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Numerical and experimental investigation on electromechanical aileron actuation system with joint clearance

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A closed-loop coupling model at the system-level is developed to analyze the effects of joint clearance on the dynamic responses of electromechanical aileron actuation system. The proposed model considers the coupling effects between the electromechanical actuator (EMA) control performance and dynamic characteristics of linkage mechanism with joint clearance. Besides, the experiments are conducted in a test rig, which verifies the effectiveness of the proposed closed-loop coupling model. The nonlinear contact force model and modified Coulomb friction model are adopted in the joint clearance of the linkage mechanism, and the influences of clearance size on the dynamic behaviors of electromechanical aileron actuation system are studied. The numerical and experimental results indicate that the novel closed-loop coupling model, considering the EMA control performance and dynamics of linkage mechanism with joint clearance at the same time, is an effective model to predict the dynamic characteristics of electromechanical aileron actuation with joint clearance, which provides a practical method to analyze the dynamic performance of electromechanical coupling multibody systems with joint clearance.

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    Qi Wan, Geng Liu, Yong Zhou, Shangjun Ma & Ruiting Tong

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Qi Wan is a Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, China. She received her M.S. in NWPU. Her research interests include multibody dynamics, virtual prototype simulation and impact dynamics of planar mechanism with clearance joints.

Geng Liu is a Professor and supervisor of Ph.D. students and Director of Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory for Transmissions and Controls at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU) in Xi’an, China. He received his M.S. in NWPU and Ph.D. from Xi’an Jiaotong University. His research interests include mechanical dynamic design, mechanical systems dynamics, simulation and virtual prototype design, tribology, contact mechanics and numerical methods.

Yong Zhou is an Associate Professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU) in Xi’an, China. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. from NWPU. His research interests are in the failure prediction and heath management of electro- mechanical actuator (EMA) and the control strategy of motor system.

Shangjun Ma is an Associate Researcher at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU) in Xi’an, China. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. from NWPU. His research interests include electro-mechanical actuator (EMA) and planetary roller screw mechanism (PRSM).

Ruiting Tong is an Associate Professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU) in Xi’an, China. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. from NWPU. His research interests include planetary roller screw mechanism (PRSM) and nanoscale adhesive contacts.

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Wan, Q., Liu, G., Zhou, Y. et al. Numerical and experimental investigation on electromechanical aileron actuation system with joint clearance. J Mech Sci Technol 33, 525–535 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-019-0105-8

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