Improved PID control for tilting trains

Hassan, Fazilah, Zolotas, Argyrios and Margetts, Rebecca (2016) Improved PID control for tilting trains. In: ICSAE 2016, 20 - 21 October 2016, Newcastle.

Full content URL: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSAE.2016.7810201

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This paper delivers findings on advanced PID studies for tilt control. Single-input-single-output Nulling-type tilt control in tilting railway vehicles offers simplicity however suffers from dynamic performance limitations due to the non-minimum phase zeros (NMPZ). From a practical aspect this is due to the suspension dynamic interactions (given the strong coupling between roll and lateral vehicle dynamic modes) and the sensor measurement used for feedback control. We explore the extent of efficiency of simple PID-based nulling-type tilt control via optimization and loop shaping (the latter benefiting from fractional order filtering) to improve deterministic/stochastic tilt system performance trade off. Controllers are designed to illustrate different levels of tilt performance regarding the deterministic (curving acceleration response) and stochastic (ride quality) criteria. Results illustrated via simulation runs.

Additional Information:The paper has received the Best Paper Award –in Control Sys. Eng. - at The International Conference for Students on Applied Engineering 2016 (ICSAE 2016) Newcastle, United Kingdom 20-21 October 2016
Keywords:active suspensions, PID controllers, PID control, Robustness, railway vehicle, Tilting trains, Multiobjective Optimisation, Global optimization, Non-linear constraints
Subjects:H Engineering > H230 Transport Engineering
H Engineering > H660 Control Systems
H Engineering > H100 General Engineering
Divisions:College of Science > School of Engineering
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ID Code:24194
Deposited On:19 Sep 2016 15:32

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