Project

MoForM: Model based force measurements

Code
180I9116
Duration
01 February 2016 → 01 February 2020
Funding
Regional and community funding: various
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Electronics
Keywords
force measurement
 
Project description

Knowledge of dynamic forces and torques is critical, both during the prototype development stages of mechatronic products, machines and processes and during their operational life. Measuring forces is a time-consuming, error-prone, expensive and often drastic process. It also regularly happens that force measurements at the desired locations are prohibited due to lack of space or too harsh conditions.

Main Objective: The main objective of the project is to develop a breakthrough force / torque measurement technology by applying a virtual detection strategy. This includes the evaluation and development of single (Kalman filter-based) and multi-step (Moving Horizon Estimation based) estimators that combine faithful physical models and physically inspired grey box models with affordable, non-intrusive sensors to rapidly (potentially real) unknown forces. -time), accurate, in-situ and online. The target performance is defined in collaboration with industry and includes real-time in-situ power estimation with a bandwidth of 10 Hz and a dynamic range of 20 dB to on-line in-situ power estimation with a bandwidth of 200 Hz and a dynamic range of 80 db. Range. The estimation technologies must be able to account for the non-linear dynamic effects as they occur in mechatronic powertrains and systems.