Control in a rotating frame
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. System
- 3. Control Strategies
- 4. Multi Body Model - Simscape
- 5. Control Implementation
1 Introduction
The objective of this note it to highlight some control problems that arises when controlling the position of an object using actuators that are rotating with respect to a fixed reference frame.
In section 2, a simple system composed of a spindle and a translation stage is defined and the equations of motion are written. The rotation induces some coupling between the actuators and their displacement, and modifies the dynamics of the system. This is studied using the equations, and some numerical computations are used to compare the use of voice coil and piezoelectric actuators.
Then, in section 3, two different control approach are compared where:
- the measurement is made in the fixed frame
- the measurement is made in the rotating frame
In section 4, the analytical study will be validated using a multi body model of the studied system.
Finally, in section 5, the control strategies are implemented using Simulink and Simscape and compared.
2 System
2.1 System description
The system consists of one 2 degree of freedom translation stage on top of a spindle (figure 1).
The control inputs are the forces applied by the actuators of the translation stage (\(F_u\) and \(F_v\)). As the translation stage is rotating around the Z axis due to the spindle, the forces are applied along \(u\) and \(v\).
The measurement is either the \(x-y\) displacement of the object located on top of the translation stage or the \(u-v\) displacement of the sample with respect to a fixed reference frame.
Figure 1: Schematic of the mecanical system
In the following block diagram:
- \(G\) is the transfer function from the forces applied in the actuators to the measurement
- \(K\) is the controller to design
- \(J\) is a Jacobian matrix usually used to change the reference frame
Indices \(x\) and \(y\) corresponds to signals in the fixed reference frame (along \(\vec{i}_x\) and \(\vec{i}_y\)):
- \(D_x\) is the measured position of the sample
- \(r_x\) is the reference signal which corresponds to the wanted \(D_x\)
- \(\epsilon_x\) is the position error
Indices \(u\) and \(v\) corresponds to signals in the rotating reference frame (\(\vec{i}_u\) and \(\vec{i}_v\)):
- \(F_u\) and \(F_v\) are forces applied by the actuators
- \(\epsilon_u\) and \(\epsilon_v\) are position error of the sample along \(\vec{i}_u\) and \(\vec{i}_v\)
2.2 Equations
Based on the figure 1, we can write the equations of motion of the system.
Let's express the kinetic energy \(T\) and the potential energy \(V\) of the mass \(m\):
\begin{align} \label{orgae08e6a} T & = \frac{1}{2} m \left( \dot{x}^2 + \dot{y}^2 \right) \\ V & = \frac{1}{2} k \left( x^2 + y^2 \right) \end{align}The Lagrangian is the kinetic energy minus the potential energy.
\begin{equation} \label{org30a9182} L = T-V = \frac{1}{2} m \left( \dot{x}^2 + \dot{y}^2 \right) - \frac{1}{2} k \left( x^2 + y^2 \right) \end{equation}The partial derivatives of the Lagrangian with respect to the variables \((x, y)\) are:
\begin{align*} \label{orgbf13b01} \frac{\partial L}{\partial x} & = -kx \\ \frac{\partial L}{\partial y} & = -ky \\ \frac{d}{dt}\frac{\partial L}{\partial \dot{x}} & = m\ddot{x} \\ \frac{d}{dt}\frac{\partial L}{\partial \dot{y}} & = m\ddot{y} \end{align*}The external forces applied to the mass are:
\begin{align*} F_{\text{ext}, x} &= F_u \cos{\theta} - F_v \sin{\theta}\\ F_{\text{ext}, y} &= F_u \sin{\theta} + F_v \cos{\theta} \end{align*}By appling the Lagrangian equations, we obtain:
\begin{align} m\ddot{x} + kx = F_u \cos{\theta} - F_v \sin{\theta}\\ m\ddot{y} + ky = F_u \sin{\theta} + F_v \cos{\theta} \end{align}We then change coordinates from \((x, y)\) to \((d_x, d_y, \theta)\).
