In this paper, the control problem of nonlinear boiler systems with actuator constraints is considered. Main difficulties in controlling boiler systems are largely due to the constraints imposed on the actuating valve...
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In this paper, the control problem of nonlinear boiler systems with actuator constraints is considered. Main difficulties in controlling boiler systems are largely due to the constraints imposed on the actuating valves and nonlinear dynamics. In order to overcome these difficulties, combined approaches are taken. First, the receding horizon control based on semi-definite programming is used to handle the actuator constraints and to enhance the closed-loop stability. Second, gain-scheduling strategy is combined with the RHC to consider the nonlinear dynamics efficiently, hence making the satisfactory global control available. Finally, the performances of the proposed controller are illustrated via the simulations.
Future welfare models should meet the needs of a large group of aged and disabled people. Present research and technology efforts in this direction are oriented toward the development of highly effective home-installe...
Future welfare models should meet the needs of a large group of aged and disabled people. Present research and technology efforts in this direction are oriented toward the development of highly effective home-installed devices which will provide the user with continuous assistance in different everyday activities. The problems and needs of the elderly and the disabled vary from person to person over a large range, and with many serious requirements. Modern designs for such devices are oriented toward solutions where the user is less engaged in the control process, and the interaction between the device and the user ishuman-friendly, i.e., the devices should possess a high level of intelligence in their controls, actions, and interactions with the user, offering him/her a high level of comfort and functionality. This paper considers a mixed control mode as a better alternative for human-machine interactions for users with great movement disability. Some examples of easy direct control are discussed.
The C4ISR Architecture Framework document issued by the Department of Defense specifies three views of an information architecture and defines a set of products that describe each view. These architecture views are to...
This paper deals with an analysis of the compliance characteristics for an effective peg-in-hole task using a robot hand without inter-finger coupling. We first classify the task of inserting peg-in-a-hole into three ...
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This paper deals with an analysis of the compliance characteristics for an effective peg-in-hole task using a robot hand without inter-finger coupling. We first classify the task of inserting peg-in-a-hole into three contact styles between the peg and the hole. Next, we analyze the conditions of the specified stiffness matrix in the operational space to successfully and more effectively achieve the given peg-in-hole task for each case. It is concluded that the location of the compliance center on the peg and the coupling stiffness elements between the translational and rotational directions play important roles for a successful peg-in-hole task. Simulation results are included to verify the feasibility of the analytic results.
Vibration isolation control system design for a microgravity experiment mount is considered. The controller design based on dynamic sliding manifold (DSM) technique is proposed to attenuate the accelerations transmitt...
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Vibration isolation control system design for a microgravity experiment mount is considered. The controller design based on dynamic sliding manifold (DSM) technique is proposed to attenuate the accelerations transmitted to an isolated experiment mount either from a vibrating base or directly generated by the experiment, as well as to stabilize the internal dynamics of this nonminimum phase plant. An auxiliary DSM is employed to maintain the asymptotic high-order sliding mode on the primary sliding manifold in the presence of uncertain actuator dynamics of the second order. The primary DSM is designed for the closed-loop.
A problem of sliding mode control design for a SISO system with unmodeled actuators of the first and second order is considered. A design methodology, based on dynamic sliding manifolds (DSM), is proposed to attenuate...
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A problem of sliding mode control design for a SISO system with unmodeled actuators of the first and second order is considered. A design methodology, based on dynamic sliding manifolds (DSM), is proposed to attenuate the chattering phenomenon affecting sliding-mode-controlled plants in the presence of unmodeled dynamics. The proposed methodology maintains the sliding mode on the sliding surface, which is designed without actuator dynamics being considered. This goal is achieved via auxiliary dynamic sliding manifold design; the sliding mode on the auxiliary DSM provides for high order asymptotic sliding mode on the initial surface.
Proposes the mixed H/sub 2//H/sub /spl infin// controller design method with regional pole placements according to the 3 step guidance courses for underwater vehicle systems in horizontal motion and vertical motion, r...
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Proposes the mixed H/sub 2//H/sub /spl infin// controller design method with regional pole placements according to the 3 step guidance courses for underwater vehicle systems in horizontal motion and vertical motion, respectively. The change of hydrodynamics, time delays, and disturbances are considered as uncertainties of the system. The full nonlinear simulation including initial leveling part, guidance, autopilot, actuator, etc., shows that the proposed controllers are efficient in the sense of new strategy for underwater vehicle systems.
For an object grasped by a robot hand to work in the compliance control domain, we first analyze a necessary condition for successful stiffness modulation in the operational space. Next, we propose a compliance contro...
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For an object grasped by a robot hand to work in the compliance control domain, we first analyze a necessary condition for successful stiffness modulation in the operational space. Next, we propose a compliance control method for robot hands which consist of two steps: the RIFDS (resolved inter-finger decoupling solver) decomposes the desired compliance characteristic specified in the operational space into the compliance characteristic in the fingertip space without inter-finger coupling; and the RIJDS (resolved inter-joint decoupling solver) decomposes the compliance characteristic in the fingertip space into the compliance characteristic in the joint space without inter-joint coupling. According to the analysis results, the finger structure should be biomimetic in the sense that either kinematic redundancy or force redundancy are required to implement the proposed compliance control scheme. Five-bar fingered robot hands are treated as illustrative examples to implement the proposed compliance control method. To show the effectiveness of the proposed compliance control method, simulations are performed for two-fingered and three-fingered robot hands.
Underwater robotic vehicles (URV) have been employed for mobility, and robot manipulators attached to the underwater vehicle play the role of manipulation. URV motions are determined by inherent dynamic couplings betw...
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Underwater robotic vehicles (URV) have been employed for mobility, and robot manipulators attached to the underwater vehicle play the role of manipulation. URV motions are determined by inherent dynamic couplings between active and passive joints. Furthermore, the control problem becomes complex since there should be considered many hydrodynamic terms as well as intrinsic model uncertainties. To cope with these difficulties, we propose a disturbance observer-based robust control algorithm for underwater manipulators with passive joints. The proposed control algorithm is able to treat an underactuated system as a pseudo-active system in which passive joints are eliminated. Also, to realize a robust control method, a nonlinear feedback disturbance observer is applied to each active joint. A four-jointed underwater robotic system with one passive joint is considered as an illustrative example. Through simulation, it is shown that the proposed control algorithm has good position tracking performances even in the presence of several external disturbances and model uncertainties.
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