Sensorless tension control of shuttleless loom system based on support vector regression

摘要

Tension control of loom system are usually achieved by using loadcell sensor and powder clutch, which require additional mounting space, reduce the reliability in harsh environments and increase the cost of a loom system. Moreover, the physical properties of textile fabrics are very sensitive to several factors(temperature, humidity, radius change of warp beam etc.) which result in tension change. In this paper, a novel sensorless tension control of a shuttleless loom system based on SVR(Support Vector Regression) is presented. The sensorless tension algorithm of shuttleless loom system driven by servo motor which is robust to disturbance and tension variation. First, the modeling and dynamic behaviors of a shuttleless loom system is described. Then, different tension control strategies are analyzed and discussed. And finally, the validity and the usefulness of proposed algorithm are thoroughly verified through numerical simulation.