\begin{align*} x & = d_u \cos{\theta} - d_v \sin{\theta}\\ y & = d_u \sin{\theta} + d_v \cos{\theta} \end{align*}We obtain:
\begin{align*} \ddot{x} & = \ddot{d_u} \cos{\theta} - 2\dot{d_u}\dot{\theta}\sin{\theta} - d_u\ddot{\theta}\sin{\theta} - d_u\dot{\theta}^2 \cos{\theta} - \ddot{d_v} \sin{\theta} - 2\dot{d_v}\dot{\theta}\cos{\theta} - d_v\ddot{\theta}\cos{\theta} + d_v\dot{\theta}^2 \sin{\theta} \\ \ddot{y} & = \ddot{d_u} \sin{\theta} + 2\dot{d_u}\dot{\theta}\cos{\theta} + d_u\ddot{\theta}\cos{\theta} - d_u\dot{\theta}^2 \sin{\theta} + \ddot{d_v} \cos{\theta} - 2\dot{d_v}\dot{\theta}\sin{\theta} - d_v\ddot{\theta}\sin{\theta} - d_v\dot{\theta}^2 \cos{\theta} \\ \end{align*}By injecting the previous result into the Lagrangian equation, we obtain:
\begin{align*} m \ddot{d_u} \cos{\theta} - 2m\dot{d_u}\dot{\theta}\sin{\theta} - m d_u\ddot{\theta}\sin{\theta} - m d_u\dot{\theta}^2 \cos{\theta} -m \ddot{d_v} \sin{\theta} - 2m\dot{d_v}\dot{\theta}\cos{\theta} - m d_v\ddot{\theta}\cos{\theta} + m d_v\dot{\theta}^2 \sin{\theta} + k d_u \cos{\theta} - k d_v \sin{\theta} = F_u \cos{\theta} - F_v \sin{\theta} \\ m \ddot{d_u} \sin{\theta} + 2m\dot{d_u}\dot{\theta}\cos{\theta} + m d_u\ddot{\theta}\cos{\theta} - m d_u\dot{\theta}^2 \sin{\theta} + m \ddot{d_v} \cos{\theta} - 2m\dot{d_v}\dot{\theta}\sin{\theta} - m d_v\ddot{\theta}\sin{\theta} - m d_v\dot{\theta}^2 \cos{\theta} + k d_u \sin{\theta} + k d_v \cos{\theta} = F_u \sin{\theta} + F_v \cos{\theta} \end{align*}Which is equivalent to:
\begin{align*} m \ddot{d_u} - 2m\dot{d_u}\dot{\theta}\frac{\sin{\theta}}{\cos{\theta}} - m d_u\ddot{\theta}\frac{\sin{\theta}}{\cos{\theta}} - m d_u\dot{\theta}^2 -m \ddot{d_v} \frac{\sin{\theta}}{\cos{\theta}} - 2m\dot{d_v}\dot{\theta} - m d_v\ddot{\theta} + m d_v\dot{\theta}^2 \frac{\sin{\theta}}{\cos{\theta}} + k d_u - k d_v \frac{\sin{\theta}}{\cos{\theta}} = F_u - F_v \frac{\sin{\theta}}{\cos{\theta}} \\ m \ddot{d_u} + 2m\dot{d_u}\dot{\theta}\frac{\cos{\theta}}{\sin{\theta}} + m d_u\ddot{\theta}\frac{\cos{\theta}}{\sin{\theta}} - m d_u\dot{\theta}^2 + m \ddot{d_v} \frac{\cos{\theta}}{\sin{\theta}} - 2m\dot{d_v}\dot{\theta} - m d_v\ddot{\theta} - m d_v\dot{\theta}^2 \frac{\cos{\theta}}{\sin{\theta}} + k d_u + k d_v \frac{\cos{\theta}}{\sin{\theta}} = F_u + F_v \frac{\cos{\theta}}{\sin{\theta}} \end{align*}We can then subtract and add the previous equations to obtain the following equations:
We obtain two differential equations that are coupled through:
- Euler forces: \(m d_v \ddot{\theta}\)
- Coriolis forces: \(2 m \dot{d_v} \dot{\theta}\)
Without the coupling terms, each equation is the equation of a one degree of freedom mass-spring system with mass \(m\) and stiffness \(k- m\dot{\theta}^2\). Thus, the term \(- m\dot{\theta}^2\) acts like a negative stiffness (due to centrifugal forces).
