrees of freedom are negligibly small. Therefore, δΘ = [0,δθ 2,0,0] T . - A quasi-steady analysis of deflection compensation is provided below. This quasi-steady analysis is appropriate in this case since vibration in the
boom assembly 20 is reduced or eliminated as a result of theinput shaping module 110, which will be described in greater detail below. - The deflection of the
boom assembly 20 is affected by gravity acting on theboom assembly 20 and the load acting on thework platform 38. The deflection of theboom assembly 20 is a function of the length l3 of theboom assembly 20 and the rotation angle θ 2 of theboom assembly 20. Assuming a uniformly distributed cross section of theboom assembly 20, the deflection can be calculated using the following equation: - Equation 130 is in joint space while the actual measurements of the
actuator sensors 72 are in actuator space. Therefore, an actuator-to-joint space transformation would be needed for this conversion. - Referring now to
FIGS. 1 ,2 ,4 , and6 , the second coordinate transformation module 104b will be described. The second coordinate transformation module 104b converts the resultant desired coordinateactuators 58. In one aspect of the present disclosure, actuator space refers to the first andsecond cylinders second motors - Referring now to
FIG. 6 , a schematic representation of theboom assembly 20 and thefirst cylinder 22. Thesecond end 26 of thefirst cylinder 22 is mounted to the body 16 of thework vehicle 10 at point A while thefirst end 24 of thefirst cylinder 22 is mounted to theboom assembly 20 at point B. Point A is a fixed point in reference frame O 1 - x 1 y 1 z 1 associated with the body 16 while point B is a fixed point in the reference frame O 2 - x 2 y 2 z 2 associated with theboom assembly 20. The length lAB between the points A and B is a function of the rotation angle θ 2 of theboom assembly 20 and can be calculated using the following equation: -
- With the resultant desired coordinate
actuator sensors 72 are received by theaxis control module 108. Theaxis control module 108 generates the control signal U for theflow control valves 56. - The control signal U is a vector of flow commands qn . The flow commands qn correspond to the plurality of
actuators 58. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a velocity feedforward proportional integral (PI) controller is used to generate the flow commands qn. The velocity feedforward PI controller could be:second cylinders - An exemplary control signal U generated by the
axis control module 108 is U = [q 1,q 2,q 3,q 4] T. In one aspect of the present disclosure, theflow control valves 56 include embeddedpressure sensors 70, embedded spool position sensors 88 and an inner control loop. These sensors and inner control loop allow theaxis control module 108 to send flow commands qn directly to theflow control valves 56 as opposed to sending spool position commands. - Referring now to
FIGS. 1 and4 , theinput shaping module 110 will be described. Theinput shaping module 110 is adapted to reduce the structural vibration in theboom assembly 20 of thework vehicle 10. - An input shaping scheme suppresses vibration by generating shaped command inputs. The effects of modeling errors can be reduced by increasing the number of impulses in an input shaping scheme. However, as the number of impulses in the input shaping scheme increases, the responsiveness of the command input decreases.
- In one aspect of the present disclosure, the input shaping scheme is a time-varying input shaping scheme. The time-varying input shaping scheme reduces the amount of vibration while maintaining good responsiveness. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the time-varying input shaping scheme utilizes only two impulses. In addition, the time-varying input shaping scheme uses measurements from the plurality of
actuator sensors 72 to provide a control signal having time-varying parameters. - The time-varying input shaping scheme first estimates a damping ratio ζ(t) and a natural frequency ωn (t) of the
boom assembly 20 based on the actual measurements Ya from the plurality ofactuator sensors 72. The equations for damping ratio and natural frequency are:boom assembly 20. These functions fζ and fω can be determined from modeling or by experimental calibration with the assumption that l 3 is the only dominant variable among all the measured variables and the effect from the payload is negligibly small. In one aspect of the present disclosure, theflow control valve 56 determines the damping ration function and the natural frequency function fζ and fω, respectively. This determination of the damping ration function and the natural frequency function fζ and fω by theflow control valve 56 will be described in greater detail subsequently. -
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flow control valves 56 so that fluid can be passed through theflow control valves 56 to theactuators 58 to move thework platform 38. As previously provided, theinput shape module 110 is potentially advantageous as it reduces or eliminates vibrations in theboom assembly 20 while maintaining responsiveness of theboom assembly 20. - Referring now to
FIGS. 1 and7 , anexemplary method 200 for the determining the damping ratio ζ(t) and the natural frequency ωn (t) will be described. Instep 202, the actuators are actuated to a first position. For example, the first andsecond cylinders second cylinders second cylinders - In
step 204, theboom assembly 20 is vibrated. In one aspect of the present disclosure, theboom assembly 20 is vibrated by applying a force to theboom assembly 20. In another aspect of the present disclosure, theboom assembly 20 is vibrated by quickly moving an input device (e.g., joystick, etc.) on the work vehicle that controls the movement of theboom assembly 20. This movement imparts a short pulse of hydraulic fluid to the first and/orsecond cylinders boom assembly 20 to vibrate. - In
step 206, the damping ratio ζ(t) and the natural frequency ωn (t) are calibrated. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the calibration of the damping ratio and the natural frequency is done by theflow control valve 56. - Referring now to
