ROBUST PIECEWISE LINEAR SHEET CONTROL IN A PRINTER PAPER PATH

Authors :: Jeroen de Best
M Maarten Steinbuch
René van de Molengraft
B.H.M. Bukkems
Control Systems Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Source :: ADHS, Proceedings of the 2nd IFAC Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems, June 7-9, 2006, Alghero, Italy, 142-147, STARTPAGE=142;ENDPAGE=147;TITLE=Proceedings of the 2nd IFAC Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems, June 7-9, 2006, Alghero, Italy, Scopus-Elsevier
Publication Year :: 2006
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2006.
Abstract: This paper presents a control design approach for robust sheet control in a printer paper path. The overall design question is formulated in terms of a hierarchical control set-up with a low level motor control part and a high level sheet control part. The sheet dynamics, subject to disturbances and parameter uncertainties, are captured in the piecewise linear modeling formalism. Based on this model, the control design yields robust sheet feedback controllers and a closed-loop system capable of rejecting disturbances up to a prescribed level. The effectiveness of the control design is shown on an experimental paper path setup.