A proposal for the advanced control of a hybrid solar/gas air-conditioning system and its testing by simulation is presented. The proposal is based on a Predictive controller that optimizes the operational costs by ta...
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A proposal for the advanced control of a hybrid solar/gas air-conditioning system and its testing by simulation is presented. The proposal is based on a Predictive controller that optimizes the operational costs by taking into account the costs of gas heating and the electrical consumption. The Constrained Mixed-Integer Predictive control problem obtained is then solved using a formulation based on the duration of the states, which simplifies the numerical solution. The simulation at different times of the year is carried out in order to show the validity of the proposed approach
Human-Robot physical interaction is an important attribute for robots operating in human environments. A Ballbot is an under-actuated system with nonholonomic dynamic constraints. It is a skinny robot with a small bas...
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Human-Robot physical interaction is an important attribute for robots operating in human environments. A Ballbot is an under-actuated system with nonholonomic dynamic constraints. It is a skinny robot with a small base that helps the robot to move in limited space. It is as tall as human height until could interact by people whereas a Ballbot has not been equipped with a manipulator. This manipulator adds new advantages to the Ballbot such as object manipulation and grasping. In this paper and to achieve more performance of a Ballbot, it is equipped with a PUMA type manipulator which gives to the proposed robot the capability of better stabilization. To this end, dynamics equations of the assumed mobile robot is presented and verified. Then, by respecting to this fact that a Ballbot is in the class of under-actuated systems, a control algorithm is proposed to attain the stable motion control of the system. Finally, a simulation routine is performed to move along the desired path/trajectory. Obtained results reveal the merits of the verified model of the new Ballbot and the considered control algorithm which will be discussed.
Due to redundancy and natural instability of humanoid robots, their motion planning becomes a challenging task. Designing stable gaits with smooth trajectories for a humanoid robot is the main goal of this article. Ta...
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Due to redundancy and natural instability of humanoid robots, their motion planning becomes a challenging task. Designing stable gaits with smooth trajectories for a humanoid robot is the main goal of this article. Taking all related parameters on robot's walking into consideration, a new gait planning approach in the task space is developed. Various aspects like upper-body motion and stability requirements have the most significant role in this new gait planning process. In order to reduce undesired fluctuations on robot center of mass a new method in trajectory planning is also suggested. To show performance of the proposed algorithm, it is compared with another reliable approach in this field, and the results will be discussed.
Autonomous ground vehicles operating in the field are likely to be faced with several mobility challenges such as piles of rubble, water crossings, steep hills, mud, and stiff vegetation patches. These scenarios are p...
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Autonomous ground vehicles operating in the field are likely to be faced with several mobility challenges such as piles of rubble, water crossings, steep hills, mud, and stiff vegetation patches. These scenarios are particularly critical for smaller robots with torque and power limited actuators, which as experimentally shown in this work can easily fail to accomplish their tasks in these environments. This paper motivates and provides a methodology that integrates the robot, actuator and terrain models with an efficient motion planner to exploit the vehicle momentum as a way to successfully traverse these difficult terrains. In particular, experimental results showing the efficacy of the proposed methodology are presented for a vegetation patch and a steep hill. Finally, a discussion of the necessary perception work to fully automate the process is included.
In this work, we apply active Bayesian perception to angle and position discrimination and extend the method to perform actions in a sensorimotor task using a biomimetic fingertip. The first part of this study tests a...
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In this work, we apply active Bayesian perception to angle and position discrimination and extend the method to perform actions in a sensorimotor task using a biomimetic fingertip. The first part of this study tests active perception off-line with a large dataset of edge orientations and positions, using a Monte Carlo validation to ascertain the classification accuracy. We observe a significant improvement over passive methods that lack a sensorimotor loop for actively repositioning the sensor. The second part of this study then applies these findings about active perception to an example sensorimotor task in real-time. Using an appropriate online sensorimotor control architecture, the robot made decisions about what to do next and where to move next, which was applied to a contour-following task around several objects. The successful outcome of this simple but illustrative task demonstrates that active perception can be of practical benefit for tactile robotics.
The Iterative Learning control (ILC) problem in which tracking is only required at a subset of isolated time points along the trial duration has recently gained significant attention since it addresses the practical n...
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The paper describes a substantial extension of Norm Optimal Iterative Learning control (NOILC) that permits tracking of a class of finite dimensional reference signals whilst simultaneously minimizing a quadratic cost...
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The availability of reliable underwater positioning systems to localize one or more vehicles simultaneously based on information received on-board a support ship or an autonomous surface vessel is key to the operation...
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The availability of reliable underwater positioning systems to localize one or more vehicles simultaneously based on information received on-board a support ship or an autonomous surface vessel is key to the operation of some classes of AUVs. Furthermore, there is considerable interest in reducing the number of sensors involved in acoustic navigation/positioning systems to reduce the costs involved and the time consumed in the deployment, callibration, and recovery phases. Motivated by these considerations, in this paper we address the problem of single underwater target positioning based on measurements of the ranges between the target and a moving sensor at the sea surface, obtained via acoustic ranging devices. In particular, and speaking in loose terms, we are interested in determining the optimal geometric trajectory of the surface sensor that will, in a well defined sense, maximize the range-related information available for underwater target positioning. To this effect, an appropriate Fisher Information Matrix is defined and its determinant is maximized to yield the sensor trajectory that maximizes the accuracy of the target position estimate that can possibly be obtained with any unbiased estimator. It is shown that the optimal trajectory depends on the relative velocity of the sensor, the sampling time between measurements, and the number of measurements acquired for the FIM computation. Simulation examples illustrate the key results derived.
This paper generalizes the concept of the depth-independent interaction matrix, developed for point and line features in our early work, to generalized image features. We derive the conditions under which the depth-in...
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The paper describes a substantial extension of Norm Optimal Iterative Learning control (NOILC) that permits tracking of a class of finite dimensional reference signals whilst simultaneously minimizing a quadratic cost...
The paper describes a substantial extension of Norm Optimal Iterative Learning control (NOILC) that permits tracking of a class of finite dimensional reference signals whilst simultaneously minimizing a quadratic cost function. Motivated by practical problems in automation and control, this enables point-to-point motion tasks to be performed whilst reducing effects such as payload spillage, vibration tendencies and actuator wear. Solutions combine feedforward and feedback actions, and are experimentally tested using a robotic arm.
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