Load torque estimation problem for electric machinery servo systems by an inverse method

Abstract

This study analyzes a load torque estimation problem for an electric machinery servo system using the recursive input estimation (RIE) algorithm. This study also presents four novel estimation models, which have different numbers of sensors, considers the process and the measurement noise to estimate load torque without a torque sensor. The proposed algorithm is a novel estimation technique for solving force feedback and state estimation problems for an electric machinery servo control system. In this work, the DC servomotor system is utilized as an electric machinery servo system, and four important RIE characteristics were verified by numerical simulation results: (i) Adaptive forgetting factor in the RIE algorithm can estimate load torque more effectively than constant forgetting factor; (ii) The significant variation of control input and/or load torque impact affects the estimation precision; (iii) The high‐performance load torque estimation model can be established based only on the given control input and techogenerator sensor; (iv) Using different degrees of model errors, the estimation of the performance tendency toward good or bad for control input and load torque are the same. This characteristic shows that good estimated performance for an unknown load torque can be confirmed based on the strength of good control input estimated performance. In other words, model error can be identified via the deterministic control input and its estimation results. The proposed models may have practical applications for solving disturbance compensation problems in electric machinery servo systems.