The invention relates to the technical field of
shield tunneling machine control, in particular to a self-balancing
control system and method for a
slurry shield, and the method comprises the following steps: in the tunneling process of a
shield tunneling machine, obtaining the pressure of a working bin and the liquid level of an
air cushion bin in real time; entering the
pressure control mode according to the received instruction for selecting the
pressure control mode; entering the liquid level
control mode according to the received instruction for selecting the liquid level
control mode; in the
pressure control mode, the pressure of the working bin is maintained near the pressure target value of the muddy water bin; and in the liquid level
control mode, the deviation, obtained in real time, of the
air cushion bin liquid level and the
air cushion bin liquid level target value is judged, and according to the deviation obtained through judgment, the rotating speed of the
sludge discharging pump is adjusted so that the liquid level of the air
cushion bin can tend to the air
cushion bin liquid level target value. According to the invention, cooperative control of pressure and liquid level is realized, so that the
slurry shield keeps stable pressure and moderate liquid level in the tunneling process, and the
automation characteristic improves the control precision, the response speed and the safety of the
system.