La problématique étudiée dans cette thèse concerne le maintien de l’intégrité de robots mobiles en milieux naturels. L’objectif est de fournir des lois de commande permettant de garantir l’intégrité d’un véhicule lors de déplacements autonomes en milieux naturels à vitesse élevée (5 à 7 m.s -1 ) et plus particulièrement dans le cadre de l’agriculture de précision. L’intégrité s’entend ici au sens large. En effet, l’asservissement des déplacements d’un robot mobile peut générer des consignes nuisant à son intégrité physique, ou à la réalisation de sa tâche (renversement, tête-à-queue, stabilité des commandes, maintien de la précision, etc.). De plus, le déplacement en milieux naturels amène des problématiques liées notamment à des conditions d’adhérence variables et relativement faibles (d’autant plus que la vitesse du véhicule est élevée), ce qui se traduit par de forts glissements des roues sur le sol, ou encore à des géométries de terrains non traversables par le robot. Aussi, cette thèse vise à déterminer en temps réel l’espace de stabilité en terme de commandes admissibles permettant de modérer les actions du robot. Après une présentation des modélisations existantes, et des observateurs permettant l’exploitation de ces modélisations pour la mise en place de loi de commande prédictive en braquage pour le suivi de trajectoire, une nouvelle méthode d’estimation des glissements basé sur une observation cinématique est proposée. Celle-ci permet de répondre aux problématiques de vitesse variable (et notamment du passage de la vitesse par des valeurs nulles) du véhicule et d’observation lors d’un déplacement sans trajectoire de référence. Ce nouvel observateur est primordial pour la suite des développements de cette thèse, puisque la suite des travaux s’intéresse à la modulation de la vitesse du véhicule. Ainsi, dans la suite des travaux, deux lois de commande prédictives agissant sur la vitesse du véhicule ont été mises en place. La première apporte une solution à la problématique de la saturation des actionneurs en braquage, lorsque la vitesse ou les glissements rendent la trajectoire à suivre inadmissible vis-à-vis des capacités physiques du véhicule. La deuxième répond à la problématique de la garantie de la précision du suivi de trajectoire (maintien du véhicule dans un couloir de déplacement). Dans les deux cas la stratégie de commande est similaire : on prédit l’état futur du véhicule en fonction de ses conditions d’évolution actuelle et de conditions d’évolutions futures simulées (obtenues grâce à la simulation de l’évolution d’un modèle dynamique du véhicule) afin de déterminer la valeur de la vitesse optimale pour que les variables cibles (dans un cas la valeur du braquage et dans l’autre l’écart à la trajectoire) respectent les conditions imposées (non-dépassement d’une valeur cible). Les résultats présentés dans ce mémoire ont été réalisés soit en simulations, soit en conditions réelles sur des plateformes robotiques. Il en découle que les algorithmes proposés permettent dans un cas de réduire la vitesse du véhicule pour éviter la saturation du braquage et donc les phénomènes de sur et sous virage qui en découlerait et donc permet de conserver la commandabilité du véhicule. Et dans l’autre cas de garantir que l’écart à la trajectoire reste sous une valeur cible. / This thesis focused on the issue of the preseving of the integrity of mobile robots in off-road conditions. The objective is to provide control laws to guarantee the integrity of a vehicle during autonomous displacements in natural environments at high speed (5 to 7 m.s -1 ) and more particularly in The framework of precision farming. Integrity is here understood in the broad sense. Indeed, control of the movements of a mobile robot can generate orders that affect its physical integrity, or restrains the achievement of its task (rollover, spin, control stability, maintaining accuracy , etc.). Moreover, displacement in natural environments leads to problems linked in particular to relatively variable and relatively low adhesion conditions (especially since the speed of the vehicle is high), which results in strong sliding of wheels on the ground, or to ground geometries that can not be crossed by the robot. This thesis aims to determine in real time the stability space in terms of permissible controls allowing to moderate the actions of the robot. After a presentation of the existing modelings and observers that allow the use of these modelizations for the implementation of predictive control law for trajectory tracking, a new method of estimation of side-slip angles based on a kinematic observation is proposed. It permit to address the problem of variable speed of the vehicle (and in particular the case of zero values) and also to allow the observation during a displacement without reference trajectory. This new observer is essential for the further development of this thesis, since the rest of the work is concerned with the modulation of the speed of the vehicle. So, in the further work, two predictive control laws acting on the speed of the vehicle have been set up. The first one provides a solution to the problem of the saturation of steering actuators, when the speed or side-slip angles make the trajectory inadmissible to follow with respect to the physical capacities of the vehicle. The second one adress the problem of guaranteeing the accuracy of trajectory tracking (keeping the vehicle in a corridor of displacement). In both cases, the control strategy is similar: the future state of the vehicle is predicted according to the current conditions of evolution and the simulated one for the future evolution (obtained by simulating the evolution of dynamics models of the vehicle) in order to determine the value of the optimum speed so that the target variables (in one case the value of the steering and in the other the lateral deviation from the trajectory) comply with the imposed conditions (not exceeding a target value). The results presented in this thesis were realized either in simulations or in real conditions on robotic platforms. It follows that the proposed algorithms make it possible : in one case to reduce the speed of the vehicle in order to avoid the saturation of the steering actuator and therefore the resulting over and under steering phenomena and thus make it possible to preserve the vehicle’s controllability. And in the other case, to ensure that the lateral deviation from the trajectory remains below a target value.

