IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Issue 2 • March 2019

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Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):C1 - C4
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• 2018 IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s): 463
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• Real-Time Control for Autonomous Racing Based on Viability Theory

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):464 - 478
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In this paper, we consider autonomous driving of miniature race cars. The viability kernel is used to efficiently generate finite look-ahead trajectories that maximize progress while remaining recursively feasible with respect to static obstacles (e.g., stay inside the track). Together with a low-level model predictive controller, this method makes real-time autonomous racing possible. The viabili... View full abstract»

• Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Spacecraft Pose Tracking With Control Allocation

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):479 - 494
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The concurrent position and attitude (pose) tracking of a rigid spacecraft is addressed in the presence of actuator faults, mass and inertia uncertainties, and unknown external disturbances. The control design relies on a novel hybrid dual-quaternion integral sliding mode that incorporates a hysteretic switching to avoid the quaternion unwinding problem. On the sliding mode, the pose tracking erro... View full abstract»

• Online Estimation of Missing Data Using Sparse Optimization Techniques With Applications to Classical Control

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):495 - 506
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This paper proposes and describes a method based on sparse optimization techniques for online estimation of missing data. The basic idea of the proposed method is to represent the noise-free signal of interest sparsely in a composite dictionary. The proposed algorithm offers three prime advantages: 1) handles nonlinear processes that are locally linearizable; 2) requires lower computational power ... View full abstract»

• Event-Triggered Consensus Control for Multiagent Systems With Time-Varying Communication and Event-Detecting Delays

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):507 - 515
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In this paper, using event-triggered control method, we investigate the consensus problem of a distributed single-integrator network with time-varying communication and event-detecting delays. We propose a consensus protocol as well as event-triggering conditions only based on local information. The event-triggering condition for each agent is detected periodically to determine whether its state u... View full abstract»

• Iterative Machine Learning for Output Tracking

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):516 - 526
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This paper develops a frequency-domain iterative machine learning (IML) approach for output tracking. Frequency-domain iterative learning control allows bounded noncausal inversion of system dynamics and is, therefore, applicable to nonminimum phase systems. The model used in the frequency-domain control update can be obtained from the input–output data acquired during the iteration process. Howev... View full abstract»

• Validating Noncooperative Control Designs Through a Lyapunov Approach

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):527 - 539
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A decentralized verification procedure is proposed to verify stability and performance for systems with multiple controllers designed by noncooperative agents. The key concept is to use Lyapunov functions as measure of the influence of each controller on the system. Sum of squares programming is used to verify Lyapunov derivative conditions, thus providing a sufficient condition for the specificat... View full abstract»

• Repetitive Control of Electrical Stimulation for Tremor Suppression

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):540 - 552
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Tremor is a rapid involuntary movement often seen in patients with neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. This debilitating oscillation can be suppressed by applying functional electrical stimulation (FES) within a closed-loop control system. However, conventional implementations use classical control methods and have proved capable of only limited performance.... View full abstract»

• Fault Tolerant Control of Switched Systems: A Generalized Separation Principle

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):553 - 565
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This paper addresses the fault tolerant control (FTC) issue of switched systems by using a newly proposed concept named “generalized separation principle” (GSP), which allows us to design separately the three elements: the individual mode observer, the individual mode controller, and the switching law, and thus greatly facilitates the design in engineering. Sufficient fault recove... View full abstract»

• Repetitive Process Control of Additive Manufacturing With Application to Laser Metal Deposition

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):566 - 575
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Additive manufacturing (AM) is a set of manufacturing processes that have promise in the production of complex, functional structures that cannot be fabricated with conventional manufacturing, and in the repair of high-value parts. However, a significant challenge to the adoption of AM processes to these applications is proper process control. Because AM processes exhibit dynamics in two dimension... View full abstract»

• Model-Based Battery Thermal Fault Diagnostics: Algorithms, Analysis, and Experiments

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):576 - 587
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Safety and reliability remain critical issues for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. Out of many possible degradation modes, thermal faults constitute a significant part of critical causes that lead to battery degradation and failure. Therefore, it is extremely important to diagnose these thermal faults in real time to ensure battery safety. Motivated by this fact, we propose a partial differential e... View full abstract»

• Sphere Drive and Control System for Haptic Interaction With Physical, Virtual, and Augmented Reality

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):588 - 602
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A system for haptic interaction with physical, virtual, and augmented realities, founded on drive and measurement elements (DMEs), is considered. The system consists of eight DME rolls equipped with linear actuators, able to measure their angular velocity, drive the sphere, and adjust downforce (pressing the roll against the sphere). Two modeling issues are addressed. Special effort is put in to c... View full abstract»

• Adaptive-Robust Control of a Class of EL Systems With Parametric Variations Using Artificially Delayed Input and Position Feedback

