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12 Citations
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Passivity-Based Control Design for Magnetic Levitation System

  • Wang Yang,
  • Fanwei Meng,
  • Man Sun and
  • Kai Liu

1 April 2020

The passivity-based control (PBC) is a new direction of nonlinear control, but the method is basically a qualitative method. A quantifiable design method in combination with PBC is provided in this paper. To solve the partial differential equation (P...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nonlinear Control: Theory and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
10,864 Views
18 Pages

16 August 2019

The maglev train is a whole new method of transportation without wheels, consisting of 20 groups of symmetry suspension units. The magnetic levitation system plays a major role in suspending the maglev train stably and following the track quickly wit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,064 Views
14 Pages

Semi-Active Magnetic Levitation System for Education

  • Gisela Pujol-Vázquez,
  • Alessandro N. Vargas,
  • Saleh Mobayen and
  • Leonardo Acho

8 June 2021

This paper describes how to construct a low-cost magnetic levitation system (MagLev). The MagLev has been intensively used in engineering education, allowing instructors and students to learn through hands-on experiences of essential concepts, such a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,408 Views
22 Pages

8 January 2026

Recently, there has been a rapid increase in the demand for magnetic levitation systems. Since they are utilized in many levitation-based systems, one such application is in magnetic levitated (Maglev) trains. Moreover, these systems are complicated...

(This article belongs to the Section E: Applied Mathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,355 Views
25 Pages

12 March 2021

In this article, we designed and implemented neural controllers to control a nonlinear and unstable magnetic levitation system composed of an electromagnet and a magnetic disk. The objective was to evaluate the implementation and performance of neura...

(This article belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
3,868 Views
15 Pages

13 December 2020

Currently, there are no formalized methods for tuning non-integer order controllers. This is due to the fact that implementing these systems requires using an approximation of the non-integer order terms. The Oustaloup approximation method of the s&a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fractional-Order Circuits & Systems Design and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,942 Views
21 Pages

Design a Robust Proportional-Derivative Gain-Scheduling Control for a Magnetic Levitation System

  • Moayed Almobaied,
  • Hassan S. Al-Nahhal,
  • Orlando Arrieta and
  • Ramon Vilanova

23 September 2023

This study focuses on the design of a robust PD gain-scheduling controller (PD-GS-C) for an unstable SISO (single-input, single-output) magnetic levitation system with two electromagnets (MLS2EM). Magnetic levitation systems offer various advantages,...

(This article belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,273 Views
16 Pages

8 March 2021

This paper presents a method of utilizing a non-contact position sensor for the tilting and movement control of a rotor in a rotary magnetic levitation motor system. This system has been studied with the aim of having a relatively simple and highly c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design and Analysis of Electrical Machines and Drives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,298 Views
19 Pages

12 January 2023

Recently, due to the development of semiconductor technology, high-performance memory and digital convergence technology that integrates and implements various functions into one semiconductor chip has been regarded as the next-generation core techno...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,095 Views
14 Pages

21 August 2023

Magnetic levitation can reduce particulate contamination that occurs during wafer transportation in the semiconductor manufacturing process. This technology radically eliminates contact between the wafer and the transport system, reducing friction, w...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Manufacturing Technologies: Development and Prospect)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
767 Views
22 Pages

22 January 2026

Due to the significant nonlinear characteristics of the magnetic bearing, it is difficult to establish an accurate mathematical model, and it is susceptible to external disturbances. Traditional control methods struggle to meet the control requiremen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
289 Views
22 Pages

22 September 2026

This paper proposes an improved active disturbance rejection control (IADRC) scheme for a magnetic levitation ball system to enhance performance under scenarios of internal parameter perturbations and external disturbances. Firstly, a mathematical mo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The New Development of Predictive Control and Intelligent Decision-Making)
  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
5,894 Views
15 Pages

11 May 2018

In an idle light-load or a full-load condition, the change of the load mass of a suspension system is very significant. If the control parameters of conventional control methods remain unchanged, the suspension performance of the control system deter...

