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Coupled axial-torsional dynamics in rotary drilling with state-dependent delay: stability and control

  • Xianbo Liu
  • , Nicholas Vlajic
  • , Xinhua Long
  • , Guang Meng
  • , Balakumar Balachandran

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    Abstract

    Nonlinear motions of a rotary drilling mechanism are considered, and a two degree-of-freedom model is developed to study the coupled axial-torsional dynamics of this system. In the model development, state-dependent time delay and nonlinearities that arise due to dry friction and loss of contact are considered. Stability analysis is carried out by using a semi-discretization scheme, and the results are presented in terms of stability volumes in the three-dimensional parameter space of spin speed, cutting depth, and a cutting coefficient. These stability volume plots can serve as a guide for choosing parameters for rotary drilling operations. A control strategy based on state and delayed-state feedback is presented with the goal of enlargening the stability region, and the effectiveness of this strategy to suppress stick-slip oscillations is illustrated.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)1891-1906
    Number of pages16
    JournalNonlinear Dynamics
    Volume78
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Oct 22 2014

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Control and Systems Engineering
    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Ocean Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Applied Mathematics

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