Abstract Traditional synchronous motion control of a multi-cylinder system was always achieved by using hydraulic loops design and constrained linkage mechanisms. Therefore, these control methodologies always have many disadvantages, such as inaccuracy, cost expensive, and huge volume of the equipment, and so on. In this paper, the nonlinear control strategy was proposed to control the proportional directional valves of two-cylinder electro-hydraulic system in order to achieve synchronous motion under the consideration of unbalanced and uncertainty loading. Besides, in order to explore influence of different loading to the system, two-cylinder mechanism was designed to have individual loading device without any hardware constrain between two pistons. And the maximum loading capacity for one piston is 210kg. Due to the highly complicated coupling effect of internal pressure and flow rate for two cylinders, in this paper, feedforward controller with three fuzzy controllers was designated to overcome the problem of synchronous motion. In the first, the feedforward controller of each cylinder is developed to track a desire velocity trajectory. Then, the fuzzy control of each cylinder was specified to improve the individual tracking performance. Finally, the third fuzzy controller was performed to compensate the coupling effect of two-cylinder in order to progressively improve the performance of synchronous motion. According to the experimental results, the proposed control strategy for synchronous motion of two-cylinder system was verified and the maximum synchronous error of the total system was controlled to be within 10mm. Keyword: synchronous motion; proportional directional valve; fuzzy controller; feedforward controller

The theoretical stability analysis of mold level control system for slab continuous casting machine is presented in this thesis. In the procedure of analyzing the stability of the mold level control system, the PLC program written for the control system is studied first in order to obtain the mathematical model of a PID controller. Then the mathematical models of servo-amplifier, servo-valve, electro hydraulic system to the output of mold level are established. A simulative control system using Matlab software is constructed in accordance with these mathematical models so that not only the results of stability analysis can be verified but also the dynamic response of controlled system can be studied. Finally, the effects of some potential disturbance on system¡¦s dynamics, stability, and control accuracy are also analyzed.

This thesis studies the design of an electro-hydraulic landing gear and brakes control system of a trainer aeroplane. In the first part there is a basic draft of the landing gear kinematics and its loads during gear retraction, flight and landing. Braking conditions are also analysed. The thesis then focuses on the design of hydraulic circuits and their control. Simulations for studying the dynamic characteristics of the braking proportional valve and the course of plane braking were created in Simulink. There is also a brief section about reliability of the proposed system.

<p>The electrification trend affecting off-road vehicles is paving the way toward dedicated electrified hydraulic actuation systems. Although traditional centralized fluid power architectures are still utilized in many applications for low cost, power density, and reliability, nowadays emission policy results in an increasing interest in developing electro-hydraulic actuator (EHA) solutions. EHAs enable non-throttling actuation and energy recuperation during overrunning loads, leading to higher transmission efficiency and lower fuel consumption. These features in energy efficiency make EHAs competitive in meeting emission regulations compared to conventional hydraulic solutions.</p> <p>The key challenge in developing the EHA solution comes from the high cost and space requirements, especially for the adoption of self-contained EHAs in mobile applications. In this study, two architectures for the EHA are proposed, a closed-circuit architecture and an open-circuit one, to determine the most practical and efficient configuration. The most effective open-circuit architecture with distributed concepts is further investigated for implementation, which requires less modification of the mechanical structures and performs more efficiently than the closed-circuit alternative. The proposed EHA is driven by an electro-hydraulic unit (EHU) consisting of a variable-speed electric motor and a fixed-displacement hydraulic pump, which is relatively cost-effective. A novel hydraulic configuration is proposed, which allows the EHA to cover full-speed operating ranges in four quadrants. </p> <p>To verify the EHA design, the behavior of the proposed system should be predicted prior to costly experiments and demonstrations. For this purpose, an integrated simulation model is developed based on the lumped parameter approach in the Amesim environment. The model includes the electric system, the hydraulic system, and the mechanism to be implemented, which are capable of flexible analysis of functionality, efficiency, and thermal performance.</p> <p>In this work, a dedicated test rig for EHA testing is developed. The test rig can help verify EHA performance, test the control algorithm, and diagnose errors before implementing the system on real applications. The experimental results from the test rig also validate the simulation model. An independent load drive of the test rig allows testing all possible  loading conditions of the proposed EHA, thus demonstrating the energy performance in four quadrants. Thermal behavior is investigated with long duty cycles to determine the need for additional cooling equipment. After the validation of the hydraulic configuration, a power electronics setup is added to the test rig, which allows to drive the EHA system with the novel designed EHUs. Validation on the test platform paves the way for implementation in a vehicle. </p> <p>As a final step, the proposed EHA system is implemented in a reference vehicle, a Case New Holland TV380 skid steer loader. A novel designed EHU is adopted to drive the system for technology demonstration. The energy savings capacity of the EHA is investigated in comparison to the baseline measurements of the traditional open-center hydraulic architecture. The impressive savings from the reduction of throttling losses and energy recovery guide the possible commercialization of such EHAs in mobile hydraulic applications. The controller design of the implemented EHA system is investigated with the aim of improving the dynamic performance, e.g., reducing damping oscillation. Basic power management strategies are also studied to integrate EHA with the power train of current hydraulic machines. Regarding future work, based on this research but not within the scope of this study, the proposed EHA system can be adopted with different types of prime movers, such as axial piston machines as the hydraulic part of an EHU. Furthermore, the design approach proposed in this study can help resize the EHA system for other applications with different loading conditions and power requirements, and the energy savings capability can be further investigated. With this, a comprehensive market analysis will be performed for the commercialization of EHA. </p>