Model Predictive Control of a Hydraulic Multichamber Actuator: A Feasibility Study

This paper presents a model predictive control (MPC) strategy for a hydraulic multichamber actuator. The actuator of interest is a hydraulic cylinder with four cylinder chambers connected to a common pressure rail through a set of hydraulic valves. The control challenge is to achieve accurate force control with preserved energy efficiency at all times. MPC is here used to overcome the difficulties...