DTIC ADA255258: An Active Z Gravity Compensation pdf

DTIC ADA255258: An Active Z Gravity Compensation

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To perform simulations of partial or microgravity environments on earth requires some method of compensation for the earth’s gravitational field. This paper discusses an active compensation system that modulates the tension in a counterweight support cable in order to minimize state deviation between the compensated body and the ideal weightless body. The system effectively compensates for inertial effects of the counterweight mass, viscous damping of all pulleys, and static friction in all parts of the GC system using a hybrid PI/fuzzy control algorithm. The dynamic compensation of inertia and viscous damping is performed by PI control, while static friction compensation is performed by the fuzzy system. The system provides very precise gravity compensation force, and is capable of non-constant gravity force compensation in the case that the payload mass is not constant. The only additional hardware requirements needed for the implementation of this system on a passive counterweight balance system are: a strain gauge tension sensor, and a torque motor with encoder

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 7/1/1992
• Year: 1992
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, White, Greg, CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA ROBOTICS INST, *ROBOTICS, *SPACE BASED, *GRAVITY(ARTIFICIAL), ALGORITHMS, CONTROL, PAYLOAD, DYNAMICS, DAMPING, TENSION, STRAIN GAGES, FUZZY SETS, HOISTS, HYBRID SIMULATION, GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS, CODERS, TORQUE, MOTORS, FRICTION, COMPENSATION, GRAVITY, BALANCE, CABLES, MASS, INERTIA, REQUIREMENTS, SIMULATION

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