Recent advances in web longitudinal control
Abstract
Stable web transport through processing machinery is critical in the web processing industry. Demands for improved performance under a wide variety of dynamic conditions and web materials are placing additional emphasis on developing new advanced control techniques. Further, technological advances in areas such as drive hardware, microprocessors, and sensors, are opening up new possibilities for implementing advanced control methods that are robust to a number of process and material variations and result in superior performance over existing industrial control methods. Mathematical models of fundamentals elements in a web process line are presented. A systematic procedure for computing the equilibrium inputs as well as reference velocities of all rollers based on the master speed reference is given. Recently developed robust control methods for web longitudinal control are described. Implementation of the controllers on two experimental platforms is given, and a sample of the experimental results is presented. Finally, some potential new directions and future research topics are discussed.
Citation
Pagilla, P. R., & Knittel, D. (2005, June). Recent advances in web longitudinal control. Paper presented at the Eighth International Conference on Web Handling (IWEB), Stillwater, OK.