The dual-valve electrohydraulic servo systems, which employed a small-flow servo valve and a large-flow proportional valve to drive the same actuator in parallel, offered advantages such as low cost, high flow rate and high accuracy. However, the control performance of the systems was compromised by parameter uncertainties, system nonlinearities and disturbances. To address these issues, a dual-valve coordinated control strategy was proposed which integrates the SAC reinforcement learning algorithm with the ARC algorithm. This control strategy aimed to reduce transient errors generated by the proportional valves and the servo valves during work switching through a specifically designed flow allocation strategy. Additionally, the upper SAC algorithm learned the dynamic nonlinearities of the target electrohydraulic servo systems. Consequently, the control parameters of the lower ARC algorithm were dynamically adjusted, thereby enhancing the system's control performance and robustness.The findings of this study establish a solid theoretical foundation for subsequent simulation and experimental validation.
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