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  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Control Theory
  • Robotics

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  • Bridge cranes with double pendulums are prone to payload oscillations.
  • Precise control is crucial for efficient and safe material handling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design a control strategy for double-pendulum bridge cranes.
  • To achieve payload transport without residual excitation.

Main Methods:

  • A shortcut-to-adiabaticity strategy was employed.
  • Trolley motion trajectories were designed using this strategy.
  • Comparison with exact dynamics determined the working domain.

Main Results:

  • Payload transport without residual excitation was guaranteed.
  • The method is effective regardless of initial conditions within the small oscillations regime.
  • The approach is free from instabilities caused by boundary effects or resonances.

Conclusions:

  • The shortcut-to-adiabaticity strategy provides a robust and stable control method for double-pendulum bridge cranes.
  • This approach enhances operational efficiency by eliminating payload oscillations.