Development and Implementation of Adaptive Critic Based Optimal Neurocontroller on a Cantilever Plate
Abstract
In this study an adaptive critic-based optimal neurocontroller was developed and applied to a non-linear cantilevered plate system to improve its vibrational characteristics. The smart structural system which incorporates a two dimensional aluminum plate mounted with PZT actuators and PVDF sensors is interfaced to a PC with a DAS1600 data acquisition card. The neural network plant model was acquired from a previous study on the setup. Model based design approach was used to design the optimal neuro-controller which minimizes an infinite horizon quadratic cost function by solving the equations obtained by the Dynamic Programming methodology. Two multi-layer perceptron networks the action and the critic were trained off-line for a wide range of initial conditions in the specified range for the state vector. The critic (supervisor) network in our case outputs the co-state vector and critiques the output of the controller network. After convergence to a desired degree of accuracy the action (controller) network gives an optimal output in a feedback form and can be directly incorporated in the control loop. The controller is finally tested for a range of initial conditions and the experimental results were compared for a time response of the plant with and without control.
Recommended Citation
A. Gupta et al., "Development and Implementation of Adaptive Critic Based Optimal Neurocontroller on a Cantilever Plate," Proceedings of the American Control Conference (1999, San Diego, CA), vol. 2, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Jun 1999.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/ACC.1999.783588
Meeting Name
American Control Conference (1999: June 2-4, San Diego, CA)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Second Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Actuators; Adaptive control systems; Aluminum; Control system synthesis; Dynamic programming; Feedback control; Intelligent control; Neural networks; Piezoelectric transducers; Plate metal; Sensors; Vibration control; Critic based control; Neurocontrollers; Optimal control systems
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
0-7803-4990-3
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0743-1619
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1999 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
04 Jun 1999
