DEVELOPING CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR TWO-COORDINATE PLANAR POSITIONING SYSTEMS BY MEANS OF COUPLED ADVANCED SIMULATION TOOLS

Abstract: The modular doubly salient permanent magnet variable reluctance planar motor can be successfully used for precise positioning tasks in flexible manufacturing systems. To optimize its control system three simulation platforms were coupled: ANSYS®, CASPOC ® and SIMULINK®. Using the coupled simulation an efficient control system was tested. It achieves high dynamic performance and low torque ripple due to the optimal switching of the power electronics devices. All the obtained results fit perfectly to a manufacturing system's requirements