(This article belongs to the Section State-of-the-Art Sensors Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,168 Views
22 Pages

14 January 2023

Multi-objective (MO) optimization is a developing technique for increasing closed-loop performance and robustness. However, its applications to control engineering mostly concern first or second order approximation models. This article proposes a nov...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Magnetic Sensors and Systems for Scientific and Industrial Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
777 Views
29 Pages

10 January 2026

In real life, almost all systems are nonlinear in nature. The electromagnetic levitation system (EMLS) is one such system that has a wide range of applications due to its frictionless, fast, and affordable technique. Optimal control and sliding mode...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
630 Views
25 Pages

Embedding System Knowledge in Nonlinear Active Disturbance Rejection Control: Insights from a Magnetic Levitation System

  • Mikołaj Mrotek,
  • Jacek Michalski,
  • Eric William Zurita-Bustamante,
  • Rafal Madonski and
  • Dariusz Pazderski

7 December 2025

Two new active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) structures for nonlinear systems are introduced: a locally linearized variant and a fully nonlinear formulation. Both approaches incorporate model knowledge to enhance performance but differ in how...

(This article belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,512 Views
25 Pages

14 February 2026

This paper addresses the stringent requirements of high-precision equipment for broadband, contactless active vibration isolation by tackling three key research gaps: the lack of an integrated design deeply coupling vertical and lateral subsystems, t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Theory and Application of Magnetic Actuators—3rd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,445 Views
15 Pages

27 April 2019

This paper proposes a systematic feedback controller design methodology for multi-input multi-output (MIMO) uncertain systems using the quantitative feedback theory (QFT). To achieve this goal, the model matching problem was considered and the invers...

(This article belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,734 Views
14 Pages

23 September 2022

A system with multiple controllers and a multiple-model architecture is one of the most effective solutions for the real-time control of nonlinear systems. The employment of these structures necessitates the resolution of certain difficulties, such a...

(This article belongs to the Section Control and Systems Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
8,472 Views
15 Pages

Fuzzy Logic Controller Parameter Optimization Using Metaheuristic Cuckoo Search Algorithm for a Magnetic Levitation System

  • Gabriel García-Gutiérrez,
  • Diego Arcos-Aviles,
  • Enrique V. Carrera,
  • Francesc Guinjoan and ,
  • Emilia Motoasca,
  • Paúl Ayala and
  • Alexander Ibarra
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

16 June 2019

The main benefits of fuzzy logic control (FLC) allow a qualitative knowledge of the desired system’s behavior to be included as IF-THEN linguistic rules for the control of dynamical systems where either an analytic model is not available or is too co...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Intelligence, Soft Computing and Communication Networks for Applied Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,759 Views
15 Pages

9 April 2020

Due to the limited deviation range of the controllable levitation gap, the vehicle/track coupling dynamic problem of the maglev transportation system is very prominent. The stability of the electromagnetic levitation system is deeply affected by the...

(This article belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)
  • Review
  • Open Access
52 Citations
14,309 Views
36 Pages

Maglev transportation is a highly promising form of transportation for the future, primarily due to its friction-free operation, exceptional comfort, and low risk of derailment. Unlike conventional transportation systems, maglev trains operate with n...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Structural Health Monitoring and Vibration Control)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
9,253 Views
17 Pages

4 January 2023

Accurate large-displacement magnetic levitation actuation and its stability remain difficult in non-liquid environments. A magnetic levitation actuation and motion control system with active levitation mode is proposed in this paper. The actuating fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,269 Views
14 Pages

Stabilization of the Magnetic Levitation System

  • Štefan Chamraz,
  • Mikuláš Huba and
  • Katarína Žáková

4 November 2021

This paper contributes toward research on the control of the magnetic levitation plant, representing a typical nonlinear unstable system that can be controlled by various methods. This paper shows two various approaches to the solution of the control...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Trends in Automation Control Systems and Their Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,756 Views
16 Pages

