Engineering Research Equipment: Precision Motion Control in Presence of Friction

该奖项用于购买实验装置的组件，该装置将能够进行微运动，并将用于支持工程研究。该设备包括线性执行器、激光多普勒测速仪、力传感器、声发射传感器、基于数字信号处理器的数据采集和控制设备，以及光学面包板和定制配件。该设备将用于研究包括开发低速摩擦引起的动力学的精确模型，以及开发有效的控制策略来处理低速和微定位情况下的摩擦引起的动力学。更好地理解摩擦及其控制将有助于许多涉及精确运动控制的制造应用。

9412349 Langari The award is for the purchase of components of an experimental setup which will be capable of micromotions and which will be used to support research in engineering. The equipment includes linear actuators, a laser doppler velocimeter, force transducer, acoustic emission sensor, and digital signal processor based data acquisition and control equipment, along with an optical bread board and custom built accessories. The equipment will be used for research involving development of accurate models of friction-induced dynamics at low velocities and development of effective control strategies to deal with friction-induced dynamics at low velocities and in micro- positioning situations. The better understanding of friction and its control would be of help in many manufacturing applications involving precise motion control.