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Xiujieyin 2011
Xiujieyin 2011
Xiujieyin 2011
Abstract- In order to improve the performance of crawler shafts), solenoid proportioning valves (used as the
paver’s traveling, a new control plan of paver’s traveling actuators to control the pump flow) and so on. In general,
system was proposed. In the control plan, the left wheel the control scheme which is shown in Figure 1 mostly
control method adopted velocity closed loop control in uses the constant-speed closed-loop control to control the
order to keep constant-Speed Moving of the paver. The
left and right wheels, respectively. This has been
right wheel control method adopted the series structure of
fuzzy control and PID control in which the fuzzy controller designed to compare the rotating speeds of the left and
slightly adjusted the right wheel set-point of PID controller right motors with the set values and to use the PID
according to the distance difference variable and velocity control scheme to eliminate the bias for the purpose of
differences variable of paver’s left wheel and rignt wheel. the constant-speed control [1]. The PID control algorithm
The experiment results show that a new control plan made is easy and simple, with good robustness and high
the paver’ distance difference index when running straight reliability, and independent on the accurate math model
50m reduce from 2% to 0.5%. of the controlled object. A proper PID control formula
can be used based on various situations and use of
I. INTRODUCTION different functions of proportional, integral and
Distance
积difference
分相相 Speed difference by
Fuzzy 相相相相
subtracting
模模模模
algorithm 距距速
by integral
左左速
A. Test methods
III. TEST
A 50m measuring range shall be established on the
This paper validates the influences on the paver traveling runway to line out the horizontal starting-end and terminal
performance imposed by the new control plan and the lines and the vertical centerline. The paver will enter into the
original one through testing and compares the controller with measuring range from the starting-end line with the center
a plug and play technology with the adjusted original line of the paver parallel to the centerline of the runway to
controller in terms of performance indices such as straight the full. The paver will travel at the operating speed and pass
running deviation and overshoot swing in the process of through the experiment area without the adjustment of the
traveling. In the process of testing, the new controller will be steering control mechanism. The drip device will be fixed to
installed directly without any debugging but the original one the paver. The trace formed on the road surface by the water
must be adjusted well. droplets is just the paver traveling trace. The distance
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between the trace line and the centerline of the runway shall between the wheel sliding rate of the left and right tracks and
be measured every 3m. other factors. Especially, at the initial stage, once the
deflection has been formed, the error will be magnified after
B. Test step
traveling a certain distance. In the new plan, the deflection
1) Test the controller with the new control scheme and the formed by other factors can be monitored and controlled
controller with the original control scheme on the XCMG through the variable of the distance difference traveled by
RP951 paver in accordance with the methods stated in the left and right tracks and can be eventually eliminated
Section A, observing whether any swing oscillation through the correction of the set-points of the traveling
phenomenon occurs or not. speeds of the right wheel track except the different wheel
2) Measure and record the distance between the paver sliding rate between the left and right sides. As shown in
traveling trace line and the runway centerline every 3m. Figure 3, the straight running deviation of the paver with the
3) Plot the measured data into the curves in Excel and line new control scheme is about 14cm in 50m, and that of the
out the original trace tangent of the traveling trace line. paver with the original control scheme is about 89cm in 50m.
Measure the track running deviation at the end of the side In addition, as viewed from the test results shown in Figure
line based on the extended line of the original track trace 3, in terms of the RP951 paver, the above-mentioned factors
tangent. can result in a linear deviation of about 89cm in the distance
4) Test the controller with the new control scheme and the of 50m, and the different wheel sliding rate can cause a
controller with the original control scheme on the XCMG deviation of about 14cm, accounting for about 15.7 %.
RP951 paver in accordance with the methods stated in Therefore, the use of the new control plan can improve the
Section A. Before starting the paver, place a forklift truck in 50m straight running deviation of the RP951 paver by about
front of the left track with a distance about 3m. Load the 84.3%. It is noted that the deviation caused by the different
truck with 3-ton iron blocks, with the truck’s deadweight of wheel sliding rate will become larger if the center of gravity
3 tons, the total weight shall reach 6 tons. Put the iron blocks of the paver shifts more.
onto the ground to add the friction. Press down the brake to As shown in Figure 4, under the control of the new and old
add the traveling resistance of the left track. Drive the paver controllers, the paver’s left track will travel a distance of 1m
to push the forklift truck to move a distance of 1m. After the after contact with the forklift truck, and then the forklift
truck backing, the paver will continue traveling without any truck will be removed. Under the control of the new
stop. Observe the control capabilities of the new and original controller, the straight running deviation is about 9.16cm
controllers when there is any change in the traveling when the paver traveling a distance of 50m. However, under
resistance of the left track of the paver. Repeat Step 2), Step the control of the adjusted old controller, that one is about
3). 141cm when the paver traveling a distance of 50m. This is
C. Analysis of the test results because the deflection resulting from other factors except the
different wheel sliding rates can be eliminated under the
In the original control scheme, the straight running
control of the new controller. As a result, in this test, the
deviation of the paver occurs at two stages. First, at the
straight running deviation of about 9.16cm is mainly caused
starting stage, the main factors resulting in the straight
by the different wheel sliding rates of the left and right
running deviation include difference between the minimum
tracks. At the initial stage of traveling in this test, the change
currents of the left and right wheel solenoid valves, low and
in the external traveling resistance of the left wheel results in
significant difference between the volumetric efficiencies of
a significant deflection which cannot be corrected in the old
the pumps and motors of the left and right wheels under the
control plan so that the eventual straight running deviation
small flow, difference between the external loads of the left
reaches 141cm due to the amplified errors after traveling
and right tracks, difference between the sliding rate of the
50m. The straight running deviation of 141cm shall contain
left and right wheels and so on. Secondly, at the
the deflection of 9.16cm caused by the wheel sliding rate
constant-speed traveling stage, the main factors include
because all testing conditions are same. This test shows that
difference between the external loads of the left and right
the new control plan has a greater anti-interference ability.
tracks, difference between the volumetric efficiencies,
manufacturing errors of hydraulic system, difference
Traveling
原方案的行驶轨迹 trace of original plan Original trace tangent of original plan
原方案的初始轨迹切线
Traveling
新方案的行驶轨迹 trace of new plan Original trace tangent of new plan
新方案的初始轨迹切线
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400
running deviation (Cm)
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cm
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Running (m) 40 50 60
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Fig 3. Travelling Straight Experiments of New Controller and Old Controller
0 m
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Running distance (m)
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cm
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