The forces induced by the rotating reference frame are independent of the stiffness of the actuator. The resulting effect of those forces should then be higher when using softer actuators.
2.3 Numerical Values for the NASS
Let's define the parameters for the NASS.
| Light sample mass [kg] | 3.5e+01 |
| Heavy sample mass [kg] | 8.5e+01 |
| Max rot. speed - light [rpm] | 6.0e+01 |
| Max rot. speed - heavy [rpm] | 1.0e+00 |
| Voice Coil Stiffness [N/m] | 1.0e+03 |
| Piezo Stiffness [N/m] | 1.0e+08 |
| Max rot. acceleration [rad/s2] | 1.0e+00 |
| Max mass excentricity [m] | 1.0e-02 |
| Max Horizontal speed [m/s] | 2.0e-01 |
2.4 Euler and Coriolis forces - Numerical Result
First we will determine the value for Euler and Coriolis forces during regular experiment.
- Euler forces: \(m d_v \ddot{\theta}\)
- Coriolis forces: \(2 m \dot{d_v} \dot{\theta}\)
The obtained values are displayed in table 1.
| Light | Heavy | |
|---|---|---|
| Coriolis | 88.0N | 3.6N |
| Euler | 0.4N | 0.8N |
2.5 Negative Spring Effect - Numerical Result
The negative stiffness due to the rotation is equal to \(-m{\omega_0}^2\).
The values for the negative spring effect are displayed in table 2.
This is definitely negligible when using piezoelectric actuators. It may not be the case when using voice coil actuators.
| Light | Heavy | |
|---|---|---|
| Neg. Spring | 1381.7[N/m] | 0.9[N/m] |
2.6 Limitations due to coupling
To simplify, we consider a constant rotating speed \(\dot{\theta} = {\omega_0}\) and thus \(\ddot{\theta} = 0\).
From equations \eqref{orgb7e67f4} and \eqref{orgda77d65}, we obtain:
\begin{align*} (m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2)) d_u &= F_u + 2 m {\omega_0} s d_v \\ (m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2)) d_v &= F_v - 2 m {\omega_0} s d_u \\ \end{align*}From second equation: \[ d_v = \frac{1}{m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2)} F_v - \frac{2 m {\omega_0} s}{m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2)} d_u \]
And we re-inject \(d_v\) into the first equation:
\begin{equation*} (m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2)) d_u = F_u + \frac{2 m {\omega_0} s}{m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2)} F_v - \frac{(2 m {\omega_0} s)^2}{m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2)} d_u \end{equation*} \begin{equation*} \frac{(m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2))^2 + (2 m {\omega_0} s)^2}{m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2)} d_u = F_u + \frac{2 m {\omega_0} s}{m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2)} F_v \end{equation*}Finally we obtain \(d_u\) function of \(F_u\) and \(F_v\). \[ d_u = \frac{m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2)}{(m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2))^2 + (2 m {\omega_0} s)^2} F_u + \frac{2 m {\omega_0} s}{(m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2))^2 + (2 m {\omega_0} s)^2} F_v \]
Similarly we can obtain \(d_v\) function of \(F_u\) and \(F_v\): \[ d_v = \frac{m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2)}{(m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2))^2 + (2 m {\omega_0} s)^2} F_v - \frac{2 m {\omega_0} s}{(m s^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2))^2 + (2 m {\omega_0} s)^2} F_u \]
The two previous equations can be written in a matrix form:
Then, coupling is negligible if \(|-m \omega^2 + (k - m{\omega_0}^2)| \gg |2 m {\omega_0} \omega|\).
