Actuators, Volume 12, Issue 1
January 2023 - 45 articles
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Cover Story: The relative position between the laser beam and the nozzle is controlled by laser-focus-controlled magnetic actuators to achieve non-coaxial laser cutting and improve laser cutting efficiency. In this paper, a 3-DOF (degrees of freedom) magnetic actuator is designed to solve the inconsistency of the laser beam focus and the nozzle focus in off-axis laser cutting. A mixed sensitivity robust controller is designed, and its simulation analysis and experimental research are carried out. The experimental results show that the step response of the actuator in the Y, X, and θ directions can quickly reach the steady-state value. Additionally, the steady-state error in the X, Y, and θ is 1.6%, 0.39%, and 0.45%, respectively. Their errors are all less than 0.025 mm, so they meet the position performance requirements. View this paper