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IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

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Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):C1 - C4
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• Robust Estimation of Road Frictional Coefficient

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 13
Cited by:  Papers (36)
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Knowledge of tire force potential, i.e., tire-road frictional coefficient, is important for vehicle active safety systems because tire-road friction is an effective measure of the safety margin of vehicle dynamics. For vehicle handling dynamics, the frictional coefficient is highly coupled with tire slip angle, therefore, they need to be estimated simultaneously when the latter is not measured. Th... View full abstract»

• Optimal Energy and Catalyst Temperature Management of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles for Minimum Fuel Consumption and Tail-Pipe Emissions

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):14 - 26
Cited by:  Papers (30)
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Control of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) poses a different challenge from that of the conventional hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) because the battery energy is designed to deplete throughout the drive cycle. In particular, when the travel distance exceeds the all-electric range (AER) of a PHEV and when tailpipe emissions are considered, optimal operation of the PHEV must consider optimiz... View full abstract»

• Kalman Filter-Based Distributed Predictive Control of Large-Scale Multi-Rate Systems: Application to Power Networks

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):27 - 39
Cited by:  Papers (36)
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In this paper, a novel distributed Kalman filter (KF) algorithm along with a distributed model predictive control (MPC) scheme for large-scale multi-rate systems is proposed. The decomposed multi-rate system consists of smaller subsystems with linear dynamics that are coupled via states. These subsystems are multi-rate systems in the sense that either output measurements or input updates are not a... View full abstract»

• Two-Channel Transparency-Optimized Control Architectures in Bilateral Teleoperation With Time Delay

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):40 - 51
Cited by:  Papers (23)
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This paper introduces transparency-optimized control architectures (TOCAs) using two communication channels. Two classes of two-channel TOCAs are found, thereby showing that two channels are sufficient to achieve transparency. These TOCAs achieve a greater level of transparency but poorer stability than three-channel TOCAs and four-channel TOCAs. Stability of the two-channel TOCAs has been enhance... View full abstract»

• Antiwindup Design for Induction Motor Control in the Field Weakening Domain

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):52 - 66
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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Operation of induction machines in the high-speed and/or high-torque range requires field-weakening to comply with voltage and current physical limitations. This paper presents an anti-windup approach to this problem: rather than developing an ad-hoc field weakening strategy in the high-speed region, we equip an unconstrained vector-control design with an anti-windup module that automatically adju... View full abstract»

• Decentralized Charging Control of Large Populations of Plug-in Electric Vehicles

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):67 - 78
Cited by:  Papers (269)
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This paper develops a strategy to coordinate the charging of autonomous plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) using concepts from non-cooperative games. The foundation of the paper is a model that assumes PEVs are cost-minimizing and weakly coupled via a common electricity price. At a Nash equilibrium, each PEV reacts optimally with respect to a commonly observed charging trajectory that is the average... View full abstract»

• Plug-and-Play Control—Modifying Control Systems Online

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):79 - 93
Cited by:  Papers (21)
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Often, when new sensor or actuator hardware becomes available for use in a control system, it is desirable to retain the existing control system and apply the new control capabilities in a gradual fashion rather than decommissioning the entire existing system and replacing it with an altogether new control system. However, this requires that the existing controller remains in action, and the new c... View full abstract»

• Data-Based Modeling and Control of Nylon-6, 6 Batch Polymerization

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):94 - 106
Cited by:  Papers (11)
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This work addresses the problem of modeling the complex nonlinear behavior of the nylon-6, 6 batch polymerization process and then subsequently tracking trajectories of important process variables, namely the reaction medium temperature and reactor pressure, using model predictive control. To this end, a data-based multi-model approach is proposed in which multiple local linear models are identifi... View full abstract»

• Efficient Parallel Implementation of State Estimation Algorithms on Multicore Platforms

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):107 - 120
Cited by:  Papers (7)
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For many applications in signal processing and control it is crucial that estimates of the state vector in a dynamic system can be obtained in real time. This poses the problem of producing algorithms that are fast enough to enable online execution. In this article, it is investigated how two of the most popular and powerful state estimation algorithms, the Kalman filter and the particle filter, c... View full abstract»

• An Improved Formulation of Hybrid Model Predictive Control With Application to Production-Inventory Systems

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):121 - 135
Cited by:  Papers (28)
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We consider an improved model predictive control (MPC) formulation for linear hybrid systems described by mixed logical dynamical (MLD) models. The algorithm relies on a multiple-degree-of-freedom parametrization that enables the user to adjust the speed of setpoint tracking, measured disturbance rejection and unmeasured disturbance rejection independently in the closed-loop system. Consequently, ... View full abstract»

• A Decentralized Explicit Predictive Control Paradigm for Parallelized DC-DC Circuits

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):136 - 148
Cited by:  Papers (12)
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This paper extends previously introduced explicit optimal control methods for fixed frequency switched mode DC-DC converter circuits to the parallel synchronous step-down (i.e., buck) topology with N branches. Due to the computational complexity of modelling and controlling such potentially large multivariable systems a decentralized model predictive control scheme is employed allowing for ... View full abstract»

• Design and Experimental Validation of a Nonlinear Low-Level Controller for an Unmanned Fin-Less Airship

