Nylon Tension PID Control During Raw Tire Assembly

<p>The purpose of this study is to evaluate several control methods to see which one has the best control of nylon tension during raw tire assembly. After nylon application step of the tire building process, the shape of the tire will undergo inflation that causes the nylon layers to expand and produces tension gradient. To overcome such a problem, the process needs to preapply a nylon trip with a gradient of tension so the tension can be balanced after the inflation step. The study evaluated several PID controllers and gathered data to see which controller results in the best nylon tension gradient. The study also discusses the cost and simplicity of implementation as well as its overall performance.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Applied Engineering (M.S.A.E.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Luo, Yuan-yu

Contributors dc:contributor

• Frank Goforth
• Rocio Alba-Flores

• ETD
• Force Control
• Nylon Tension Control
• PID Controller
• Tire Assembly
• Industrial Engineering
• Operational Research
• Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/846

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1854