3 March 2022

This paper presents a novel dynamic deep learning architecture integrated with Lyapunov control to address the timing latency and constraints of deep learning. The dynamic component permits the network depth to increase or decrease depending on the s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Control Part of Cyber-Physical Systems: Modeling, Design and Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,662 Views
25 Pages

14 December 2020

The paper will present a mathematical model for the guideway as a continuous system, followed by a moving force coming from the capsule and the capsule as a discrete system. The theoretical problem selected for analysis comes from a group of technica...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Hyperloop and Associated Technologies)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,145 Views
19 Pages

9 April 2022

Magnetism and magnetic levitation has found significant interest within the field of micromanipulation of objects. Additive manufacturing (AM), which is the computer-controlled process for creating 3D objects through the deposition of materials, has...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Flexible Micromanipulators and Micromanipulation)
  • Review
  • Open Access
98 Citations
18,066 Views
26 Pages

Control Methods for Levitation System of EMS-Type Maglev Vehicles: An Overview

  • Fengxing Li,
  • Yougang Sun,
  • Junqi Xu,
  • Zhenyu He and
  • Guobin Lin

24 March 2023

As new advanced vehicles, electromagnetic suspension (EMS)-type maglev trains have received wide attention because of their advantages such as high speed, no mechanical friction, low noise, low cost and energy consumption, strong climbing ability, an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vehicles Dynamics and Propulsion Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,147 Views
24 Pages

24 November 2022

For magnetic levitation systems subject to dynamical uncertainty and exterior perturbations, we implement a real-time Prescribed Performance Control (PPC). A modified function of Global Fast Terminal Sliding Mode Manifold (GFTSMM) based on the transf...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor Data Fusion Analysis for Broad Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,424 Views
22 Pages

24 August 2021

Nonlinear system control belongs to advanced control problems important for real plants control design. Various techniques have been developed in this field. In this paper we compare two different approaches to a nonlinear unstable Magnetic levitatio...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Non-linear Dynamics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,005 Views
22 Pages

Generalised Proportional Integral Control for Magnetic Levitation Systems Using a Tangent Linearisation Approach

  • Lidia M. Belmonte,
  • Eva Segura,
  • Antonio Fernández-Caballero,
  • José A. Somolinos and
  • Rafael Morales

19 June 2021

This paper applies a robust generalised proportional integral (GPI) controller to address the problems of stabilisation and position tracking in voltage-controlled magnetic levitation systems, with consideration of the system’s physical parameters, n...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Problems in Mechanical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,122 Views
25 Pages

3 December 2022

The primary goal of this study is to create a magnetic levitation system for additive manufacturing (AM) applications. The emphasis of this research is placed on Laser Directed Energy Deposition via Powder Feeding (LDED-PF). The primary benefit of us...

(This article belongs to the Section Miniaturized and Micro Actuators)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
15,048 Views
18 Pages

Levitation Methods for Use in the Hyperloop High-Speed Transportation System

  • Eric Chaidez,
  • Shankar P. Bhattacharyya and
  • Adonios N. Karpetis

2 November 2019

The Hyperloop system offers the promise of transportation over distances of 1000 km or more, at speeds approaching the speed of sound, without the complexity and cost of high-speed trains or commercial aviation. Two crucial technological issues must...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Hyperloop and Associated Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,721 Views
10 Pages

Vibration Characteristics of Flexible Steel Plate on Proposed Magnetic Levitation System Using Gravity

  • Ayato Endo,
  • Rintaro Itoyama,
  • Jumpei Kuroda,
  • Daigo Uchino and ,
  • Kazuki Ogawa,
  • Keigo Ikeda,
  • Taro Kato,
  • Takayoshi Narita and
  • Hideaki Kato
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

18 December 2022

Flexible steel plates are generally transported by rollers; however, the contact between the rollers and the steel plate degrades the surface quality of the plate. To solve this problem, noncontact transportation of steel plates using electromagnetic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,800 Views
13 Pages

