Exciting Nonlinear Modes of Conservative Mechanical Systems by Operating a Master Variable Decoupling

Cosimo Della Santina, Dominic Lakatos, Antonio Bicchi, Alin Albu-Schaeffer

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Abstract

Eigenmanifolds extend eigenspaces to nonlinear mechanical systems with possibly non-Euclidean metrics. Recent work has shown that simple controllers can excite hyper-efficient oscillations by simultaneously stabilizing an Eigenmanifold and regulate the total energy. Yet, existing techniques require imposing assumptions on the system dynamics that the controlled system may not fulfill. This paper overcomes these limitations by allowing for partial dynamic compensation, which produces a good decoupling of the system's dynamics. This decoupling happens in a convenient set of coordinates induced by the modal characterization of the mechanical system. Two control algorithms taking advantage of this property are proposed and validated in simulation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2448-2455
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781665436595
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2021 - Austin, United States
Duration: 13 Dec 202117 Dec 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
Volume2021-December
ISSN (Print)0743-1546
ISSN (Electronic)2576-2370

Conference

Conference60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period13/12/2117/12/21

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