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In this paper, an identification scheme for sandwich systems with a dead zone is proposed. In this scheme, a so-called combinational input is proposed to transform the sandwich model with a dead zone into a model with separated parameters. Then, the recursive general identification algorithm can be applied to the parameter-estimation, since the transformed model has a form that is linearized in coefficients. Finally, the proposed method is applied to the identification of an X–Y moving positioning stage. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In this paper, a novel switching non-smooth observer is proposed to deal with the state estimation of compound non-smooth sandwich system with backlash and dead zone. Based on the characteristic of the system, two separate non-smooth state-space functions are constructed to describe the input–output relationships of backlash. Then, a Luenberger-type non-smooth observer is developed based on the two separate non-smooth state-space functions and the backlash and dead zone input output functions. The observer can switch among the different operating zones automatically in terms of the change of real operation conditions. The observability of the system has been analyzed and the convergence of the switching compound non-smooth observer has been verified. Finally motor servo hydraulic systems which can be represented as a compound non-smooth sandwich system have been studied as an application case. The comparisons between the proposed non-smooth scheme and the conventional method are illustrated. It is demonstrated that the proposed non-smooth approach can achieve much better performance in the aspects of state estimation accuracy and state estimation convergence speed than the conventional one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, a novel non-smooth observer is proposed to handle the soft measurement of the states of the sandwich system with dead zone. The convergence theorem of the non-smooth observer and its proof are given, respectively. After that, the experimental results are presented. The comparison between the proposed non-smooth scheme and the conventional method is illustrated. Finally, the robust observer is proposed for the sandwich system with dead zone and the states’ estimation results of the experimental equipment by the robust observer and the conventional non-robust observer have been compared in order to illustrate the necessity of proposing the robust one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]