A Model-Based Approach to the Protection of the Steering Mechanism of High-Power Antennas Placed in a Nuclear Fusion Tokamak

• Published in: IEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 55 - 63
• Main Authors: D'Antona, G., Davoudi, M., Ferrero, R., Giberti, H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.01.2012; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Antennas; Braking; Brushless motors; Mathematical model; Mathematical models; Mechanical systems; Microwave antennas; Motion estimation; motor drives; Motors; Prediction algorithms; Predictive models; protection; steering systems; Studies; Thresholds; tokamak devices; Trajectories; Trajectory; Uncertainty

In most applications where motors control several degrees of freedom of a mechanical system, there is the necessity to implement protection that is able to stop the motors when the mechanical system reaches the extreme positions of its workspace. When the mechanical system is located in a hostile en...