Nonlinear cascade control of single-rod pneumatic actuator based on an extended disturbance observer

Abstract

Precise position tracking control of the single-rod pneumatic actuator is considered and a nonlinear cascade controller is developed. The proposed controller comprises an extended disturbance observer (EDOB) and a nonlinear robust control law synthesized by the backstepping method. The EDOB is designed to estimate not only the influence of disturbances but also the parameter uncertainties. With the use of parameter and disturbance estimates, the nonlinear cascade controller, which consists of an outer position tracking loop and an inner load pressure loop, is further designed to attenuate the effects of parameter and disturbance estimation errors. The stability of the closed-loop system is proven by means of Lyapunov theory. Extensive comparative experimental results obtained verify the effectiveness of the proposed nonlinear cascade controller and its performance robustness to parameter and external disturbance variations in practical implementation.

Keywords

electro-pneumatic servo system / extended disturbance observer / cascade control / robust control / position tracking

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