TY - JOUR

T1 - A Two-Stage Sliding-Mode High-Gain Observer to Reduce Uncertainties and Disturbances Effects for Sensorless Control in Automotive Applications

AU - Mercorelli, Paolo

PY - 2015/9

Y1 - 2015/9

N2 - In this paper, a sensorless control of an electromagnetic valve actuator for automotive applications is presented. Based on a nonlinear model, a switching esti mator combined with a two-stage observer structure is proposed. The presented structure is basically a high-gain observer (HGO) to reduce the effects of the uncertainties on the electromagnetic valve actuator model and unmeasurable external disturbances coming from the burning phase of the engine and acting against the actuator movement. The proposed sliding-mode observer has the capability of guaranteeing zero average estimation error in finite time, even in the presence of model uncertainties and bounded disturbances. Considerations on constructive aspects concerning observability are made. Two constructive propositions are proven in this paper to realize the observer. A general comparative analysis is proposed, considering other contributions which use Kalman filters, in which aspects of optimality, robustness, and chattering problems are discussed. In particular, an analysis of the computational effort is also reported. Laboratory experiments of the controlled system, which demonstrate promising behavior, are presented and discussed for exhaust valves of an engine.

AB - In this paper, a sensorless control of an electromagnetic valve actuator for automotive applications is presented. Based on a nonlinear model, a switching esti mator combined with a two-stage observer structure is proposed. The presented structure is basically a high-gain observer (HGO) to reduce the effects of the uncertainties on the electromagnetic valve actuator model and unmeasurable external disturbances coming from the burning phase of the engine and acting against the actuator movement. The proposed sliding-mode observer has the capability of guaranteeing zero average estimation error in finite time, even in the presence of model uncertainties and bounded disturbances. Considerations on constructive aspects concerning observability are made. Two constructive propositions are proven in this paper to realize the observer. A general comparative analysis is proposed, considering other contributions which use Kalman filters, in which aspects of optimality, robustness, and chattering problems are discussed. In particular, an analysis of the computational effort is also reported. Laboratory experiments of the controlled system, which demonstrate promising behavior, are presented and discussed for exhaust valves of an engine.

KW - Engineering

KW - Actuators

KW - high-gain observers (HGOs)

KW - Lyapunov

KW - sensorless control

KW - sliding-mode observers

KW - methods

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84939222664&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1109/TIE.2015.2450725

DO - 10.1109/TIE.2015.2450725

M3 - Journal articles

AN - SCOPUS:84939222664

VL - 62

SP - 5929

EP - 5940

JO - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

JF - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

SN - 0093-9994

IS - 9

M1 - 7138581

ER -