Online state and input force estimation for multibody models employing extended Kalman filtering

This paper discusses the use of Subsystem Global Modal Parameterization (SS-GMP) reduced multibody models in an augmented discrete extended Kalman filter (A-DEKF) to generate a general formalism for online coupled state/input estimation in mechanisms. The SS-GMP approach is proposed to reduce a general multibody model of a mechanical system into a real-time capable model without considerable loss in accuracy. In order to use these reduced models with an extended Kalman filter, the necessary derivatives of this model are provided. An exponential integration scheme is used to discretize the model in order to be compatible with discrete time filters. Finally, the augmented approach is used for the estimation, in which the unknown external forces are considered as additional states to be estimated. The proposed approach is validated numerically and compared to three other filtering approaches. The validation demonstrates that the proposed approach provides accurate results while still maintaining real-time performance.

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