Enhanced robust stability analysis of large hydraulic control systems via a bifurcation-based procedure (Q1850140)

The initial design of many hydraulic systems is based primarily on steady state models because of their size and complexity. Nonlinear system dynamic characteristics are normally checked by simulation and prototype testing of the final design configuration. In this paper, the development and demonstration of a bifurcation-based analysis procedure is presented that focuses on potential modes of oscillations, rather than on analyzing all possible systems, to yield robust stability analysis of large nonlinear systems. Additional contributions of this research include proposed solutions to the main issues that complicate the robust stability analysis, a demonstration of the use of the results from a bifurcation analysis, and a detailed description of the possible nonlinear responses for a large automatic transmission hydraulic system with a multidimensional state space and parameter space.