O fenômeno de stick-slip, no processo de perfuração de poços de petróleo, é propiciado pela interação entre broca e formação rochosa e pode dar origem a grandes oscilações na velocidade angular podendo provocar danos irreparáveis ao processo. Neste trabalho, analisa-se o desempenho de leis de controle aplicadas à mesa rotativa (responsável por movimentar a coluna de perfuração), visando à redução de stick-slip e de oscilações da velocidade angular da broca. As leis de controle implementadas são do tipo PI (Proporcional-Integral), com parcelas de torque aplicado à mesa rotativa, proporcional e integral à velocidade da mesa, podendo ser com peso na broca constante ou variável. Para a coluna de perfuração, foi proposto um modelo em elementos finitos com função de forma linear. O torque na broca foi modelado segundo atrito de Coulomb pela forma não regularizada, curva esta ajustada pelos dados empíricos conforme propostas da literatura. Diversos critérios de desempenho foram analisados e foi observado que a minimização do desvio médio da velocidade angular em relação à referência propicia melhores condições de operação. Análises paramétricas dos ganhos de controle proporcional e integral foram realizadas, dando origem a curvas de nível para o desvio médio de velocidade angular na broca. A partir destas curvas, foram definidas regiões de estabilidade nas quais o desvio é aceitável. Estas regiões foram observadas serem maiores para menores pesos na broca e maiores velocidades angulares de referência e vice-versa. A adição do controle do peso na broca permitiu uma redução global dos níveis de desvio médio de velocidade angular, dando origem a um aumento das regiões de estabilidade do processo de perfuração. / The stick-slip phenomenon, in the process of drilling oil wells, due to the interaction between drill and rock formation can lead to large fluctuations in drill-bit angular velocity and, thus, cause irreparable damage to the process. In this work, the performance of control laws applied to the rotary table (responsible for moving the drill string) is analyzed, in order to reduce stick-slip and drill-bit angular velocity oscillations. The control laws implemented are based on a PI (Proportional-Integral) controller, for which the torque applied to the rotating table has components proportional and integral to table angular velocity with constant or variable WOB (Weight On Bit). For the drillstring, a finite element model with a linear interpolation was proposed. The torque on the drill-bit was modeled by a non-regularized Coulomb friction model, with parameters that were adjusted using empirical data proposed in literature. Several performance criteria were analyzed and it was observed that the minimization of the mean deviation of the drill-bit angular velocity relative to the target one would provide the best operating condition. Parametric analyses of proportional and integral control gains were performed, yielding level curves for the mean deviation of drill-bit angular velocity. From these curves, stability regions were defined in which the deviation is acceptable. These regions were observed to be wider for smaller values of WOB and higher values of target angular velocity and vice-versa. The inclusion of a controlled dynamic WOB reduced the levels of mean deviation of angular velocity, leading to improved stability regions for the drilling process.

