Flatness-based control of a Timoshenko beam

Abstract

The paper presents an approach to flatness-based control design for hyperbolic multi-input systems, building upon the hyperbolic controller form (HCF). The transformation into HCF yields a simplified system representation that considerably facilitates the design of state feedback controllers for trajectory tracking. The proposed concept is demonstrated for a Timoshenko beam and validated through numerical simulations, demonstrating trajectory tracking and closed-loop stability.