# IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

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Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):C1 - C4
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology publication information

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s): C2
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• ### An ${\oldstyle{H_{\infty}}}$ Fault Estimation Scheme of Wireless Networked Control Systems for Industrial Real-Time Applications

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2073 - 2086
Cited by:  Papers (12)
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In this paper, the H∞ fault estimation (FE) problem is investigated for a class of wireless networked control systems (W-NCSs), where an information scheduler is embedded in. Based on time-division multiple access mechanism, the scheduler is modeled by periodic state-space equations, which can order the information medium access time without collision. The integration approach of... View full abstract»

• ### Predictor-Based Remote Tracking Control of a Mobile Robot

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2087 - 2102
Cited by:  Papers (9)
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In this paper, we address the tracking control problem for a unicycle-type mobile robot which is remotely controlled by a two-channel, delay-inducing communication network. A predictor-based control strategy capable of controlling the negative effects of the time-delay is proposed. Moreover, conditions are provided guaranteeing the local or global asymptotic stability of the closed-loop system up ... View full abstract»

• ### Fixed Wing UAV Path Following in Wind With Input Constraints

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2103 - 2117
Cited by:  Papers (21)
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This paper considers the problem of fixed wing unmanned air vehicles following straight lines and orbits. To account for ambient winds, we use a path following approach as opposed to trajectory tracking. The unique feature of this paper is that we explicitly account for roll and flight path angle constraints. The guidance laws are derived using the theory of nested saturations, and explicit flight... View full abstract»

• ### Sensorless Implementation of a PPF Controller for Active $Q$ Control of an AFM Microcantilever

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2118 - 2126
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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Reducing the cantilever quality (Q) factor in the atomic force microscope (AFM), when operating in tapping mode, allows for an increase in imaging speed. Passive piezoelectric shunt control has several advantages over alternative methods of cantilever Q factor reduction. However, this technique uses a passive electrical impedance to modify the mechanical dynamics of the cantilever, which limits th... View full abstract»

• ### Safety Control of Industrial Robots Based on a Distributed Distance Sensor

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2127 - 2140
Cited by:  Papers (11)
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In the field of human-robot interaction in industrial environments, the active control of robot based on exteroceptive sensors' measurements is a viable approach to the issue of safety enhancement. Among all possible solutions, onboard sensors have several advantages, in terms of ease of deployment and calibration, and absence of occlusions. In this paper, we present a prototype of a distributed d... View full abstract»

• ### Power Optimization for Photovoltaic Microconverters Using Multivariable Newton-Based Extremum Seeking

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2141 - 2149
Cited by:  Papers (20)
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Extremum seeking (ES) is a real-time optimization technique that has been applied to maximum power point tracking (MPPT) design for photovoltaic (PV) microconverter systems, where each PV module is coupled with its own dc/dc converter. Most of the existing MPPT designs are scalar, i.e., employ one MPPT loop around each converter, and all designs, whether scalar or mutivariable, are gradient based.... View full abstract»

• ### Active Noise Control in Three Dimensions

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2150 - 2159
Cited by:  Papers (3)
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Available acoustical signal processing algorithms for active noise control (ANC) can only attenuate noise at a finite number of points. Accordingly, they are unable to create continuous quiet zones in 3-D space. This paper proposes a methodology for developing a family of acoustical signal processing algorithms that are able to control sound in three dimensions. The theoretical analysis is carried... View full abstract»

• ### Trajectory Tracking Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Autonomous Surface Craft

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2160 - 2175
Cited by:  Papers (14)
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This paper presents a solution to the problem of trajectory tracking control for autonomous surface craft (ASC) in the presence of ocean currents. The proposed solution is rooted in nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) techniques and addresses explicitly state and input constraints. Whereas state saturation constraints are added to the underlying optimization cost functional as penalties, inp... View full abstract»

• ### Visual Systems & Control on Polynomial Space and Its Application to Sloshing Problems

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2176 - 2187
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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This paper proposes a novel approach for camera-based modeling and control for a large class of continuous systems and the validity is confirmed by liquid sloshing experiments. It is an unsolved problem to design a model-based control in nonplanar sloshing cases. This is because the whole shape of the liquid surface is a complex curve (a set of an infinite number of points) in coordinate spaces. T... View full abstract»

• ### Networked Estimation of Relative Sensing Multiagent Systems Using Reconfigurable Sets of Subobservers

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2188 - 2204
Cited by:  Papers (8)
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In this paper, a networked estimation framework for a team of relative sensing multiagent systems is proposed. This framework is constructed based on the developed notion of subobservers (SOs). Within a group of SOs, each SO is estimating certain team states that are conditioned on a given input, output, and other state information. The overall team estimation process is then modeled by a weighted... View full abstract»

• ### Model Predictive Control of Engine Speed During Vehicle Deceleration

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2205 - 2217
Cited by:  Papers (6)
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We consider the speed control of a spark ignition engine during vehicle deceleration. When the torque converter bypass clutch is open, the engine speed needs to be kept close to the turbine speed to guarantee responsiveness of the vehicle for subsequent accelerations. However, to maintain vehicle drivability, undesired crossing between engine speed and turbine speed must not occur, despite the pre... View full abstract»

• ### Robust Air-to-Fuel Ratio and Boost Pressure Controller Design for the EGR and VGT Systems Using Quantitative Feedback Theory

