| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 756089 | Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation | 2011 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The effect of parametric forcing on a PD control of an inverted pendulum is analyzed in the presence of feedback delay. The stability of the time-periodic and time-delayed system is determined numerically using the first-order semi-discretization method in the 5-dimensional parameter space of the pendulum's length, the forcing frequency, the forcing amplitude, the proportional and the differential gains. It is shown that the critical length of the pendulum (that can just be balanced against the time-delay) can significantly be decreased by parametric forcing even if the maximum forcing acceleration is limited. The numerical analysis showed that the critical stick length about 30Â cm corresponding to the unforced system with reflex delay 0.1Â s can be decreased to 18Â cm with keeping maximum acceleration below the gravitational acceleration.
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Authors
Tamas Insperger,