Abstract

Direct current (DC) servo motors are central to many complex systems, such as electrical, electro-mechanical, and electro-hydraulic frameworks. In practice, these systems can have nonlinear characteristics and parameter variations. Accurate model representation and position tracking of DC motors are the main issues in many real systems, such as twin rotors, aircraft, airships, and robot manipulators. The precise position tracking of these systems has already been achieved using conventional H-infinity (H-infinity) controllers. However, the order and structure become more intricate when employing complex weights to shape the closed-loop system, which limits the current proposals. To overcome the above-mentioned limitations, in this article, we provide a precise angular position tracking of a DC servo motor utilizing an intelligent, robust linear controller based on a fixed-structure linear fractional transformation. The conventional H-infinity controllers are based on the minimization of an unstructured linear fractional transformation objective function that leads to a complex design of these controllers. The main advantage of the proposed intelligent H-infinity synthesis is the fixed and simple structure that increases its practical implementation. The methodology is formulated in the MATLAB software for the robust design of the proposed synthesis based on an intelligent fixed-structure H-infinity optimization. Simulation results are compared with conventional H-infinity and proportional-integral-derivative controllers. The results are also validated experimentally.