The paper considers a feedback optimising control of drinking water distribution systems (DWDS). Although the optimised pump and valves scheduling and disinfectant injection control attracted considerable attention ov...
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The paper considers a feedback optimising control of drinking water distribution systems (DWDS). Although the optimised pump and valves scheduling and disinfectant injection control attracted considerable attention over last two decades most of the contributions were limited to an open-loop optimisation repetitively performed during the DWDS operation. Also, while a strong interaction between the water quantity and quality exists most of the proposals regards either quality or quantity control. The paper derives a two times-scale hierarchical controller with MPC control algorithms at the slow upper and fast lower control levels. The controller performance is validated by a comprehensive simulation study based on an example case study DWDS.
This paper provides a framework for distributed tracking of piecewise constant references for a network of constrained linear systems which act cooperatively. It is shown how the tracking problem can be posed as a dis...
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(纸本)9781467357159
This paper provides a framework for distributed tracking of piecewise constant references for a network of constrained linear systems which act cooperatively. It is shown how the tracking problem can be posed as a distributed optimization problem and a method for distributed synthesis of the control law is presented. In particular, the notion of a distributed invariant set for tracking is introduced, by means of which a distributed constrained tracking controller with stability guarantee can be defined. A systematic procedure for the synthesis of ellipsoidal terminal sets for tracking is proposed, whereas all synthesis steps can be carried out by distributed optimization and hence without any central coordination. The proposed framework, as well as its functionality and performance, are illustrated by means of a numerical example.
We identify a new observability concept, called relative observability, in supervisory control of discrete-event systems under partial observation. A fixed, ambient language is given, relative to which observability i...
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(纸本)9781467357159
We identify a new observability concept, called relative observability, in supervisory control of discrete-event systems under partial observation. A fixed, ambient language is given, relative to which observability is tested. Relative observability is stronger than observability, but enjoys the important property that it is preserved under set union;hence there exists the supremal relatively observable sublanguage of a given language. Relative observability is weaker than normality, and thus yields, when combined with controllability, a generally larger controlled behavior;in particular, no constraint is imposed that only observable controllable events may be disabled. We present algorithms which compute the supremal relatively observable (and controllable) sublanguage of a given language, which is generally larger than the normal counterparts. We demonstrate the new observability concept and algorithms with a Guideway example.
This paper studies congestion control in high-speed communication networks using Model Predictive control (MPC). Network traffic is assumed to consist of best-effort and priority traffic sources. An integrated control...
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This paper studies congestion control in high-speed communication networks using Model Predictive control (MPC). Network traffic is assumed to consist of best-effort and priority traffic sources. An integrated controller consisting of two control parts is designed. The controller calculates the capacity for priority sources and the input rate of best-effort sources. MPC is desirable as it can take into account the constraints on the finite buffer and input rate, as well as deal very well with systems with time delays.
This paper deals with the finite-horizon estimation of randomly occurring faults for a class of linear discrete time-varying systems. All the system parameters are time-varying and the failures are assumed to occur in...
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A fundamental control problem for autonomous vehicle formations is formation shape control, in which the agents must maintain a prescribed formation shape using only information measured or communicated from neighbori...
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A fundamental control problem for autonomous vehicle formations is formation shape control, in which the agents must maintain a prescribed formation shape using only information measured or communicated from neighboring agents. While a large and growing literature has recently emerged on distance-based formation shape control, global stability properties remain a significant open problem. Even in four-agent formations, the basic question of whether or not there can exist locally stable incorrect equilibrium shapes remains open. This paper shows how this question can be answered for any size formation in principle using semidefinite programming techniques for semialgebraic problems, involving solutions sets of polynomial equations, inequations, and inequalities.
In this paper, the H∞ state estimation problem is investigated for a class of stochastic systems with the simultaneous presence of fading measurements and randomly varying nonlinearities (RVNs). A sequence of random ...
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This paper describes a novel mobility assistive device under development in the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST). The proposed system can help patients who do not have enough physical strength...
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The study focused on the autonomous feedback with brain entrainment, specifically involving an user-friendly interface to control brainwave entrainment by variation in cardiac autonomie function. In combination with g...
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The study focused on the autonomous feedback with brain entrainment, specifically involving an user-friendly interface to control brainwave entrainment by variation in cardiac autonomie function. In combination with generation of brainwave entrainment, the device would be capable of delivering relief from pressure for user. The platform included several key technologies, such that the device could use measured cardiac rhythmic variation to control a multi-channel oscillators to bring the brain to a specific entrainment state. The excitatory state of autonomie activity, which was reflected by the cardiac rhythmic variation, including the overall potential level of autonomie activity, the potential from the sympathetic branch, and the parasympathetic activity, could be used as biofeedback of body status and an evidence of interaction for more personalized adaptation. This platform could be embedded in beds, chairs, or even the floors to provide a realistic interactive experience.
In this paper a general architecture of tightly-coupled integrated LR-WPAN/WiMAX network has been introduced by proposing and utilising a novel access router named Wireless Integrated Access Router (WIAR). The suggest...
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In this paper a general architecture of tightly-coupled integrated LR-WPAN/WiMAX network has been introduced by proposing and utilising a novel access router named Wireless Integrated Access Router (WIAR). The suggested access router effectively combines both WiMAX and LR-WPAN technologies in a same device. The main motivation to propose this integration is to deploy Internet of Things (IoT) applications and services in wide area networks. Using WiMAX as backhaul service, the Internet connection can be provided for dispersed mobile LR-WPAN users over a wide area. Moreover, it enables to access all collected data in the local LR-WPAN coverage area – which is named as Senspot in this paper – by third-party clients through the Internet. Furthermore, an analytic model has been developed for the integrated network to evaluate the system's performance. Theoretical results on blocking probability of new and handover calls from WiMAX subscribers, as well as new connections from LR-WPAN Senspots in a cell of WiMAX have been investigated in terms of call/connection rates and number of allocated channels.
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