A signed network is a network with each link associated with a positive or negative sign. Models for nodes interacting over such signed networks, where two different types of interactions take place along the positive...
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This paper introduces a recursive, sampling-based Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) approach to planning, i.e. receding horizon control, in continuous state and action nonlinear set-point control problems. Usually, predi...
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(纸本)9781467386838
This paper introduces a recursive, sampling-based Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) approach to planning, i.e. receding horizon control, in continuous state and action nonlinear set-point control problems. Usually, predictive control methods for nonlinear systems aim at (sub-)optimal control behavior through solving a dynamic optimization problem over a fixed prediction horizon in every time step. Tree-based methods, which have recently gained interest in planning, model-based reinforcement learning and path planning, replace the optimization problem by an incremental probabilistic search for (sub-)optimal open-loop control sequences in the space of variable-length closed-loop trajectories. The benefit of using a weaker optimization procedure is that the algorithm is very simple to understand/apply and works for general nonlinear systems. This article is concerned with increasing the control performance and sampling-efficiency of MCTS in continuous state and action spaces based on ideas from the field of standard nonlinear model predictive control.
The paper presents results of impulse response spectral analysis that has been obtained using a method based on cross-correlation. The impulse response spectrum is achieved by correlating the impulse response and refe...
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The paper presents results of impulse response spectral analysis that has been obtained using a method based on cross-correlation. The impulse response spectrum is achieved by correlating the impulse response and reference single-harmonic signals and using Hilbert transform to obtain an envelope of cross-correlation. Then, surface area under the envelope is calculating and its plot in frequency domain is making. The spectrum obtained this way has its advantage over the fast Fourier transform (FFT) that its spectral resolution does not depend on length of impulse response. At the same time, the spectral resolution can be much greater than spectral resolution resultant from FFT. Obtained results show that presented method gives possibilities to determine frequencies of impulse response components more accurate in comparison to FFT particularly for short-time impulse responses.
Modal decoupling is a common approach in engineering to analyze the dynamic behavior of mechanical systems and simplify the controller design. By bringing the system dynamics into diagonal form, one obtains SISO syste...
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(纸本)9781467386838
Modal decoupling is a common approach in engineering to analyze the dynamic behavior of mechanical systems and simplify the controller design. By bringing the system dynamics into diagonal form, one obtains SISO systems for which independent feedback strategies can be implemented. Furthermore, there exist control laws that utilize the available control inputs up to their limits, e.g. optimization-based controllers. While these limits can be applied easily in original space, a still open question is which bounds are feasible in modal space, as one property of the (linear) decoupling transformation is that the actuator constraints become coupled. In this paper, we address the problem of finding the largest possible input limits in modal space that allow independent SISO control and meet the real actuator saturations at the same time. We identify how the controller structure influences the search for the modal constraints and find the limits via optimization. The methods are developed for the general n-DOF case and applied to 2-, 3-, and 7-DOF examples in simulation.
In this work, a hardware-software architecture for control engineering education is proposed and a case of study regarding a greenhouse irrigation virtual process has been implemented. This specific process is especia...
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This paper presents a novel analytical method for electro-mechanical design of a high speed long-term flywheel energy storage system and thermal evaluation of possible operating modes of the system. Flywheel's com...
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This paper presents a novel analytical method for electro-mechanical design of a high speed long-term flywheel energy storage system and thermal evaluation of possible operating modes of the system. Flywheel's composite shell rotor along with the motor/generator unit are assumed to be placed into a sealed vacuum chamber, which presents a challenge of heat transfer, produced by rotor losses. Developed method takes into account thermal radiation properties of the rotor and is realised using Mathcad software, which allows for quick investigation of any flywheel configuration. The method involves calculations for preliminary rotor sizing and determining achievable operation modes, while keeping the rotor under a specified temperature limit. Results of using this method for studying dependencies of thermal performance on initial system parameters are presented and conclusions are drawn. Based on the conducted study, recommendations on system design considerations are given.
Norm optimal iterative learning control(NOILC) has recently been applied to iterative learning control(ILC) problems in which tracking is only required at a subset of isolated time points along the trial duration. Thi...
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Norm optimal iterative learning control(NOILC) has recently been applied to iterative learning control(ILC) problems in which tracking is only required at a subset of isolated time points along the trial duration. This problem addresses the practical needs of many applications, including industrial automation, crane control, satellite positioning and motion control within a medical stroke rehabilitation context. This paper provides a substantial generalization of this framework by providing a solution to the problem of convergence at intermediate points with simultaneous tracking of subsets of outputs to reference trajectories on subintervals. This formulation enables the NOILC paradigm to tackle tasks which mix "point to point" movements with linear tracking requirements and hence substantially broadens the application domain to include automation tasks which include welding or cutting movements, or human motion control where the movement is restricted by the task to straight line and/or planar segments. A solution to the problem is presented in the framework of NOILC and inherits NOILC s well-defined convergence properties. Design guidelines and supporting experimental results are included.
This paper considers the synchronization problem of multi-agent SISO systems with general unidirectional communication structures. A distributed control strategy is presented which relies on relative output difference...
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There is presented PLC-PIDTuner application developed for tuning PID controller in S7 Simatic PLCs. It allows plant identification, calculation of controller parameters and verification of the control system using dif...
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There is presented PLC-PIDTuner application developed for tuning PID controller in S7 Simatic PLCs. It allows plant identification, calculation of controller parameters and verification of the control system using different quality indexes. It provides data collection from the real process and computer simulation of designed control system. Such solution allows to customize systems properties without carrying out costly experiments. Proposed application allows user to easily develop different algorithms for each stage of PID control system design. Finally, there is presented example of using developed PLC-PIDTuner platform in simulated process described by third order system with delay.
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