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  • Control Systems Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Robotics

Background:

  • Electronic throttle valves (ETVs) require precise and fast control, facing challenges from disturbances and parameter uncertainties.
  • Conventional fixed-time sliding mode controllers struggle with a trade-off between fast response and significant chattering.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an adaptive second-order fixed-time sliding mode (ASOFxTSM) controller for enhanced ETV precision and speed.
  • To mitigate chattering while maintaining fast convergence properties.
  • To improve the anti-disturbance performance of ETV control systems.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a control-oriented ETV model incorporating lumped disturbances.
  • Introduction of a hierarchical sliding surface to reduce chattering.
  • Integration of a fixed-time sliding mode observer for disturbance estimation and feed-forward compensation.
  • Implementation of a parameter adaptive mechanism for control gain optimization.

Main Results:

  • The proposed ASOFxTSM controller effectively suppresses chattering.
  • Demonstrates rapid dynamic response and superior disturbance rejection capabilities.
  • Achieves fixed-time convergence, outperforming conventional fixed-time sliding mode and super-twisting controllers in simulations and experiments.

Conclusions:

  • The developed ASOFxTSM controller offers a significant advancement in ETV control.
  • The combination of hierarchical sliding surfaces, disturbance observers, and adaptive mechanisms provides robust and efficient control.
  • This method enhances ETV performance by addressing key challenges in precision, speed, and disturbance handling.