Nonlinear modeling and predictive functional control of Hammerstein system with application to the turntable servo system

This article deals with the identification of nonlinear model and Nonlinear Predictive Functional Controller (NPFC) design based on the Hammerstein structure for the turntable servo system. As a mechanism with multi-mass rotational system, nonlinearities significantly influence the system operation, especially when the turntable is in the states of zero-crossing distortion or rapid acceleration/deceleration, etc. The field data from identification experiments are processed by Comprehensive Learning Particle Swarm Optimization (CLPSO). As a result, Hammerstein model can be derived to describe the input-output relationship globally, considering all the linear and nonlinear factors of the turntable system. Cross validation results demonstrate good correspondence between the real equipment and the identified model. In the second part of this manuscript, a nonlinear control strategy based on the genetic algorithm and predictive control is developed. The global nonlinear predictive controller is carried out by two steps: (i) build the linear predictive functional controller with state space equations for the linear subsystem of Hammerstein model, and (ii) optimize the global control variable by minimizing the cost function through genetic algorithm. On the basis of distinguish model for turntable and the effectiveness of NPFC, the good performance of tracking ability is achieved in the simulation results.