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Active Pitch Stabilization of Tracked Platforms Using a Nonlinear Dynamic Model for Coordinated Inertial Actuation
Alina Fazylova1,2, Kuanysh Alipbayev2, Makpal Nogaibayeva2
1Department of Smart Technologies in Engineering, International Engineering and Technological University, Almaty 050060, Kazakhstan.
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This study addresses the problem of actively stabilizing the longitudinal body inclination of a tracked mobile platform operating over uneven terrain. A novel drive system architecture is proposed that combines conventional track traction electric drives with an inertial body-stabilization drive based on a flywheel mounted on the pitch axis between the chassis and the body module. The main contribution of the proposed approach is the coordinated control of the traction drives and the inertial actuator based on a unified dynamic model of the platform. A quadratic performance criterion is formulated, and a coordinated optimal control law is synthesized to limit body angular oscillations while accounting for actuator energy consumption. Simulation results for motion over step-like and random terrain irregularities, as well as under external moment disturbances, demonstrate a significant reduction in both peak and root-mean-square pitch-angle deviations relative to configurations without an inertial actuator and with local body stabilization. The results obtained confirm the potential and effectiveness of inertial stabilization drives as part of coordinated drive control systems for tracked mobile platforms intended for special-purpose applications, and indicate prospects for their use in advanced terrestrial robotic platforms and future space robotic systems operating in challenging environments.
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