Visual Nonlinear Feedback Control of Liquid Level in Mold Sprue Cup by Cascade System with Flow Rate Control for Tilting-Ladle-Type Automatic Pouring System

Abstract:

This paper presents the novel approach of liquid level control of mold sprue cup using camera information for tilting-ladle-type automatic pouring system in casting industry. A liquid level in mold sprue cup should be kept at high position to avoid inclusion of oxides and dusts during pouring process. A cascade control system with double feedback loop to enhance control response was proposed for the present level control: inner loop was the flowrate control system for pouring ladle, and outer loop was the level control one with camera measurement to detect the liquid level. The control part of flow rate was constructed based on the past study. The mathematical model of liquid behavior in a sprue cup of an inverted cone shape was built in this paper. The level controller was newly designed based on nonlinear control theory by exact linearization. The effectiveness of the proposed cascade system was verified by control simulations.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 925)
• Pages: 483-490
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.925.483
• Online since: June 2018
• Authors: Atsushi Ito*, Philipp Oetinger, Ryosuke Tasaki, Oliver Sawodny, Kazuhiko Terashima
• Keywords: Cascade Control, Casting Industry, Nonlinear Control, Tilting-Ladle-Type Automatic Pouring System

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