2017 4th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT)

We examine a robot task sequencing problem for a flexible assembly system which consists of multiple 3D printers, two post-processing machines, multiple assembly machines, an inspection machine, and one material handling robot. The flexible assembly systems, which have been built in many large cities in Korea, are designed to produce customized products for start-up companies and individuals. In t... View full abstract»

In this paper, we consider the bipartite complete matching vertex interdiction problem, taking into account some incompatibilities existing among the resources to assign. This problem ensures the obtainment of a robust assignment, which is defined by the number of missing resources still allowing a valid assignment. We introduce graph formulations, considering a single time period or several ones.... View full abstract»

A compact representation of a car following model considering the headway and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication delay is presented. The platoon exponential stability and its robust stability with respect to time-varying matrix perturbations are studied. The analysis is carried out in the time domain, via Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals depending on the delay Lyapunov matrix. Platoon illustrat... View full abstract»

This communication considers the issue of deriving a model to describ how the inoperating level of a particular system (a production unit, a transportation system, an energy supply plant, etc.) of interconnected or interdependent systems (neworking and interdependency are interchangeable in this communication) will impact the operating level of other systems for the purpose of analysis, simulation... View full abstract»

The paper focuses on variable-rotor-speed/variable-blade-pitch wind turbines operating in the region of high wind speeds, where control is aimed at limiting the turbine energy capture to the rated power value. A robust sliding mode approach is proposed, using the blade pitch as control input, in order to regulate the rotor speed to a fixed rated value, in the presence of uncertainties characterizi... View full abstract»

In model-based fault detection and isolation (FDI), Analytical Redundancy Relations (ARRs) play a key role. Residuals as the result of their numerical evaluation serve as fault indicators. This paper proposes a novel approach to the generation of ARRs from a diagnostic bond graph (DBG) of a mode switching linear time invariant (LTI) model with ideal switches that hold for all modes of operation. D... View full abstract»

Statistical control charts are essential to ensure both safety and efficient operation of many industrial processes. Many dimensionality reduction techniques such as principal component analysis (PCA) and Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression exist, and are often employed for modeling purposes as they are relatively easy to compute. However, these techniques are only effective for modeling and mo... View full abstract»

We develop an optimization algorithm in order to improve the nonlinear optimal robust controller for diesel engine which equipped by Exhaust Gas Recirculation and Variable Geometry Turbocharger systems. For this goal we present a new way to search the optimal shape of control Lyapunov function which permits to calculate the parameters to achieve stabilization and optimal control criteria. The idea... View full abstract»

Statistical process monitoring charts are critical in ensuring safety for many chemical processes. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is often used, due to its computational simplicity. However, many chemical processes may be inherently nonlinear, and this degrades the performance of the linear PCA method. Kernel Principal Component Analysis (KPCA) is an extension of the conventional PCA chart, wh... View full abstract»

This paper presents the data acquisition step of a Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) application. The targeted MEMS device is an electro-thermally actuated MEMS valve. The data acquisition is performed during the accelerated lifetime tests. To perform tests, an experimental test bed is designed and built. Several test campaigns are performed where M... View full abstract»

A reliability index of various electronics is determined by the experimental data of tests for different values of parameters of the equipment. The received data are collected in bulky tables and references. This paper presents modern numerical approach, allowing to compile the experimental data on changes of reliability index not in the form of tables but as a function of the operating parameters... View full abstract»

This paper presents a Model Predictive Control (MPC) strategy for a triaxial piezoelectric actuators (PAs) system. PAs systems require appropriate controllers to guarantee fast and high-precision positioning performances avoiding effects of non-linearities. Typically, commercial systems provide integrated Proportional-Integral (PI) controllers guarantying to maintain system stability in the presen... View full abstract»

Decentralized control of discrete event systems consists in using local supervisors that observe locally the plant and compute local decisions to enable or disable events; those local decisions are transmitted to fusion modules that combine them to generate global enablement/disablement decisions that are actually applied to the plant. C&P and D&A controls are the two simplest systematic decentral... View full abstract»

This paper proposes algorithms to design control sequences for untimed Petri nets. The aim of the controller is to incrementally compute sequences of transition firings with minimal or near-minimal size from an initial marking to a reference one, avoiding forbidden markings and non-promising branches. The approach combines a partial exploration of the reachability graph with a model predictive con... View full abstract»