Fuzzy Logic Control of the End-Point Vibration in an Experimental Flexible Beam

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the design and implementation of a fuzzy logic controller (FLC) to control the end-point vibration in a single flexible beam mounted on a two-degrees-of-freedom platform. The angular position of the hub and the signal from a strain gage mounted on the beam are used as the two inputs to the FLC. In order to add more damping, the strain gage signal is combined with the hub angular velocity represented by the output of a tachometer attached to the motor shaft. We discuss how to build the rule base for the flexible beam based on the relation between the angular displacement of the hub and the end-point deflection, as well as the effect of different scaling gains on the performance of the FLC. We present several experimental results showing the effectiveness of the FLC in reducing the end-point vibration of the flexible beam.