Abstract
A dynamical sliding-mode control is used to avoid different bit sticking problems present in a conventional vertical oilwell drillstring. The control goal of driving the rotary velocities of drillstring components to a constant positive value is achieved by means of this control. A discontinuous lumped-parameter torsional model of four degrees of freedom is considered. This model allows to describe drill pipes and drill collars behavior. The closed-loop system has two discontinuity surfaces. One of them gives rise to self-excited bit stick-slip oscillations and bit sticking phenomena. The other surface is introduced to accomplish the control goal despite variations in the weight on the bit (key to the dynamics) and other system parameters. ©2007 IEEE.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the American Control Conference|Proc Am Control Conf |
Pages | 3837-3842 |
Number of pages | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Event | 2007 American Control Conference, ACC - New York, NY Duration: 1 Jul 2007 → … |
Conference
Conference | 2007 American Control Conference, ACC |
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City | New York, NY |
Period | 1/07/07 → … |
Keywords
- Discontinuous systems
- Dry friction
- Nonlinear control
- Oilwell drillstrings
- Sliding motions