Dynamic simulation on vibration control of marching tank gun based on adaptive robust control

Abstract

In order to better understand the dynamic behavior and decrease the muzzle vibration of marching tank, a mechanical–electrical–hydraulic integrated dynamic model of marching tank was established based on a novel dynamic co-simulation method. The hydraulic system model was modeled in Amesim and the dynamic model of marching tank was established in RecurDyn based on multi-body system theory, vehicle terramechanics, and gun launch dynamics. The control system model was modeled in MATLAB/Simulink. Therein, the adaptive robust control algorithm was introduced to design the vertical stabilizer controller and the simulation program of the designed controller was developed by C language. The simulation results show that the muzzle vibration of marching tank can be controlled effectively by the ARC method. Furthermore, the muzzle error compensation signal was added in the designed controller to weaken the detrimental effect of the barrel flexibility on muzzle vibration. This work provides an approach to investigate the dynamic behavior of marching tank considering effects among the mechanical, hydraulic, and control subsystems.