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Human-in-the-Loop Motion Control of a Two-DOF Hydraulic Backhoe Powered by the Hybrid Hydraulic Electric Architecture (HHEA)

Conference · · ASME/BATH 2023 Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control
Abstract The Hybrid Hydraulic-Electric Architecture (HHEA) combines the respective power density and control advantages of hydraulic and electric actuation to save energy for off-road vehicles. It uses a set of selectable common pressure rails to transmit the majority of power and electric actuation to modulate that power. As it is critical that off-road vehicles can perform tasks dexterously and exactly as commanded by the operator, the switchings between discrete pressure rails pose a potential challenge for smooth and precise motion. A control strategy consisting of a backstepping nominal control and least norm transition control has previously been developed to address this issue. It has been tested on 1 degree of freedom (DOF) testbeds where known trajectories were able to be tracked precisely. This paper presents the implementation of the HHEA motion control strategy on a 2-DOF backhoe operated by a human operator via a 2-DOF joystick. Unlike previous studies, the duty cycle is unknown beforehand and the decision to change pressure rails is taken in real-time. The efficacy of the motion control strategy has been validated experimentally. Several strategies to improve the user interface: control in workspace coordinates, pressure feedback, and velocity field-based task specification, have also been implemented and demonstrated to make operating the multiple DOF, HHEA actuated machine more intuitive to novice operators.
Research Organization:
University of Minnesota
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Contributing Organization:
University of Minnesota
DOE Contract Number:
EE0009875
OSTI ID:
2544290
Conference Information:
Journal Name: ASME/BATH 2023 Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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