Tip-Position Control of a Flexible Beam: Modeling Approaches and Experimental Verification

Abstract

This report represents the dynamic modeling part of an experimental/ theoretical effort to develop and test pointing and tracking control techniques for a mechanical system containing both rigid and flexible bodies. Recently much work has been done to model open loop chains of rigid and elastic bodies with application to kinematic linkages, spacecraft, and manipulators. Keywords: Equations of motion, Reduced order model, Finite element analysis, Lumped parameter model, Open loop transfer functions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA224249

Entities

People

  • K. Craig
  • M. Mattice
  • N. Coleman

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Classification
  • Control Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Modal Analysis
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Numbers
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Verification

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers