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Levitation control of AEROTRAIN: Development of experimental wing-in-ground effect vehicle and stabilization along Z Axis and about roll and pitch axes

  • Yusuke Sugahara
  • , Yusuke Ikeuchi
  • , Ryo Suzuki
  • , Yasuhisa Hirata
  • , Kazuhiro Kosuge
  • , Yukio Noguchi
  • , Satoshi Kikuchi
  • , Yasuaki Kohama

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

Abstract

The goal of this study is to develop levitation stabilization control for an aerodynamically levitated highspeed, high-efficiency train, "Aero-Train." Levitation occurs due to the wing-in-ground effect acting on a U-shaped guideway. To achieve our goal, we developed a small experimental prototype of the wing-in-ground vehicle, its dynamic model and control for stabilization along the Z axis and about the roll and pitch axes using a linear quadratic regulator, as described in this paper. Control effectiveness is confirmed by experimental results.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)338-349
JournalJournal of Robotics and Mechatronics
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2011
Externally publishedYes

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Research Keywords

  • Aerial robotics and mechatronics
  • Aero-Train
  • Levitation control
  • Wing-in-ground effect

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