Vol.1, No 9, 2002 pp. 1275 - 1285
UDC 621.3.072.9

APPLICATION OF DIGITAL SLIDING MODES
TO SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE WORK
OF  TWO PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS
Vladislav Blagojević1, Čedomir Milosavljević2
1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Nis, 2Faculty of Electronic Engineering Nis

Abstract. The paper considers the problem of ensuring synchronized movement of two pneumatic cylinders. The control system for synchronization was designed by applying the theory of control system with variable structure. The algorithm of control is based on digital sliding regime. Measuring coordinates of state (positions and speeds) directly on the cylinders is supposed to be possible. It is shown that such a system ensures quick synchronization of cylinders under different initial conditions. The applied algorithm was compared with conventional algorithms of control. The quality of work of the considered system was illustrated by computer simulation.
Key words: pneumatic actuator, variable structure system, digital sliding regimes.

PRIMENA DIGITALNIH KLIZNIH REŽIMA
U SINHRONIZACIJI RADA DVA PNEUMATSKA CILINDRA
Razmatra se zadatak obezbeđenja sinhronog kretanja dva pneumatska cilindra. Upravljački sistem za sinhronizaciju projektovan je primenom teorije sistema upravljanja promenljive strukture. Algoritam upravljanja se bazira na digitalnom kliznom režimu. Pretpostavlja se da se na cilindrima mogu neposredno meriti koordinate stanja: pozicije i brzine. Pokazano je da takav sistem obezbeđuje brzu sinhronizaciju cilindara pri različitim početnim uslovima. Izvršeno je upoređenje primenjenog algoritma sa konvencionalnim algoritmima upravljanja. Simulacijom na računaru ilustrovan je kvalitet rada razmatranog sistema.