FIGS. 1 ,7 and8 , amethod 300 of calibrating the damping ratio and the natural frequency using theflow control valve 56 will be described. Instep 302, a cycle counter N is set to an initial value, such as 1. As theflow control valve 56 includesintegrated pressure sensors 70, theflow control valve 56 receives signals from thepressure sensors 70 instep 304. Theflow control valve 56 records the pressure PHI,1 when the pressure signal is at its highest value (peak) and the time tHI,1 at which the peak pressure PHI,1 occurs instep 306. Theflow control valve 56 also records the pressure PLO,1 when the pressure signal is at its lowest value (trough) and the time tLO,1 at which the pressure PLO,1 occurs instep 308. - In
step 310, the cycle counter N is indexed (N=N+1) when the pressure is at its next peak value. Instep 312, the cycle counter N is compared to a predefined value. If the cycle counter N equals the predefined value, theflow control valve 56 records the pressure PHI,2 when the pressure signal is at its highest value (peak) for that given cycle and the time tHI,2 at which the peak pressure PHI,2 occurs for that given cycle instep 314. Theflow control valve 56 also records the pressure PLO,2 when the pressure signal is at its lowest value (trough) for that given cycle and the time tLO,2 at which the pressure PLO,2 occurs for that given cycle instep 316. -
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FIGS. 1 and7 , with the damping ratio and natural frequency calculated for a givenactuator 58 position, theactuator 58 is moved to a second position instep 208 and the damping ratio ζ(t) and the natural frequency ωn (t) are determined for that actuator position using steps 204-206. - While the damping ratio and natural frequency are only calibrated at discrete actuator positions, interpolation can be used to determine the damping ratio and natural frequency for actuator positions other than these discrete actuator positions. In one aspect of the present disclosure, linear interpolation can be used.
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- A method for controlling a boom assembly (20), the method comprising:providing a boom assembly (20) having an end effector (38), the boom assembly including a plurality of linear and/or rotary actuators (58) wherein each of the actuators is in fluid communication with a flow control valve; (56) converting a desired coordinate of the end effector (38) of the boom assembly (20) from Cartesian space to actuator space;calculating a deflection error of the end effector (38) due to bending of the boom assembly (20), which is a function of the length and the rotation angle of the boom assembly, based on a measured axial and/or rotational displacement of the actuators (58);calculating a resultant desired coordinate based on the desired coordinate and the deflection error;generating a control signal based on the resultant desired coordinate and the measured axial and/or rotational displacement of the actuators;shaping the control signal to reduce vibration of the boom assembly (20); andtransmitting the shaped control signal to the flow control valves (56).
- The method of claim 1, wherein the control signal is shaped using a time-varying input shaping scheme.
- The method of claim 2, wherein the time-varying input shaping scheme includes two impulses.
- The method of claim 1, wherein a first coordinate transformation converts the desired coordinate from Cartesian space to joint space and a second coordinate transformation converts the desired coordinate from joint space to actuator space, wherein optionally the deflection error is provided in joint space coordinates.
- The method of claim 1, wherein the actuator sensor (72) is a laser sensor (72a, 72b) or an absolute angle encoder (72c, 72d).
- A work vehicle (10) comprising:a boom assembly (20) having an end effector (38);a plurality of linear and/or rotary actuators (58) engaged to the boom assembly (20), wherein the actuators (58) are adapted to position the boom assembly (20);a plurality of actuator sensors (72) adapted to measure the axial and/or rotational displacement of the actuators (58);a plurality of flow control valves (56) being in fluid communication with the actuators (58);a controller (60) being in electrical communication with the flow control valves (56), the controller (60) being adapted to actuate the flow control valves (56) in response to an input signal, wherein the controller includes a motion control scheme that includes:a coordinate transformation module (104) that converts a desired coordinate of the end effector (38) of the boom assembly (20) from Cartesian space to actuator space;a deflection compensation module (106) that calculates a deflection error of the end effector (38) due to bending of the boom assembly (20), which is a function of the length and the rotation angle of the boom assembly, based on measurements of the axial and/or rotational position of the actuator sensors (72);an axis control module (108) that generates a control signal based on the desired coordinate, the deflection error and the measurements from the actuator sensors (72); andan input shaping module (110) that shapes the control signal transmitted to the flow control valves (56) to reduce vibration of the boom assembly (20).
- The work vehicle of claim 6, wherein the work vehicle (10) is an aerial work platform.
- The work vehicle of claim 6, wherein the end effector (38) is a work platform.
- The work vehicle of claim 6, wherein the flow control valves (56) include a plurality of pressure sensors (70) that are integrated into the flow control valves.
- The work vehicle of claim 6, wherein the input shaping module (110) is a time-varying input shaping scheme adapted to estimate the damping ratio and natural frequency of the boom assembly (20) based on measurements from the actuator sensors (72).
- The work vehicle of claim 10, wherein the flow control valves (56) determine a damping ratio function and a natural frequency function used to estimate the damping ratio and natural frequency.
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