The requirements for hardware implementation of complex linear time-invariant controllers are addressed. This includes the basic formulation of the equations and their associated numerical properties. Hardware archite...
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The requirements for hardware implementation of complex linear time-invariant controllers are addressed. This includes the basic formulation of the equations and their associated numerical properties. Hardware architectures which are directly targeted to these formulations are designed, and their performance compared with a conventional digital signal processor for a relatively high-end controller task.
The main objective of the Multilevel Advanced Railways Conflict resolution and Operation control (MARCO) project is to find suitable algorithms to optimise train traffic when normal schedules are somehow disturbed. Th...
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The main objective of the Multilevel Advanced Railways Conflict resolution and Operation control (MARCO) project is to find suitable algorithms to optimise train traffic when normal schedules are somehow disturbed. These algorithms are tested on several modelled rail and metro networks, undergoing the most frequently occurred disturbances of everyday life. A demonstrator verifies their applicability under the given circumstances.
The Process Environment Toolbox for MATLAB/SIMULINK has been created to make laboratory experiments with real time control algorithms very easy. The main goal was to augment MATLAB/SIMULINK in such a way that makes it...
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The Process Environment Toolbox for MATLAB/SIMULINK has been created to make laboratory experiments with real time control algorithms very easy. The main goal was to augment MATLAB/SIMULINK in such a way that makes it possible to perform control system design and simulations and control experiments with real word plants within the same program. The application of the toolbox to the stabilization of an inverted pendulum by a special type of fuzzy controller is presented.
A control system model of ocular accommodation has been developed to include the effects of target proximity. The model includes the novel feature of a fuzzy logic controller to provide a simple yet realistic approach...
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A control system model of ocular accommodation has been developed to include the effects of target proximity. The model includes the novel feature of a fuzzy logic controller to provide a simple yet realistic approach in dealing with non-optical stimuli such as proximity. The results of model simulations under open loop conditions compare favouraoly with previous published experimental results. In addition, closed loop model simulations are in agreement with experimental results.
We show that the Glover-Doyle algorithm can be formulated simply by using the (J,J')-lossless factorization method and chain scattering matrix description. This algorithm was first stated by Glover and Doyle in 19...
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We show that the Glover-Doyle algorithm can be formulated simply by using the (J,J')-lossless factorization method and chain scattering matrix description. This algorithm was first stated by Glover and Doyle in 1988. Because the corresponding diagonal block of the (J,J')lossless matrix in the general 4-block H-infinity control problem of the Glover-Doyle algorithm is not square, a new type of chain scattering matrix description is developed. With this description in hand, we obtain two types of state-space solution, which are similar to each other. Thus a similarity transformation between these solutions in the 4-block H-infinity control problem can also be obtained. The main idea of the solution is illustrated by means of block diagrams.
Springback in a forming process is due to the elastic deformation of the part during unloading. This manufacturing defect can be accounted for through proper tooling design or through proper design and control of the ...
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Springback in a forming process is due to the elastic deformation of the part during unloading. This manufacturing defect can be accounted for through proper tooling design or through proper design and control of the magnitude and history of restraining force. Using finite element analysis of the process: (1) the effects of restraining force on the springback phenomena when stamping channels from aluminum sheet are investigated;(2) a strategy to control the binder force during the forming operation in order to reduce springback and simultaneously avoid tearing failure is described;and (3) a binder force control strategy which provides robustness in the presence of process parameter uncertainty is implemented. The process history and controller design using finite element analyses is then experimentally verified : excellent agreement between simulation and experiments is obtained. A binder force history, which leads to a significant reduction in the amount of springback incurred by the formed part without reaching critical stretching conditions, was proposed. Although an optimal forming history was found, in order to ensure that part shape error remained minimized even in the event of variations in processing parameters such as friction, a closed-loop control algorithm was developed whereby the binder force is altered during the process in order to provide a robust, repeatable stretching history. Experiments were performed using a double-action servo-controlled process and were found to produce the desired results demonstrating both the accuracy of the numerical simulation and the success of the proposed active-binding force control method to obtain net shape.