2.6.1 Numerical Analysis
We plot on the same graph \(\frac{|-m \omega^2 + (k - m {\omega_0}^2)|}{|2 m \omega_0 \omega|}\) for the voice coil and the piezo:
Figure 2: Relative Coupling for light mass and high rotation speed
Figure 3: Relative Coupling for heavy mass and low rotation speed
Coupling is higher for actuators with small stiffness.
2.7 Limitations due to negative stiffness effect
If \(\max{\dot{\theta}} \ll \sqrt{\frac{k}{m}}\), then the negative spring effect is negligible and \(k - m\dot{\theta}^2 \approx k\).
Let's estimate what is the maximum rotation speed for which the negative stiffness effect is still negligible (\(\omega_\text{max} = 0.1 \sqrt{\frac{k}{m}}\)). Results are shown table 3.
| Voice Coil | Piezo | |
|---|---|---|
| Light | 5[rpm] | 1614[rpm] |
| Heavy | 3[rpm] | 1036[rpm] |
The negative spring effect is proportional to the rotational speed \(\omega\). The system dynamics will be much more affected when using soft actuator.
Negative stiffness effect has very important effect when using soft actuators.
The system can even goes unstable when \(m \omega^2 > k\), that is when the centrifugal forces are higher than the forces due to stiffness.
From this analysis, we can determine the lowest practical stiffness that is possible to use: \(k_\text{min} = 10 m \omega^2\) (table 4)
| Light | Heavy | |
|---|---|---|
| k min [N/m] | 2199 | 89 |
3 Control Strategies
3.1 Measurement in the fixed reference frame
First, let's consider a measurement in the fixed referenced frame.
The transfer function from actuator \([F_u, F_v]\) to sensor \([D_x, D_y]\) is then \(G(\theta)\).
Then the measurement is subtracted to the reference signal \([r_x, r_y]\) to obtain the position error in the fixed reference frame \([\epsilon_x, \epsilon_y]\).
The position error \([\epsilon_x, \epsilon_y]\) is then express in the rotating frame corresponding to the actuators \([\epsilon_u, \epsilon_v]\).
Finally, the control low \(K\) links the position errors \([\epsilon_u, \epsilon_v]\) to the actuator forces \([F_u, F_v]\).
The block diagram is shown on figure 4.
Figure 4: Control with a measure from fixed frame
The loop gain is then \(L = G(\theta) K J(\theta)\).
One question we wish to answer is: is \(G(\theta) J(\theta) = G(\theta_0) J(\theta_0)\)?
3.2 Measurement in the rotating frame
Let's consider that the measurement is made in the rotating reference frame.
The corresponding block diagram is shown figure 5
Figure 5: Control with a measure from rotating frame
The loop gain is \(L = G K\).
4 Multi Body Model - Simscape
4.1 Identification in the rotating referenced frame
We initialize the inputs and outputs of the system to identify.
%% Options for Linearized options = linearizeOptions; options.SampleTime = 0; %% Name of the Simulink File mdl = 'rotating_frame'; %% Input/Output definition io(1) = linio([mdl, '/fu'], 1, 'input'); io(2) = linio([mdl, '/fv'], 1, 'input'); io(3) = linio([mdl, '/du'], 1, 'output'); io(4) = linio([mdl, '/dv'], 1, 'output');
4.1.1 Piezo and Voice coil
We start we identify the transfer functions at high speed with the light sample.
rot_speed = wlight; angle_e = 0; m = mlight; k = kpz; c = 1e3; Gpz_light = linearize(mdl, io, 0.1); k = kvc; c = 1e3; Gvc_light = linearize(mdl, io, 0.1); Gpz_light.InputName = {'Fu', 'Fv'}; Gpz_light.OutputName = {'Du', 'Dv'}; Gvc_light.InputName = {'Fu', 'Fv'}; Gvc_light.OutputName = {'Du', 'Dv'};
And then with the heavy sample.
