Published at : 10 Jul 2024
Volume : IJtech
Vol 15, No 4 (2024)
DOI : https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v15i4.6605
Indrawanto | Production Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesa 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia |
Indra Agung Ariwi Saputro | Mechanical Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesa 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia |
Vani Virdyawan | Production Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesa 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia |
Tegoeh Tjahjowidodo | KU Leuven, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jan Pieter de Nayerlaan 5, 2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium |
A piezoelectric-based
micro motion actuator is typically
used in micro-scale
movement technologies, with the actuator developed to
deliver very
small movements and high resolution for motion within several micrometer
ranges. However, a significant challenge from the strong, nonlinear hysteresis
arises affects the piezoelectric materials joining input voltage to output
movement, which deteriorates the accuracy of the actuator and causes
instability in a closed-loop system. To obtain high precision, accuracy and
reduced nonlinear effects, piezoelectric actuators must be controlled with
hysteresis compensation. Therefore, this research developed a
piezoelectric-based microactuator system with a control scheme based on PID
(proportional-integral-derivative) combined with the inverse hysteresis model
implemented to compensate for the actuator's hysteresis. Furthermore, a
Modified Prandtl-Ishlinskii (MPI) model was used to capture the hysteresis phenomenon, where its
parameters were obtained through a system identification process. The inverse
model of the hysteresis was then used to
generate
feedforward signals in the control system. The results showed that the control
scheme is able to provide an accurate motion due to the
decrease in hysteresis compensation signals from 4.87 to 0.97 . The closed
loop control system consisting of the PID control and hysteresis compensation
further improved the accuracy of the piezoelectric actuator and reduced the
error down to 0.41 .
Hysteresis; Micro motion actuators; Modified Prandtl-Ishlinskii model; PID control; Piezoelectric
A
micro motion actuator is a device capable of generating microscale movements at
an accuracy of 0.001 mm, even extending to nanometres. This technology is
widely applied in tools that require movement with exceptionally high precision
and accuracy, such as micro robots
Currently,
the types of actuators used to achieve precise and accurate movements
incorporate active or smart materials such as piezoelectric
Several mechanisms have been developed to
enable both planar and rotary motions using piezoelectric actuator.
In some applications, a direct piezo
actuation is required, and a typical example is a micro-macro manipulator such
as the one designed for in-vitro intracytoplasmic sperm injection
This paper focused on a detailed design of
a direct piezoelectric-based actuator system, with a feedback controller and
model-based feedforward compensation to counteract the hysteresis phenomenon.
The validation test results of the piezoelectric actuator, and the control law
were presented through numerical simulations and experimental trials. In
conclusion, it examined the main advantages of the developed actuator, with
focus on the internally equipped position sensor, which significantly enhanced
the performance.
Figure 1 Phases in the development of the
piezoelectric-based actuator system
The
second phase focused on the manufacturing of the mechanical and electronical
components, as well as designing the structure of the position control system,
which integrated feedback and feedforward control strategies, using the
hysteresis model examined in the first phase.
The
third phase also known as the identification phase focused on distinguishing
the dynamic parameters of the mechanical system, and hysteresis model,
including testing the electronic circuit. The results obtained were then used
to adjust and optimize the parameters of the feedback and feedforward control
gains.
The
fourth phase centered on testing the performance of the developed system, by
using a reciprocating trajectory to investigate the effectiveness of the
control system. In addition, this phase was completed by proving the
satisfactory performance of the developed piezoelectric actuator system.
Hysteresis modelling was carried out to capture the characteristic behaviors of piezoelectric systems. In addition, through mathematical modeling, hysteresis can be accurately represented, enabling the development of compensatory strategies to reduce the effect. In this context, three hysteresis models, namely the Bouc-Wen, Prandtl-Ishlinskii (P-I) and Modified Prandtl-Ishlinskii(MPI), was discussed in the following sub-sections.
2.1. Bouc-Wen Model
where y(t) is the output of the piezoelectric actuator displacement, m, b and k are mass, damping, and spring constant, respectively. In addition, u is the input voltage, d is the ratio of the linear force constant to the input voltage, and h is the force with hysteresis. The values of and n are shape factors tuned for the hysteresis model. One advantage of the Bouc-Wen model is that it uses only a few parameters however, the traditional one is only suitable for symmetrical hysteresis forms (Ha et al, 2006; Wang and Zhu, 2011).
1.2. Prandtl-Ishlinskii (P-I) Model
Figure 2 Illustration of backlash, (a) backlash operator with weight/slope, (b) physical example of backlash in mechanical systems, (c) Simulink®
where is the input,
P-I model, proven to effectively capture hysteresis behavior, lacks the capability to distinguish the direction of motion, as stated in Equation 3. However, it is only effective for modeling symmetrical non-local memory hysteresis.
