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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This paper proposes a Distributed Fault-Detection System for fault detection and prediction in electrical actuators used in pipelines for oil and gas transportation. The proposed system incorporates a signal processin...
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This paper proposes a Distributed Fault-Detection System for fault detection and prediction in electrical actuators used in pipelines for oil and gas transportation. The proposed system incorporates a signal processing flow that requires low complex mathematical operations using C-ANSI language. For the embedded Fault-Detection System was created a network of real-time on the RS-485 physical layer to application in electric actuators. The system is composed of Master and Slave modules using the Modbus protocol in order to communicate with other devices. To prove its functionalities a testbench was developed, which aims to reproduce in a lab some common faults and degradation processes that may occur in real world field applications. The monitoring of the electric actuators operation through this system can identify problems and faults before they become severe, providing greater efficiencies on the production line and avoid expressive financial losses. The prototype developed in this paper is based on software and hardware platforms flexible and open-source. The slave module equipment was used to collect the sensors information from specific points of the actuator. The sensor data collected and emulation were used to validate the propose fault detection methodology.
Microsoft Kinect cameras are widely used in robotics. The cameras can be mounted either to the robot itself (in case of mobile robotics) or can be placed where they have a good view on robots and/or humans. The use of...
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Microsoft Kinect cameras are widely used in robotics. The cameras can be mounted either to the robot itself (in case of mobile robotics) or can be placed where they have a good view on robots and/or humans. The use of cameras in the surgical operating room adds additional complexity in placing the cameras and adds the necessity of coping with a highly uncontrolled environment with occlusions and unknown objects. In this paper we present an approach that accurately detects humans using multiple Kinect cameras. Experiments were performed to show that our approach is robust to interference, noise and occlusions. It provides a good detection and identification rate of the user which is crucial for safe human robot cooperation.
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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Ball and plate platform is a nonlinear and underactuated plant. The plate is assumed to be the end-effector of a 3RRS parallel mechanism. By tilting the plate, the ball in opposite direction is pushed. The system of e...
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Ball and plate platform is a nonlinear and underactuated plant. The plate is assumed to be the end-effector of a 3RRS parallel mechanism. By tilting the plate, the ball in opposite direction is pushed. The system of equation is achieved using Lagrange method. In this article, a fuzzy approach is proposed to control the ball on a given path. It consists of two level TS type fuzzy controller; the first level tries to lead the ball to the desired goal, and the second one prevents collision between the ball and obstacles.
A processes composed of sequences of local cyclic The theoretical prediction of the behavioral properties of periodic structures is less difficult than in the case of nonperiodic ones. That is because all the informat...
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A processes composed of sequences of local cyclic The theoretical prediction of the behavioral properties of periodic structures is less difficult than in the case of nonperiodic ones. That is because all the information needed to describe the entire structure is given by the elementary substructure itself and by the manner it repeats in the whole periodic structure. So, only a small portion of the structure (which includes the repeating substructure) needs to be considered to obtain the properties of the whole periodic structure. In that context, the contribution provides the discussion of some system periodicity issues, and is aimed at modeling and evaluation of relationships linking the system structure features with required system's functioning.
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.
Snake robots move by undulating their slender body. From the fact, it is expected that a snake robot can pass through a narrow hallway even if there are some obstacles by adjusting its gliding form not to contact with...
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Snake robots move by undulating their slender body. From the fact, it is expected that a snake robot can pass through a narrow hallway even if there are some obstacles by adjusting its gliding form not to contact with both obstacles and walls. In this paper, we present a tracking control method for the obstacle avoidance. It is based on feedback linearization and imposes a holonomic control constraint on the snake robot possessing a nonholonomic property. By our method, the snake robot moves along the desired gliding curve designed to achieve the obstacle avoidance even if there are initial errors or impulse disturbances. In this paper, we demonstrate the effectiveness of our idea for the obstacle avoidance by numerical simulations.
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.
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...
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 needs of many *** paper extends the framework by embedding simultaneous iterative convergence of subsets of outputs to reference trajectories on subintervals. This enables it to tackle tasks which mix ‘point to point’ movements with linear tracking requirements, which substantially broadens the application domain (e.g. 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 Norm Optimal ILC (NOILC), providing well-defined convergence properties, design guidelines and supporting experimental results.
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