Development of Conventional and Fuzzy Controllers for Output Coupled Drive Systems and Variable Inertia

Abstract The control of output coupled drive systems having variable inertia is difficult due to the presence of possible vibrations due to the elastic coupling, the variance of plant parameters, and the effect of output coupling of the control subsystems. Typical applications for such complex large-scale multivariate systems are the fields of rolling mills, of winding mechanisms, and of electrical driven transportation systems. The paper presents results concerning the development of conventional and fuzzy control solutions for a drive system with two output coupled motors applicable to the rolls of a hot rolling mill and to a variable inertia strip winding system.