This master thesis deals with the development and construction of the inverted pendulum, inspired by the Cubli project. The objective is to develop and design an inverted pendulum, in the shape of one side of the cube balancing at one of its corner and for balancing is used the flywheel. For its design 3D printing is used to the maximum extent and as the electronic parts commonly available components at an affordable price are used. The design of the construction and the components allow the construction of a complete cube, without the need of further development or fundamental changes in the design of the model. For the calculations and the design of the controller the Matlab / Simulink software was used. As the controller algorithm the LQR algorithm is used with added integral feedback, to minimize control error. The 3D models of the single parts are created with FreeCAD software and printed on a 3D Prusa i3 MK2S printer.

The aim of this thesis is to describe the electronics of autonomus outdoor robot called TIM2. TIM2 is a group project and only a part of the project is presented. First part this work is about chasses common used in robotics. Detailed description of each type of module used is described in this work. There is also described communication protocol. A controllers for front and rear axle are also described. One part of this work is measurement, it contains electronics characteristic of modules and measurement to describe quality of motor controllers. Last part of the document is about communication between modules and impact on the robot functionality in the case of failure of a module. Enclosure provides complete circuit diagrams, printed circuit boards, planting plans, lists of components for all designed modules.

The diploma thesis is a part of the project Intelligent double arm juggling machine. The project is divided into two diploma thesis. This thesis deals with the motion control of juggling arms. Information about hardware and software resources used in this project is in the first part of thesis. There is explanation of the control loop, explanation of used communication protocols and implementation of program proceeding in the second part of thesis.

Rund 70 % der Energieaufnahme von elektrischen Antriebssystemen wird von quasistationären Antrieben in Transportanlagen hervorgerufen. Eine gesteigerte Energieeffizienz führt neben reduzierten Energiekosten zu weiteren Nutzeffekten, wie z.B. einem verringerten Kühlaufwand, einem kleinerem Bauraum und einer höheren Lebensdauer der Komponenten. Zur Steigerung der Energieeffizienz dieser Transportanlagen werden in dieser Arbeit Methoden zur Auslegung der zugehörigen Antriebssysteme unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Förderprozesses erarbeitet. Als repräsentative Transportanwendungen werden Pumpen- und Förderbandanlagen untersucht. Dabei wird das gesamte elektromechanische System analysiert, um das volle Energiesparpotenzial zu erfassen – beginnend mit dem Lastprofil des transportierten Förderguts bis hin zur elektrischen Energieversorgung. Hierzu werden alle Systemkomponenten modelliert, um die Verluste in verschiedenen Betriebspunkten im Volllast- und Teillastbereich abzuschätzen. Darauf aufbauend erfolgt die Erarbeitung praktikabler Projektierungshinweise und prozessspezifischer Auswahldiagramme, welche eine schnelle Vorauswahl der energieeffizientesten Antriebstopologie ermöglichen. Da die Verlustmodelle auf frei zugänglichen Datenblattangaben basieren, können die vorgestellten Methoden und Auswahlkriterien bereits in einem frühen Projektierungsstadium zur Auslegung einer energieeffizienten Transportanlage angewandt werden.

The thesis is that automation of en-route Air Traffic Management in high complexity airspace can be achieved with a combination of automated tactic planning in a look-ahead time horizon of up to two hours complemented with automated tactic conflict resolution functions. The literature review reveals that no significant results have yet been obtained and that full automation could be approached with a complementary integration of automated tactic resolutions AND planning. The focus shifts to ‘planning for capacity’ and ‘planning for resolution’ and also – but not only – for ‘resolution’. The work encompasses a theoretical part on planning, and several small scale studies of empirical, mathematical or simulated nature. The theoretical part of the thesis on planning under uncertainties attempts to conceive a theoretical model which abstracts specificities of planning in Air Traffic Management into a generic planning model. The resulting abstract model treats entities like the planner, the strategy, the plan and the actions, always considering the impact of uncertainties. The work innovates in specifying many links from the theory to the application in planning of air traffic management, and especially the new fields of tactical capacity management. The second main part of the thesis comprises smaller self-containing works on different aspects of the concept grouped into a section on complexity, another on tactic planning actions, and the last on planners. The produced studies are about empirical measures of conflicts and conflict densities to get a better understanding of the complexity of air traffic; studies on traffic organisation using tactical manoeuvres like speed control, lateral offset and tactical direct using fast time simulation; and studies on airspace design like sector optimisation, dynamic sectorisation and its optimisation using optimisation techniques. In conclusion it is believed that this work will contribute to further automation attempts especially by its innovative focus which is on planning, base on a theory of planning, and its findings already influence newer developments.