The computer industry has been revolutionised by the advent of the RISC processor, which employs a very simple instruction set. This paper proposes a similar approach to the algorithm set of distributed control system...
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The computer industry has been revolutionised by the advent of the RISC processor, which employs a very simple instruction set. This paper proposes a similar approach to the algorithm set of distributed control systems called 'Reduced Algorithm Set control' or RASC. Current algorithm sets are complex to understand, difficult to develop and full of hidden problems, This increases the difficulties in implementing complex control strategies. RASC is a simple but robust standard algorithm set providing all the facilities required to configure even the most complex of control schemes. This paper defines the RASC algorithm set and describes some implementation examples.
A synthesis, at an arbitrary level of sequential discrete manufacturing process control systems has been provided in this paper. New methods have been presented: the MTS and GRAFPOL syntheses of sequential control sys...
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A synthesis, at an arbitrary level of sequential discrete manufacturing process control systems has been provided in this paper. New methods have been presented: the MTS and GRAFPOL syntheses of sequential control systems. The MTS (net transformation method) is a method of classical synthesis of sequential control systems. It allows for the design of classical contact-relay sequential systems. GRAFPOL is a method of system synthesis. It allows for the modelling of discrete processes and programming of PLCs (programmable logic controllers). It has been shown that a single universal algorithm of a discrete manufacturing process exists, represented by the operation net, or its equivalent the GRAFPOL-MS net (of Mikulczynski and Samsonowicz). The algorithm of the process is the basis for determining a universal control algorithm which represents an action net or its equivalent, the GRAFPOL-TMS net. The control algorithm may be used at an arbitrary level of the synthesis of sequential control systems.
This paper provides the framework for a general approach for constructing smooth stabilizing feedback for smooth nonlinear systems when it is possible to construct such a feedback. algorithms for determining the local...
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This paper provides the framework for a general approach for constructing smooth stabilizing feedback for smooth nonlinear systems when it is possible to construct such a feedback. algorithms for determining the local smooth asymptotic stabilizability of two specific classes of smooth nonlinear control systems are developed. These two classes of systems are identified with systems whose linearizations possess either one zero eigenvalue or a pair of purely imaginary eigenvalues. The local stabilizability of any critical nonlinear system in either of these classes may be tested once the system's linearization is block diagonalized with respect to the critical and stable eigenvalues. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.
The goal of damage-mitigating control in reusable rocket engines is to achieve high performance without overstraining the mechanical structures;and the major benefit is an increase in structural durability with no sig...
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The goal of damage-mitigating control in reusable rocket engines is to achieve high performance without overstraining the mechanical structures;and the major benefit is an increase in structural durability with no significant loss of performance. This sequence of papers in two parts investigates the feasibility of damage mitigating control of a reusable rocket engine similar to the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME). The challenge here is to characterize the thermo-mechanical behavior of the structural materials for damage prediction in conjunction with dynamic performance analysis of the thermo-fluid process in the rocket engine, and then utilize this information in a mathematically and computationally tractable form for synthesizing decision and control algorithms. This paper is the first part and investigates the damage phenomena in the coolant channel ligament of the main thrust chamber of a rocket engine that are characterized by progressive bulging-out and incremental thinning lending to eventual failure by tensile rupture. A creep damage model is analytically derived based on the theories of sandwich beam and viscoplasticity. The objective of this model is to generate a closed-form solution of the wall thin-out in real time where the ligament geometry is continuously updated to account for the resulting deformation. The creep damage model has been examined for both single-cycle and multi-cycle stress-strain behavior, and the results are in agreement with those obtained from the finite element analyses and experimental observation. Due to ifs computational efficiency, this damage/life prediction model is suitable for on-line applications of decision and control, and also permits parametric studies for off-line synthesis of damage mitigating control systems. The second part, which is a companion paper develops an optimal policy for damage mitigating control of the rocket engine.
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