Physically-Based Adaptive Control of Cavity Pressure in Injection Molding: Filling Phase
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M. Rafizadeh
Abstract
Cavity pressure plays an important role in determining the quality of injection molded articles. The non-linear and time-varying nature of the process causes difficulties in implementing efficient control systems, which usually employ linear, time-invariant design strategies. Conversely, advanced control methods, such as self-tuning control, do not provide physical information about the process. A physically-based adaptive controller has been developed for cavity pressure control during the filling phase. Different control algorithms, employing different tuning criteria, were implemented on a microcomputer to control the cavity pressure. Experimental results indicate that this control yields accurate results for the injection molding of polyethylene. The results also show that this method, using the IMC algorithm, is superior to the classical optimal controller tuning approach.
© 1997, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich
Articles in the same Issue
- Contents
- Contents
- Editorial
- Editorial
- Screw Extrusion/Mixing
- Melt Temperatures and Residence Times in an Extruder by Infrared Spectroscopy
- Continuous Mixing of Low Viscosity and High Viscosity Polymer Melts in a Modular Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruder
- Flow Field Analysis of Both the Trilobal Element and Mixing Disc Zones within a Closely Intermeshing, Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruder
- A Composite Model for Solid Conveying, Melting, Pressure and Fill Factor Profiles in Modular Co -Rotating Twin Screw Extruders
- Temperature Rise in the Extrusion of Highly Viscous Composite Materials
- Simulation of Free Surface Flow in Partially Filled Internal Mixers
- Die Extrusion
- Processing of Sheath-Core and Matrix-Fibril Fibers Composed of PP and a TLCP
- Fibers and Films
- Experimental and Theoretical Study of Rectangular Fiber Melt Spinning
- Distributed Crystallinity Control during Cast Film Extrusion
- Application of Neural Networks to Analyze the Drawing Process of PET Films
- Molding
- Physically-Based Adaptive Control of Cavity Pressure in Injection Molding: Filling Phase
- In-Mould Shrinkage Measurements of PS Samples with Strain Gages
- The Occurrence of Flow Marks during Injection Molding of Linear Polyethylene
Articles in the same Issue
- Contents
- Contents
- Editorial
- Editorial
- Screw Extrusion/Mixing
- Melt Temperatures and Residence Times in an Extruder by Infrared Spectroscopy
- Continuous Mixing of Low Viscosity and High Viscosity Polymer Melts in a Modular Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruder
- Flow Field Analysis of Both the Trilobal Element and Mixing Disc Zones within a Closely Intermeshing, Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruder
- A Composite Model for Solid Conveying, Melting, Pressure and Fill Factor Profiles in Modular Co -Rotating Twin Screw Extruders
- Temperature Rise in the Extrusion of Highly Viscous Composite Materials
- Simulation of Free Surface Flow in Partially Filled Internal Mixers
- Die Extrusion
- Processing of Sheath-Core and Matrix-Fibril Fibers Composed of PP and a TLCP
- Fibers and Films
- Experimental and Theoretical Study of Rectangular Fiber Melt Spinning
- Distributed Crystallinity Control during Cast Film Extrusion
- Application of Neural Networks to Analyze the Drawing Process of PET Films
- Molding
- Physically-Based Adaptive Control of Cavity Pressure in Injection Molding: Filling Phase
- In-Mould Shrinkage Measurements of PS Samples with Strain Gages
- The Occurrence of Flow Marks during Injection Molding of Linear Polyethylene