The use of variable frequency drives in centrifugal pump applications has raised the question of how to select a drive. Clogging obstacles in waste water applications create unknown transient loads for the pump system. A sudden load increase occurrence can clog the pump if the drive cannot supply enough current to reach the motor’s torque demand. In order to select a suitable drive, an empirical approach has been implemented, investigating three different drives. Results have shown that selecting a drive with the highest possible overload capabilities, even if for a short time is most suitable. Operation in vector speed control gives the most reliable operation if an automatic parameter tuning is performed by the drive. / Användningen av frekvensomriktare i centrifugalpumpar har väckt fr ågan om hur en omriktare skall väljas. Igensättande objekt i avloppsvatten kan ge upphov till transienta laster i pumpsystemen. En oförutsedd lastökning kan sätta igen pumpen om frekvensomriktaren inte kan förse motorn tillräckligt med ström för att möta momentbehovet. För att välja en lämplig omriktare har ett empiriskt tillvägag ångssätt valts i en undersökning av tre olika omriktare. Resultat har visat att det är lämpligast att välja en omriktare med högst överbelastningskapacitet, även om under en kort tid. Vektor hastighetskontroll är metoden som ger stabil körning om omriktaren f ått automatiskt ställa in motorparametrarna.

The importance of accurately controlling the speed and torque of Synchronous Machines (SMs) in industry, transportation, aerospace, to name a few, can not be overstated. The driving unit to control the machines are called Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) and they can be designed in many different ways. In this project, a speed sensorless drive using high-frequency square-wave voltage injection is implemented in a open-source Python software called Motulator, developed by Prof. Marko Hinkkanen at Aalto University. The drive is first tested on an already existing linear model of a Permament Magnet Synchronous Machine (PMSM). An equivalent model is built in Matlab/Simulink to benchmark the performance of the implementation in Python. The results suggest that the performance Motulator implementation is satisfactory when compared to the Simulink implementation. Next, a non-linear Synchronous Reluctance Machine (SynRM) is implemented, using data from Finite Element (FEM) simulations of the non-linear flux-current relation. By using the injection scheme (with some tweaks), the speed of the motor is accurately controlled, but a steady-state position error is observed at all operating points. The error is produced due to the cross-saturation effect and a compensation strategy is implemented in an attempt to remove this error. however without full success. / Det är av avgörande betydelse att kunna kontrollera varvtal och vridmomentet hos synkrona elektriska maskiner (SM) inom transport, flyg och rymd, för att nämna några tillämpningar. Drivsystem för att styra de elektriska maskinerna kallas för varvtalsreglerade drivsystem och kan konstrueras på många olika sätt. I det här projektet implementeras ett varvtalsreglerat drivsystem, utan sensor för mätning av varvtalet. Varvtalsestimeringen bygger på att en fyrkantsvåg med hög frekvens injiceras varur det är möjligt att estimera hastigheten. Implementering görs i Python i en open-source programvara kallad Motulator, utvecklad av professor Marko Hinkkanen från Aaltouniversitetet. Regleringen testas först på en redan existerande linjär modell av en permanentmagnetiserad motor. Som jämförelse utvecklas även en motsvarande implementering av regleralgoritm och motor i Matlab/Simulink. Resultaten visar att Motulatorimplementeringen fungerar väl och att simuleringarna stämmer väl överens med Matlab/Simulink-modellen. I nästa steg implementeras en icke-linjär modell av en synkron reluktansmaskin. Det icke-linjära förhållande mellan flöde och ström modelleras med hjälp av data från finita elementsimuleringar (FEM). Simuleringar i Motulator visar att varvtalet i denna motormodell kan kontrolleras för alla olika laster och varvtal. Däremot noteras ett stationärt rotorpositionsfel vid vissa driftpunkter. Felet beror på mättningen av statorinduktansen och en algoritm implementerats för att kompensera effekten av mättningen och därmed eliminera felet. Det visar sig dock att kompenseringsalgoritmen endast fungerar vid vissa driftpunkter.

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