rot_speed = wheavy; angle_e = 0; m = mheavy; k = kpz; c = 1e3; Gpz_heavy = linearize(mdl, io, 0.1); k = kvc; c = 1e3; Gvc_heavy = linearize(mdl, io, 0.1); Gpz_heavy.InputName = {'Fu', 'Fv'}; Gpz_heavy.OutputName = {'Du', 'Dv'}; Gvc_heavy.InputName = {'Fu', 'Fv'}; Gvc_heavy.OutputName = {'Du', 'Dv'};
Plot the ratio between the main transfer function and the coupling term:
4.1.2 Low rotation speed and High rotation speed
rot_speed = 2*pi/60; angle_e = 0; G_low = linearize(mdl, io, 0.1); rot_speed = 2*pi; angle_e = 0; G_high = linearize(mdl, io, 0.1); G_low.InputName = {'Fu', 'Fv'}; G_low.OutputName = {'Du', 'Dv'}; G_high.InputName = {'Fu', 'Fv'}; G_high.OutputName = {'Du', 'Dv'};
figure; bode(G_low, G_high);
4.2 Identification in the fixed frame
Let's define some options as well as the inputs and outputs for linearization.
%% Options for Linearized options = linearizeOptions; options.SampleTime = 0; %% Name of the Simulink File mdl = 'rotating_frame'; %% Input/Output definition io(1) = linio([mdl, '/fx'], 1, 'input'); io(2) = linio([mdl, '/fy'], 1, 'input'); io(3) = linio([mdl, '/dx'], 1, 'output'); io(4) = linio([mdl, '/dy'], 1, 'output');
We then define the error estimation of the error and the rotational speed.
%% Run the linearization angle_e = 0; rot_speed = 0;
Finally, we run the linearization.
G = linearize(mdl, io, 0); %% Input/Output names G.InputName = {'Fx', 'Fy'}; G.OutputName = {'Dx', 'Dy'};
%% Run the linearization angle_e = 0; rot_speed = 2*pi; Gr = linearize(mdl, io, 0); %% Input/Output names Gr.InputName = {'Fx', 'Fy'}; Gr.OutputName = {'Dx', 'Dy'};
%% Run the linearization angle_e = 1*2*pi/180; rot_speed = 2*pi; Ge = linearize(mdl, io, 0); %% Input/Output names Ge.InputName = {'Fx', 'Fy'}; Ge.OutputName = {'Dx', 'Dy'};
figure; bode(G); % exportFig('G_x_y', 'wide-tall'); figure; bode(Ge); % exportFig('G_x_y_e', 'normal-normal');
4.3 Identification from actuator forces to displacement in the fixed frame
%% Options for Linearized options = linearizeOptions; options.SampleTime = 0; %% Name of the Simulink File mdl = 'rotating_frame'; %% Input/Output definition io(1) = linio([mdl, '/fu'], 1, 'input'); io(2) = linio([mdl, '/fv'], 1, 'input'); io(3) = linio([mdl, '/dx'], 1, 'output'); io(4) = linio([mdl, '/dy'], 1, 'output');
rot_speed = 2*pi; angle_e = 0; G = linearize(mdl, io, 0.0); G.InputName = {'Fu', 'Fv'}; G.OutputName = {'Dx', 'Dy'};
rot_speed = 2*pi; angle_e = 0; G1 = linearize(mdl, io, 0.4); G1.InputName = {'Fu', 'Fv'}; G1.OutputName = {'Dx', 'Dy'};
rot_speed = 2*pi; angle_e = 0; G2 = linearize(mdl, io, 0.8); G2.InputName = {'Fu', 'Fv'}; G2.OutputName = {'Dx', 'Dy'};
figure; bode(G, G1, G2); exportFig('G_u_v_to_x_y', 'wide-tall');