Muhammad Nasir Annadurai, Mohd Nizar (2023) Modelling and angle control of fiber braided bending actuator for finger rehabilitation. Masters thesis, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.
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Abstract
Stroke is a prominent cause of disability on a global scale, often resulting in hand impairment that significantly hinders a person's ability to carry out daily activities. Soft actuators present a promising technology for addressing hand impairment in stroke patients, offering a more versatile and adaptable approach to actuation. Despite the benefits of soft actuators, their nonlinearity presents a challenge when it comes to modeling, controlling, and achieving swift response times. Due to the nonlinearity of the system, open-loop systems are not suitable for soft actuator applications. Open-loop controlled pneumatic actuator muscles often struggle with high precision control. The drawbacks can be addressed by implementing a closed-loop control system. The objective of a closed-loop control approach is to perform a dynamic task while enhancing precision, robustness, and actuator conformance to the environment. In this study, one approach to implementing closed-loop control is through system identification (SI), using a transfer function that simulates the actual actuator. The auto-regressive model structure was selected for this study. Pseudo-random binary sequences were employed as the input signal for the SI process. The implementation of a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller enabled the control of the angle of the Fiber Braided Bending Actuator (FBBA). Additionally, two tuning techniques were proposed for the PID controller, namely the auto-tuning method and the genetic algorithm method. Both controllers' real-time experiments and simulations are analyzed. The results indicate that, compared to PID tuned using the auto-tuning method, PID tuned using GA demonstrates a significant improvement in both simulation and real-time experiments
Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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Subjects: | T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering Technology > Department of Civil Engineering Technology |
Depositing User: | Mrs. Sabarina Che Mat |
Date Deposited: | 20 May 2024 01:26 |
Last Modified: | 20 May 2024 01:26 |
URI: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/10979 |
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