Nonlinear Control of a Novel DC Linear Motor

This study concerns the design and simulation of a nonlinear controller for a novel Direct Current (DC) Linear Induction Motor.The motor offers a very high force/current ratio and this makes it ideal for many applications.Controlling the motor current, position and speed is one of the key requirements for operational processes in this applications.The controller introduced in this study aims to track a desired velocity profile by assuming all the system parameters are exactly known, that it, it is an exact model knowledge controller.The paper first explains the development of the dynamical model of the system, then the design of the controller step-by-step, and finally it provides the numerical simulation results of the designed controller.Lyapunov-type arguments have been used for stability analysis of the designed controller.