Robust dynamic sliding mode control of a rotating thin-walled composite blade

  • Sungsoo Na
  • , Bokhee Lee
  • , Jeonghwan Choo
  • , Piergiovanni Marzocca*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    This paper presents a robust control methodology for the dynamic response control of a rotating blade exposed to external excitations and modeling uncertainty. The blade is modeled as a tapered thin-walled beam with fiber-reinforced composite material. The dynamic response characteristics of a rotating composite beam are investigated; namely, ply angle, taper ratio, and various selected rotational speeds. To extend life and improve efficiency, a robust control methodology is implemented and structural tailoring composite properties are used. To this end, considering modeling uncertainties and external disturbance conditions, a sliding mode control is proposed and its performance and robustness are compared with the conventional linear quadratic Gaussian control.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)298-308
    Number of pages11
    JournalJournal of Aerospace Engineering
    Volume24
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011 Jul

    Keywords

    • Piezo-actuators
    • Robust control
    • Rotating blade
    • Sliding mode control
    • Thin-walled beams

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Civil and Structural Engineering
    • General Materials Science
    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering

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