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):603 - 615
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In this paper, the tracking control problem of an Euler–Lagrange system is addressed with regard to parametric uncertainties, and an adaptive-robust control (ARC) strategy, christened time-delayed ARC (TARC), is presented. TARC approximates the unknown dynamics through the time-delayed estimation, and the ARC provides robustness against the approximation error. The novel adaptation law of TARC, in... View full abstract»

• A Combined Data-Driven and Model-Based Residual Selection Algorithm for Fault Detection and Isolation

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):616 - 630
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Selecting residual generators for detecting and isolating faults in a system is an important step when designing model-based diagnosis systems. However, finding a suitable set of residual generators to fulfill performance requirements is complicated by model uncertainties and measurement noise that have negative impact on fault detection performance. The main contribution is an algorithm for resid... View full abstract»

• Integration of Automatic Generation Control and Demand Response via a Dynamic Regulation Market Mechanism

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):631 - 646
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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Modern power systems utilize automatic generation control (AGC) for real-time frequency regulation to ensure power balance of generation and consumption. Increasing penetration of intermittent renewables will introduce greater variability in generation, which in turn requires an even higher participation of AGC. In light of this, frequency regulation becomes a very critical service in modern power... View full abstract»

• High-Speed and Low-Cost Implementation of Explicit Model Predictive Controllers

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):647 - 662
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This paper presents a new form of piecewise-affine (PWA) solution, referred to as PWA hierarchical (PWAH), to approximate the explicit model predictive control (MPC) law, achieving a very rapid control response with the use of very few computational and memory resources. This is possible because PWAH controllers consist of single-input single-output PWA modules connected in cascade so that the par... View full abstract»

• Active Fault Diagnosis on a Hydraulic Pitch System Based on Frequency-Domain Identification

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):663 - 678
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The blade pitch system is a critical subsystem of variable-speed variable-pitch wind turbines that is characterized by a high failure rate. This paper addresses the fault detection and isolation (FDI) of a blade pitch system with hydraulic actuators. Focus is placed on incipient multiplicative faults, namely hydraulic oil contamination with water and air, bearing damage resulting in increased fric... View full abstract»

• Data-Based Testing for Nonlinearity in Dynamical Systems: The Use of Surrogate Data

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):679 - 688
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The use of Fourier-based surrogates for data-based testing for nonlinearity within system identification is introduced. It is shown that the presented method handles multi-input multi-output systems as easily as single-input single-output systems. In addition, the approach can be readily applied as a tool for validating nonlinear models by residual analysis. Furthermore, an extensive empirical ana... View full abstract»

• A Novel Model-Based Estimation Scheme for Battery-Double-Layer Capacitor Hybrid Energy Storage Systems

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):689 - 702
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Battery-double-layer capacitor (DLC) units are becoming popular hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) for vehicle propulsion, auxiliary power units, and renewable energy applications. Safe and optimal operation of the HESS requires real-time monitoring of its constituent subsystems. In this paper, we use a model-based approach to monitor HESS behavior and propose an online combined state and parame... View full abstract»

• Nonlinear Robust Approaches to Study Stability and Postcritical Behavior of an Aeroelastic Plant

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):703 - 716
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Two approaches to tackle the nonlinear robust stability problem of an aerospace system are compared. The first employs a combination of the describing function method and $\mu$ analysis, while the second makes use of integral quadratic constraints (IQCs). The model analyzed consists of an open-loop wing’s airfoil subject to ... View full abstract»

• Sensorless Physiologic Control, Suction Prevention, and Flow Balancing Algorithm for Rotary Biventricular Assist Devices

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):717 - 729
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Objective: Rotary biventricular assist devices (BiVAD) are mechanical pumps that are implanted in the left and right ventricles of biventricular failure patients to pump blood and provide mechanical circulatory support. The objective of this paper was to develop and test a novel sensorless control algorithm that simultaneously satisfies the objectives of providing physiologic control (BiVAD flows ... View full abstract»

• Closed-Loop Position and Cadence Tracking Control for FES-Cycling Exploiting Pedal Force Direction With Antagonistic Biarticular Muscles

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):730 - 742
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A functional electrical stimulation (FES)-based position and cadence tracking controller is developed to enable cycling by exploiting antagonistic biarticular muscles. A model of a stationary cycle and a rider is developed as a closed-chain mechanism. A strategy is then developed to switch between muscle groups based on the force direction of each muscle group. Stability of the developed controlle... View full abstract»

• Quarter-Car Experimental Study for Series Active Variable Geometry Suspension

Publication Year: 2019, Page(s):743 - 759
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In this paper, the recently introduced series active variable geometry suspension (SAVGS) for road vehicles is experimentally studied. A realistic quarter-car test rig equipped with double-wishbone suspension is designed and built to mimic an actual grand tourer real axle, with a single-link variant of the SAVGS and a road excitation mechanism implemented. A linear equivalent modeling method is ad... View full abstract»

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