2.3. Modified Prandtl-Ishlinskii (MPI) Model
Figure 3 Dead zone with threshold: (a) negative {d<0}, (b) without dead zone {d=0}, and (c) positive {d>0}, (d) the MPI (Modified Prandtl-Ishilinskii) model is composed of combination of several backlash and dead zone operators
where
The proposed modification of the P-I model effectively captures the asymmetric hysteresis phenomenon. This improvement required additional parameters, potentially leading to a longer computational process. The use of a more elemental model increases the number of parameters to be optimized. Therefore, the trade-off between the model complexity and effectiveness needs to be carefully considered.
Actuator Design
The research developed a multilayer piezoelectric actuator, with the constituent components shown in Figure 4(a). Additionally, Figure 4(b) presents the manufactured parts, while Figure 5 illustrates the corresponding piezoelectric actuator driver circuit. In addition, the manufactured parts and the corresponding piezoelectric actuator driver circuit are shown in Figures 4(b), and 5.
Figure 5 The piezoelectric actuator driver circuit
The transfer function in Equation 11 is therefore used to assist in the design of the linear feedback controller.
Estimation
of the Hysteresis Parameters
The estimated parameters for both P-I and MPI models, comprising a total
of 15 elementary models, where each element consists of two and four parameters
respectively, are shown in Table 2.
Hysteresis
Model Validation
Figure 10 Simulation and experiment results of the MPI model (a) position output vs time, (b) detailed section on the MPI model validation. The MPI model yields a better agreement between simulation and experiment compared to the P-I model (Figure 9(b))
Figure 11 Comparison of absolute position error between the P-I and MPI models. RMSE of the P-I model is 0.703 , while RMSE of the MPI model is 0.217
Controller Design
The inverse hysteresis
model-feedforward was applied to the controller to compensate for the
hysteresis phenomenon in the piezoelectric actuator. Based on Equation 8, the
inverse hysteresis model is stated in Equation 14,
The control system proposed in this
research consists of a PID and hysteresis inverse model. The PID controller is
obtained using Equation 21,
where and Kd
where
Figure 12 Block
diagram of the proposed control system.
Figure 13 Implementation of the proposed controller using Simulink®
Tracking Results
The evaluation of the
piezoelectric actuator control system was carried out using two types of
controllers. The first experiment used the position control system without an
inverse hysteresis model. While the second analysis adopted a position control
system with an inverse hysteresis model. The desired position to evaluate the
performance of the proposed controller is stated in Equation 23,
Figure 14 shows the
response of the position control system without inverse hysteresis model
feedforward and the hysteresis phenomenon respectively.
Figure 14 (a) Plot of the desired and measured
positions using a PID controller only, (b) Hysteresis phenomenon on the PID
controller without the reverse hysteresis model feedforward. The hysteresis
phenomenon is around 5mm.
Figure 15 shows the response of the position control system with inverse hysteresis model feedforward and the hysteresis phenomenon, respectively.
Figure 15 (a) Plot
of the desired and measured positions using the PID controller with the
hysteresis inverse model feedforward, (a) Hysteresis phenomenon on the PID
controller with the inverse hysteresis model feedforward. The hysteresis
phenomenon is much reduced compared to the PID controller without the
feedforward compensation (Figure14(b))
Figure 16 shows
a comparison of responses between open loop control with and without inverse
model hysteresis compensation. In open loop control, hysteresis values of 4.87 mm and 0.97 mm were observed in without and
with the compensation, respectively. This shows that the hysteretic compensator
is able to reduce the hysteretic error significantly.
Figure 17 shows a comparison of absolute position errors between two control systems, one using only the PID controller and the other integrating PID controller with the feedforward compensator. It clearly shows that the application of the inverse hysteresis model feedforward can significantly improve the control system performance. Furthermore, the root mean square errors of 1.26 µm and 0.41 µm was obtained for the PID only and the one with feedforward.
Figure 16 Hysteresis comparison between open loop
response without compensator (
Figure
17 Comparison
of absolute position errors of the PID controller only and the PID with
feedforward compensation. RMSE of the PID controller is 1.26 mm dan for the PID controller with feedforward
compensation is 0.41 mm
In conclusion,
the design and manufacturing of a piezoelectric-based actuator and the
controller were presented. A significant asymmetric hysteretic phenomenon was observed
in the piezoelectric actuator. This was addressed by adopting a Modified
Prandtl-Ishlinskii (MPI) model and the inverse, which were proposed for
incorporation into the position control system, effectively capturing the
asymmetric displacement or voltage hysteresis. The parameters in the MPI model
were efficiently identified using the Levenberg-Marquardt method. Based on the
inverse MPI model, a closed loop control scheme with hysteresis feedforward
compensation was proposed. The results of the experiment showed the
effectiveness of the proposed MPI model and the inverse in describing the
displacement or voltage asymmetric hysteresis of the piezoelectric actuator. In
addition, the developed piezoelectric-based micro motion actuator showed good
performance with sufficient accuracy.
This research was supported by
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