The welding tracking technology of an underwater welding robot based on sliding mode active disturbance rejection control
ISSN: 0144-5154
Article publication date: 30 November 2022
Issue publication date: 6 December 2022
Abstract
Purpose
A welding robot is a complicated system with uncertainty, time-varying, strong coupling and non-linear system. It is more complicated if it is used in an underwater environment. It is difficult to establish an accurate dynamic model for an underwater welding robot. Aiming at the tracking control of an underwater welding robot, it is difficult to achieve the control performance requirements by the classical proportional integral derivative control method to realize automatic tracking of the seam. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a novel method to deal with these issues.
Design/methodology/approach
To combine the advantages of active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) and sliding mode control (SMC) to improve the shortcomings of a single control method, a hybrid control method for an underwater welding robot trajectory tracking based on SMC_ADRC is proposed in this research work.
Findings
The simulation experiment of the proposed approach is carried out by Matlab/Simulink, and the welding experiment is recorded. The seam gets plumper and smoother, with better continuity and no undercut phenomenon.
Originality/value
The proposed approach is effective and reliable, and the system’s tracking performance is stable, which can effectively reduce chattering and improve system robustness.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 2011AA040201), the University-level Funding Projects of Guangdong Mechanical and Electrical Polytechnic (Grant no. Gccrcxm-202007). The 2021 Guangdong Provincial Department of education recognized scientific research projects in Colleges and Universities (Grant no. 2021KTSCX205) and The 2021 School-level Scientific Research Projects (Grant no. YJZD2021-54).
Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Citation
Li, S. and Zhang, X. (2022), "The welding tracking technology of an underwater welding robot based on sliding mode active disturbance rejection control", Assembly Automation, Vol. 42 No. 6, pp. 891-900. https://doi.org/10.1108/AA-07-2022-0171
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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