Magnetic Levitation Belt Conveyor Control System Based on Multi-Sensor Fusion

  • Kun Hu,
  • Hao Jiang,
  • Qinqin Zhu,
  • Wangqian Qian and
  • Jinhan Yang

25 June 2023

Belt conveyors are critical in coal transportation systems; however, they are supported by rollers, which incur high energy costs. Magnetic levitation support is adopted. The measurement of a magnetic levitation air gap is important, and a displaceme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
8,699 Views
18 Pages

Design of a Low-Cost Air Levitation System for Teaching Control Engineering

  • Jesus Chacon,
  • Jacobo Saenz,
  • Luis De la Torre,
  • Jose Manuel Diaz and
  • Francisco  Esquembre

12 October 2017

Air levitation is the process by which an object is lifted without mechanical support in a stable position, by providing an upward force that counteracts the gravitational force exerted on the object. This work presents a low-cost lab implementation...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,357 Views
14 Pages

Toward Optimal Control of a Multivariable Magnetic Levitation System

  • Paweł Majewski,
  • Dawid Pawuś,
  • Krzysztof Szurpicki and
  • Wojciech P. Hunek

11 January 2022

In the paper, a comparative case study covering different control strategies of unstable and nonlinear magnetic levitation process is investigated. Three control procedures are examined in order to fulfill the specified performance indices. Thus, a d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Trends in Automation Control Systems and Their Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,075 Views
14 Pages

The Magnetic Levitation Weaving Needle Monitoring System and Predictive Analysis Based on Digital Twin

  • Zixuan Wang,
  • Chi Zhang,
  • Aijie Yin,
  • Cancan Rao and ,
  • Peng Lin,
  • Chengjun Zhang and
  • Jun Wang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

18 July 2024

To address the issues of low visibility, poor real-time performance, and weak interaction capabilities in the operation of magnetic levitation circular knitting needles, an online monitoring method based on digital twin technology for magnetic levita...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,933 Views
16 Pages

14 March 2020

The paper presents an analytical, numerical and experimental analysis of the special designed system for energy harvesting. The harvester system consists of two identical magnets rigidly mounted to the tube’s end. Between them, a third magnet i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Harvesting Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,182 Views
23 Pages

Three-Dimensional Active Magnetic Levitation Actuating and Control System for Curved Pipes

  • Guancheng Liu,
  • Meng Gao,
  • Deshuai Sun,
  • Renjun Jiang and
  • Lei Fan

24 November 2024

A three-dimensional active maglev (magnetic levitation) actuating system based on force imbalance is proposed. By combining the principle of force imbalance control with the control algorithm, the stable levitation and controllable levitating motion...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,069 Views
13 Pages

Enhanced Model Reference Adaptive Control Scheme for Tracking Control of Magnetic Levitation System

  • Rahul Sanmugam Gopi,
  • Soundarya Srinivasan,
  • Kavitha Panneerselvam,
  • Yuvaraja Teekaraman and ,
  • Ramya Kuppusamy and
  • Shabana Urooj
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

7 March 2021

Magnetic Levitation is a process in which an object is suspended with the support of the magnetic field. Despite being an unstable system, Magnetic Levitation Systems (MAGLEV) have profound applications in various fields of engineering. MAGLEV system...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Electromagnetic Analysis and Modeling of Conventional and Special Electrical Machines)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,819 Views
11 Pages

29 June 2022

In this study, we developed a superconducting magnetic bearing using a permanent repulsive magnet. A repulsive magnetic levitation system with a permanent magnet can generate a strong levitation force in the absence of a power supply. However, it is...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Technologies in Superconducting Actuators)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,653 Views
12 Pages

Experimental Consideration on Suppression Effect of Elastic Vibration in Electromagnetic Levitation System for Flexible Thin Steel Plate with Curvature

