Development of a scaled-down experimental framework for the investigation of control strategies and modelling of the vibrodriving process for pile installation

Development of a scaled-down experimental framework for the investigation of control strategies and modeling of the vibrodriving process for pile installationPile installation using vibrodriving offers a faster alternative to impact driving while minimizing pile damage.There is growing interest in automating the vibrodriving process.However, developing and testing automatization strategies with industrial vibrators results in challenges due to their size and high energy demands.This work focuses on developing a scaled-down electrical gearless vibrodriving prototype designed for testing automatization strategies.The modular prototype uses a Beckhoff PLC system for control and provides the possibility of regulating the oscillation frequency and vibration amplitude.