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2218 - 2231
Cited by:  Papers (8)
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This paper describes robust multi-input, multi-output controller for the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and variable geometry turbocharger (VGT) systems of passenger car diesel engines. The air-to-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas and boost pressure of the intake manifold were selected as performance indicators in this paper. To enable the online calibration of the controller, proportional-integral-d... View full abstract»

• ### Interpolated Modeling of LPV Systems

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2232 - 2246
Cited by:  Papers (17)
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This paper presents a new state-space model interpolation of local estimates technique to compute linear parameter-varying (LPV) models for parameter-dependent systems using a set of linear time-invariant models obtained for fixed operating conditions. The technique is based on observability and controllability properties and has three strong appeals, compared with the state of the art in the lite... View full abstract»

• ### Iterative Data-Driven ${\cal H}_{\infty}$ Norm Estimation of Multivariable Systems With Application to Robust Active Vibration Isolation

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2247 - 2260
Cited by:  Papers (17)
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This paper aims to develop a new data-driven H∞ norm estimation algorithm for model-error modeling of multivariable systems. An iterative approach is presented that requires significantly a fewer prior assumptions on the true system, hence it provides stronger guarantees in a robust control design. The iterative estimation algorithm is embedded in a robust control design framewor... View full abstract»

• ### Iterative Learning Double Closed-Loop Structure for Modeling and Controller Design of Output StochAstic Distribution Control Systems

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2261 - 2276
Cited by:  Papers (6)
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Stochastic distribution control (SDC) systems are known to have the 2-D characteristics regarding time and probability space of a random variables, respectively. A double closed-loop structure, which includes iterative learning modeling (ILM) and iterative learning control (ILC), is proposed for non-Gaussian SDC systems. The ILM is arranged in the outer loop, which takes a longer period for each c... View full abstract»

• ### The Estimation of Temperature Distribution in Cylindrical Battery Cells Under Unknown Cooling Conditions

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2277 - 2286
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The estimation of temperature inside a battery cell requires accurate information about the cooling conditions even when the battery surface temperature is measured. This paper presents a model-based approach for estimating temperature distribution inside a cylindrical battery under unknown convective cooling conditions. A reduced-order thermal model using a polynomial approximation of the tempera... View full abstract»

• ### Integral LOS Path Following for Curved Paths Based on a Monotone Cubic Hermite Spline Parametrization

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2287 - 2301
Cited by:  Papers (35)
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This paper addresses two interrelated problems concerning the planar three degree-of-freedom motion of a vehicle, namely, the path planning problem and the guidance problem. The monotone cubic Hermite spline interpolation (CHSI) technique by Fritsch and Carlson is employed to design paths that provide the user with better shape control and avoid wiggles and zigzags between the two successive waypo... View full abstract»

• ### Distributed Constrained Optimization for Bayesian Opportunistic Visual Sensing

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2302 - 2318
Cited by:  Papers (6)
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We propose a control mechanism to obtain opportunistic high resolution facial imagery, via distributed constrained optimization of the pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) parameters for each camera in a sensor network. The objective function of the optimization problem quantifies the per camera per target image quality. The tracking constraints, which are a lower bound on the information about the estimated pos... View full abstract»

• ### Absolute Stability of Multi-DOF Multilateral Haptic Systems

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2319 - 2328
Cited by:  Papers (7)
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Multi-degree-of-freedom (DOF) multilateral haptic systems involve teleoperation of several robots in physical environments by several human operators or collaborative interaction of several human operators in a virtual environment. An m-DOF n-lateral haptic system can be modeled as an n-port network where each port (terminal) connects to a termination defined by m inputs and m outputs. The stabili... View full abstract»

• ### Experimental Application of Hybrid Fractional-Order Adaptive Cruise Control at Low Speed

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2329 - 2336
Cited by:  Papers (9)
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This brief deals with the design and experimental application of a hybrid fractional adaptive cruise control (ACC) at low speeds. First, an improved fractional-order cruise control (CC) is presented for a commercial Citroën C3 prototype-which has automatic driving capabilities-at low speeds, which considers a hybrid model of the vehicle. The quadratic stability of the system is proved usin... View full abstract»

• ### Relaxing Signal Delay Constraints in Distributed Embedded Controllers

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2337 - 2345
Cited by:  Papers (14)
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Embedded systems often involve transmitting feedback signals between multiple control tasks that are implemented on different electronic control units communicating via a shared bus. For ensuring stability and control performance, such designs require all control signals to be delivered within a specified deadline, which is ensured through appropriate timing or schedulability analysis. In this bri... View full abstract»

• ### SI-Engine Control With Microwave-Assisted Direct Observation of Oxygen Storage Level in Three-Way Catalysts

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2346 - 2353
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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To realize existing emission standards with a reduced amount of noble metals, advanced control strategies for spark ignition (SI) engines are of absolute priority. Such control strategies require precise and accurate information about the actual oxygen storage level of the three-way catalyst needed to reduce emissions. This precision is out of reach for state-of-the-art oxygen storage models on av... View full abstract»

• ### Robust Control Pulses Design for Electron Shuttling in Solid-State Devices

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):2354 - 2359
Cited by:  Papers (8)
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In this brief, we study robust pulse design for electron shuttling in solid-state devices. This is crucial for many practical applications of coherent quantum mechanical systems. Our objective is to design control pulses that can transport an electron along a chain of donors and that also make this process robust to parameter uncertainties. We formulate this problem here as a set of optimal contro... View full abstract»

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