Design and robust control of a dual-loop valve-controlled cylinder system

To address the critical challenges of abrupt dynamic impacts and lumped disturbances arising from fault-induced loop switching, and to enhance control robustness and operational continuity in hydraulic support pushing systems under complex mining conditions, this paper proposes a novel fault-toleran...

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Main Authors: Lijuan Zhao, Tiangu Wu
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
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description To address the critical challenges of abrupt dynamic impacts and lumped disturbances arising from fault-induced loop switching, and to enhance control robustness and operational continuity in hydraulic support pushing systems under complex mining conditions, this paper proposes a novel fault-tolerant control strategy. The novelty of this work lies in the integration of a dual-loop redundant switching architecture with a Robust Sliding Mode Controller (RSMC) enhanced by an Extended Sliding Mode Observer (ESMO). The ESMO is designed to online estimate and actively compensate for the lumped disturbances, which encapsulate unmodeled dynamics, load variations, and severe transients from valve switching. A dynamic model incorporating the valve'S-type closing characteristic is established to facilitate the observer and controller design. The estimated disturbance is then utilized for feedforward compensation, significantly improving the system's tracking precision and stability. Experimental and simulation results demonstrate that, compared to a conventional Sliding Mode Controller (SMC), the proposed ESMO-RSMC strategy reduces the peak disturbance error by 60.4% and shortens the initial convergence time from 0.08 s to an immediate response within the error band. This research confirms that the integrated strategy effectively manages potential servo valve malfunctions, significantly suppresses switching disturbances, and enhances the system's fault tolerance and robustness, which is adequate for real-world applications.
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spelling doaj-art-d0359b87d3e148d0a5501523f13b028f2025-08-20T03:36:47ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302025-09-012710651510.1016/j.rineng.2025.106515Design and robust control of a dual-loop valve-controlled cylinder systemLijuan Zhao0Tiangu Wu1School of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123100, China; Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Large-scale Industrial and Mining Equipment, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123100, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123100, China; Corresponding author.To address the critical challenges of abrupt dynamic impacts and lumped disturbances arising from fault-induced loop switching, and to enhance control robustness and operational continuity in hydraulic support pushing systems under complex mining conditions, this paper proposes a novel fault-tolerant control strategy. The novelty of this work lies in the integration of a dual-loop redundant switching architecture with a Robust Sliding Mode Controller (RSMC) enhanced by an Extended Sliding Mode Observer (ESMO). The ESMO is designed to online estimate and actively compensate for the lumped disturbances, which encapsulate unmodeled dynamics, load variations, and severe transients from valve switching. A dynamic model incorporating the valve'S-type closing characteristic is established to facilitate the observer and controller design. The estimated disturbance is then utilized for feedforward compensation, significantly improving the system's tracking precision and stability. Experimental and simulation results demonstrate that, compared to a conventional Sliding Mode Controller (SMC), the proposed ESMO-RSMC strategy reduces the peak disturbance error by 60.4% and shortens the initial convergence time from 0.08 s to an immediate response within the error band. This research confirms that the integrated strategy effectively manages potential servo valve malfunctions, significantly suppresses switching disturbances, and enhances the system's fault tolerance and robustness, which is adequate for real-world applications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123025025848Hydraulic support pushing systemElectro-hydraulic servo systemExtended sliding mode observerRobust sliding mode controlDisturbance estimation
spellingShingle Lijuan Zhao
Tiangu Wu
Design and robust control of a dual-loop valve-controlled cylinder system
Results in Engineering
Hydraulic support pushing system
Electro-hydraulic servo system
Extended sliding mode observer
Robust sliding mode control
Disturbance estimation
title Design and robust control of a dual-loop valve-controlled cylinder system
title_full Design and robust control of a dual-loop valve-controlled cylinder system
title_fullStr Design and robust control of a dual-loop valve-controlled cylinder system
title_full_unstemmed Design and robust control of a dual-loop valve-controlled cylinder system
title_short Design and robust control of a dual-loop valve-controlled cylinder system
title_sort design and robust control of a dual loop valve controlled cylinder system
topic Hydraulic support pushing system
Electro-hydraulic servo system
Extended sliding mode observer
Robust sliding mode control
Disturbance estimation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123025025848
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