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):149 - 161
Cited by:  Papers (17)
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This paper discusses the design of a combined backstepping/Lyapunov controller for the attitude, velocity and height control of an unmanned, unstable, fin-less airship. As the airship actuation has more degrees of freedom than the motion controlled, the controller includes a quadratic optimization algorithm to find the optimal thruster commands. The control law developed provides attitude and velo... View full abstract»

• Intelligence-Based Supervisory Control for Optimal Operation of a DCS-Controlled Grinding System

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):162 - 175
Cited by:  Papers (20)
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Optimizing the final grinding production indices (GPIs), which include the product particle size and the grinding production rate, to meet the overall manufacturing performance requirements is the main function of automatic control of a grinding circuit (GC). However, the complex and time-varying nature of the GC process dictates that these GPIs cannot be optimized solely by the lower-level distri... View full abstract»

• Output Feedback Sliding Mode Control for a Stewart Platform With a Nonlinear Observer-Based Forward Kinematics Solution

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):176 - 185
Cited by:  Papers (25)
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In this paper, an observer-based forward kinematics solution of a 6-6 Stewart platform is proposed and this algorithm is applied to implement an output feedback sliding mode control. The conventional forward kinematics solutions take too much computational load or are too complex to be carried out in the online control scheme. The proposed nonlinear observer-based algorithm provides a simple metho... View full abstract»

• Data-Driven Design of Braking Control Systems

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):186 - 193
Cited by:  Papers (33)
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The spread of active braking controllers on vehicles with significant mechanical differences and on low-cost products asks for control design approaches which offer easy and fast calibration and re-tuning capabilities. This task is made difficult by the use of model-based control approaches which heavily rely on specific vehicle dynamics descriptions. To address these issues, this brief paper prop... View full abstract»

• Adaptive Robust Control of Servo Mechanisms With Compensation for Nonlinearly Parameterized Dynamic Friction

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):194 - 202
Cited by:  Papers (12)
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In this brief, an adaptive robust control (ARC) scheme with compensation for nonlinearly parameterized dynamic friction is proposed. Both parametric uncertainties and external disturbances are considered in this method. Our method takes advantage of a Lipschitzian property with respect to the parameters of nonlinearly parameterized model in the ARC design. The outcome is that the number of paramet... View full abstract»

• Modeling and Control of a Nonlinear Mechanism for High Performance Microfluidic Systems

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):203 - 211
Cited by:  Papers (5)
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This brief presents modeling and control of a nonlinear mechanism for long-term and high-speed flow regulation in a three-lane microfluidic system. The principle of this mechanism is to modulate a mechanically coupled variable resistance and variable volume reservoir for pressure control at the inlets of microfluidic systems. We developed a dual-loop control system that consists of an inner-loop p... View full abstract»

• Manipulation of Magnetic Particles Using Adaptive Magnetic Traps

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):212 - 219
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This brief discusses incorporating an adaptive Q-parametrized compensator structure into the design of magnetic traps. This approach characterizes all stabilizing controllers using a single, stable filter, that can be used as a free parameter to tune and adapt the instrument. Q-parameterization transforms the feedback control problem into an equivalent feedforward control problem, and adaptive fil... View full abstract»

• Saturation Control of a Piezoelectric Actuator for Fast Settling-Time Performance

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):220 - 228
Cited by:  Papers (11)
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This brief studies fast tracking control of piezoelectric (PZT) actuators. Adverse effects associated with the PZT actuators typically include the nonlinear dynamics of hysteresis and saturation and the linear vibrational dynamics. To eliminate the loss of performance due to these effects, we propose a new control scheme for the PZT actuators. It consists of a combined feedforward/feedback compens... View full abstract»

• Mixed ${cal H}_{2}/{cal H}_{infty}$ Observer-Based LPV Control of a Hydraulic Engine Cam Phasing Actuator

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):229 - 238
Cited by:  Papers (9)
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In this paper, a family of linear models previously obtained from a series of closed-loop system identification tests for a variable valve timing cam phaser system is used to design a dynamic gain-scheduling controller. Using engine speed and oil pressure as the scheduling parameters, the family of linear models was translated into a linear parameter varying (LPV) system. An observer-based gain-sc... View full abstract»

• Power Optimization in Embedded Systems via Feedback Control of Resource Allocation

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):239 - 246
Cited by:  Papers (17)
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Embedded systems often operate in so variable conditions that design can only be carried out for some worst-case scenario. This leads to over-provisioned resources, and undue power consumption. Feedback control is an effective (and not yet fully explored) way to tailor resource usage online, thereby making the system behave and consume as if it was optimized for each specific utilization case. A c... View full abstract»

• Proportional Navigation With Delayed Line-of-Sight Rate

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):247 - 253
Cited by:  Papers (13)
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This brief discusses the convergence analysis of proportional navigation (PN) guidance law in the presence of delayed line-of-sight (LOS) rate information. The delay in the LOS rate is introduced by the missile guidance system that uses a low cost sensor to obtain LOS rate information by image processing techniques. A Lyapunov-like function is used to analyze the convergence of the delay different... View full abstract»

• A Multiple Model-Based Approach for Fault Diagnosis of Jet Engines

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):254 - 262
Cited by:  Papers (30)
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In this brief, a novel real-time fault detection and isolation (FDI) scheme that is based on the concept of multiple model is proposed for aircraft jet engines. A modular and a hierarchical architecture is developed which enables the detection and isolation of both single faults as well as multiple concurrent faults in the jet engine. The nonlinear dynamics of a dual spool jet engine is linearized... View full abstract»

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