In order to provide a simplified and low-cost solution of the terminal for a distributed actuation system, this paper proposes an electro-hydrostatic actuator (EHA) based on the linear drive principle. The proposed actuator is directly driven by a linear pump with a collaborative rectification mechanism, whose performance relies on the collaboration of the internal two units. A pair of linear oscillating motors are employed to drive the two pump units respectively. The control of the actuator is based on the modulation of the oscillating amplitude, frequency, and phase difference of the two motors. The advantage of this actuator is that no more valve control is needed to rectify the linear pump besides the high efficiency of the direct pump drive. In this paper, both schematic and detailed structure of the actuator is presented. The kinematic and dynamic characteristics are analyzed and modeled, based on which the control method is proposed. The experiments verify the validity of the actuator structure and control.

Energetic macroscopic representation (EMR) is an effective graphical modeling tool for multiphysical systems, and EMR model clearly illustrates the power flow and interaction between different subcomponents. This paper presents the modeling and control of a novel linear-driven electro-hydrostatic actuator (LEHA) with EMR method. The LEHA is a novel electro-hydrostatic actuation system, and the hydraulic cylinder in LEHA is driven by a novel collaborative rectification pump (CRP), which incorporates two miniature cylinders and two spool valves. EMR model clearly illustrated the powertrain in LEHA and interaction between each components. Based on EMR model, a maximum control structure (MCS) is easily deduced using the action and reaction principle, and then the practicable controller deduced from MCS shows satisfying performance in the simulation.

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