  • Kazuki Ogawa,
  • Riku Miyazaki,
  • Yamato Uchida,
  • Ikkei Kobayashi and ,
  • Jumpei Kuroda,
  • Daigo Uchino,
  • Keigo Ikeda,
  • Taro Kato,
  • Ayato Endo and
  • Hideaki Kato
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

17 November 2022

Recently, research on non-contact conveyance systems using electromagnetic levitation technology has accelerated. We have constructed an electromagnetic levitation control system that keeps the relative distance between the electromagnet and steel pl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vibrations in Materials Processing Machines)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,965 Views
22 Pages

Capsule Vehicle Dynamics Based on Levitation Coil Design Using Equivalent Model of a Sidewall Electrodynamic Suspension System

  • Ranhee Yoon,
  • Birhan Abebaw Negash,
  • Wonhee You,
  • Jungyoul Lim and ,
  • Jinho Lee,
  • Changyoung Lee and
  • Kwansup Lee
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

13 August 2021

A levitation system based on sidewall electrodynamic suspension (EDS) is considered for a capsule vehicle, which is a next-generation high-speed transportation system currently being studied. This levitation system does not require controlling of the...

(This article belongs to the Section E: Electric Vehicles)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
725 Views
19 Pages

Research on Levitation Control of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom System Based on IWOA-ISMC

  • Ziyang Hao,
  • Linjie Hao,
  • Pengfei Liu,
  • Ruichen Wang and
  • Meiqi Wang

14 February 2026

Electromagnetic levitation control is a core technology for ensuring the stable operation of maglev trains. To enhance the disturbance rejection capability and stability of the levitation system, an IWOA-ISMC control strategy is proposed in this pape...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Magnetic Levitation and Actuator Integration: From Fundamental Research to Emerging Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,630 Views
10 Pages

Media-Free and Contactless Micro-Positioning System Using Ultrasonic Levitation and Magnetic Actuators

  • Berend Denkena,
  • Jörg Wallaschek,
  • Henning Buhl,
  • Jens Twiefel and ,
  • Chenglong Ding and
  • Zijian Chen
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

19 November 2025

In micro-production technology (MPT), the demand for ultra-precise machine tools has been steadily increasing. Conventional guideway systems, such as hydrostatic or aerostatic bearings, often face limitations in terms of compactness, media supply, an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Piezoelectric Actuators and Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,157 Views
12 Pages

12 June 2023

Magnetic levitation and additive manufacturing (AM) are two fields of significant interest in academic research. The use of non-contact forces for magnetic levitation techniques provides opportunities for adoption within the AM environment. The key g...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in High-Precision Magnetic Levitation Actuators)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
10,871 Views
12 Pages

9 July 2010

This paper presents an optimum design of a lightweight vehicle levitation electromagnet, which also provides a passive guide force in a magnetic levitation system for contactless delivery applications. The split alignment of C-shaped electromagnets a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 14th International Symposium on Electromagnetic Fields-ISEF2009)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,853 Views
11 Pages

A Magnetic Levitation System for Range/Sensitivity-Tunable Measurement of Density

  • Junhui Yu,
  • Donghai Li,
  • Chengxian Zhu,
  • Qiran Ouyang and ,
  • Chunyang Miao and
  • Haidong Yu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

13 April 2023

Magnetic levitation (MagLev) is a promising density-based analytical technique with numerous applications. Several MagLev structures with different levels of sensitivity and range have been studied. However, these MagLev structures can seldom satisfy...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3,180 Views
10 Pages

Analysis and Suppression of Laser Intensity Fluctuation in a Dual-Beam Optical Levitation System

  • Xia Wang,
  • Qi Zhu,
  • Mengzhu Hu,
  • Wenqiang Li and ,
  • Xingfan Chen,
  • Nan Li,
  • Xunmin Zhu and
  • Huizhu Hu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

22 June 2022

Levitated micro-resonators in vacuums have attracted widespread attention due to their application potential in precision force sensing, acceleration sensing, mass measurement and gravitational wave sensing. The optically levitated microsphere in a c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue State-of-the-Art in Optical Trapping and Manipulation)

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