Design and experimental evaluation of a QFT contact task controller for electro-hydraulic actuators

International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 225-250

  Niksefat, N ^a,b   Sepehri, N ^a   Wu, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contact task control; Hydraulic actuators; Quantitative feedback theory; Stability

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; FEEDBACK CONTROL; HYDRAULIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; PHASE TRANSITIONS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC ACTUATORS; POSITION REGULATION; QUANTITATIVE FEEDBACK THEORY (QFT);

CONTROL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33846393942     PISSN: 10498923     EISSN: 10991239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rnc.1108     Document Type: Article

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