In this paper, a PD controller which uses optical flow to obtain position and velocity feedback is proposed for the autonomous hovering flight control of a nano quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV). The nano quadrot...
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(纸本)9781479947249
In this paper, a PD controller which uses optical flow to obtain position and velocity feedback is proposed for the autonomous hovering flight control of a nano quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV). The nano quadrotor UAV has a mass less than 100 g and is comparatively much smaller than the micro vehicles utilized in previous research. Due to the limited size and payload ability, a wireless camera is employed as the onboard visual device to obtain the position and translational velocity of the UAV. Experiment results are included to demonstrate the good control performance of the proposed design.
Minimum entropy control has been proven to be an effective method in control of non-Gaussian stochastic systems. In this case, the entropy is proposed as a generalization of the variance measure to characterize the ra...
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Minimum entropy control has been proven to be an effective method in control of non-Gaussian stochastic systems. In this case, the entropy is proposed as a generalization of the variance measure to characterize the randomness of the process. Minimum entropy corresponds to small uncertainty (or derivation), but it cannot guarantee the tracking error approaching to zero. Therefore, mean square error also should be added in the criterion. In this paper, by using a simple example, the method of generating a representative approximation of the Pareto optimal control set is investigated in both analytical and numerical ways. And simulation results show the feasibility of the proposed double-objective optimal control method.
Smart grid, a concept proposed in 2003, is now attracting more and more attention because of its ability to integrate intensive information and renewable energy generating infrastructures. This paper focuses on schedu...
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(纸本)9781479947249
Smart grid, a concept proposed in 2003, is now attracting more and more attention because of its ability to integrate intensive information and renewable energy generating infrastructures. This paper focuses on scheduling charging process between multiple electric vehicles and charging stations in smart grid with renewable energy and storage devices. From the perspective of the whole system, the goal of minimizing the time average electricity cost with time-varying electricity price can be reached in this paper. With the participation of storage devices, charging-station-private renewable generation and electric vehicles power demands, we mathematically formulate a stochastic optimal problem and address it by employing Lyapunov optimization methods. Through mathematical derivation, stability of storage devices is achieved. Meanwhile, the upper bound for time average electricity cost can be calculated. The feature of our research is the independence on stochastic distribution of demand and renewable generation. Simulation results show the convergence of storage device state of charging(SOC) and illustrate the efficiency and performance of our algorithm.
This paper studies the containment and group dispersion control for a multi-robot system in the presence of dynamic leaders. Each robot is represented by a doubleintegrator dynamic model and a distributed control algo...
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This paper studies the containment and group dispersion control for a multi-robot system in the presence of dynamic leaders. Each robot is represented by a doubleintegrator dynamic model and a distributed control algorithm is developed to drive the multi-robot system to follow a group of dynamic leaders with containment and group dispersion behaviors. The effectiveness of the algorithm is then verified on a multi-robot control platform.
Weather modeling and prediction has been quite a challenge over the years. Predictions based on climatic models whose dynamical behavior is nonlinear, nonstationary, and based on high order difference equations is a t...
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(纸本)9781467374293
Weather modeling and prediction has been quite a challenge over the years. Predictions based on climatic models whose dynamical behavior is nonlinear, nonstationary, and based on high order difference equations is a tough task and usually requires a demanding and non-intuitive tuning expertise. This paper suggests an ensemble of evolving fuzzy models for multivariate time series prediction. The proposed ensemble approach is able to model the weather dynamics from data streams concerning variables such as wet bulb temperature, atmospheric pressure, maximum temperature, and relative humidity of the air. The purpose is to predict rainfalls 5 days ahead while providing a linguistic description of the reasoning used to give the predictions. Empirical results show that the ensemble-based fuzzy evolving modeling approach outperforms other evolving approaches in terms of accurate predictions.
In this paper, how to determine the observability of switched Boolean control networks (SBCNs) is investigated. First, a new concept of weighted pair graph for an SBCN is defined. Second, the weighted pair graph is us...
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(纸本)9781479978878
In this paper, how to determine the observability of switched Boolean control networks (SBCNs) is investigated. First, a new concept of weighted pair graph for an SBCN is defined. Second, the weighted pair graph is used to transform an SBCN into a deterministic finite automaton (DFA). Lastly, the observability of the SBCN is tested by testing the completeness of the DFA. Based on these results, algorithms for determining the observability and the initial state are designed.
In this article, a method to obtain spatial coordinate of spherical robot's moving platform using a single camera is proposed, and experimentally verified. The proposed method is an accurate, flexible and low-cost...
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(纸本)9781467372350
In this article, a method to obtain spatial coordinate of spherical robot's moving platform using a single camera is proposed, and experimentally verified. The proposed method is an accurate, flexible and low-cost tool for the kinematic calibration of spherical-workspace mechanisms to achieve the desired accuracy in position. The sensitivity and efficiency of the provided method is thus evaluated. Furthermore, optimization of camera location is outlined subject to the prescribed cost functions. Finally, experimental analysis of the proposed calibration method on ARAS Eye surgery Robot (DIAMOND) is presented;In which the accuracy is obtained from three to six times better than the previous calibration.
This paper brings the PV model of a real PV farm installation with a total power of 917 kW. All the elements of the PV farm (panels and inverter) are described. Simulation on PSCAD and experimental results at the inst...
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This paper brings the PV model of a real PV farm installation with a total power of 917 kW. All the elements of the PV farm (panels and inverter) are described. Simulation on PSCAD and experimental results at the installation are reported. The PV model is submitted to voltage sags originated in the grid as well as their impact on the photovoltaic power plant.
This paper mainly discusses the remote tracking problem with partly quantized information and packet-dropout. Since the network exists between the remote plant and the local plant, any information transmitted between ...
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(纸本)9781479947249
This paper mainly discusses the remote tracking problem with partly quantized information and packet-dropout. Since the network exists between the remote plant and the local plant, any information transmitted between each other will experience the quantization errors and may be lost. In this situation, the controller of the local system needs to consider both the exact local information and the inaccurate remote information. A state feedback controller is adopted and the theorems to design such controller are given in terms of bilinear matrix inequalities(BMIs). Moreover, an algorithm is proposed and these BMIs are converted into a convex optimization problem. Finally, the efficiency of the proposed method is demonstrated by a simulation example.
Furnace exit gas temperature(FEGT) is the key parameter in the furnace ash fouling monitoring system. Since the standard least squares support vector machine(LSSVM) is not suitable for online identification and contro...
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(纸本)9781479947249
Furnace exit gas temperature(FEGT) is the key parameter in the furnace ash fouling monitoring system. Since the standard least squares support vector machine(LSSVM) is not suitable for online identification and control of FEGT,a novel CM-LSSVM-PLS method is proposed to predict FEGT in this paper. In the process of CM-LSSVM-PLS method, c-means cluster(CM) algorithm is used to partition the training data into several different subsets by considering the characteristics of operational data. Submodels are subsequently developed in the individual subsets based on LSSVM method. Partial least squares algorithm(PLS) is employed as the combination strategy. The online updating algorithm is then applied to the CM-LSSVM-PLS model. The proposed online model is verified through operation data of a 300 MW generating unit. The simulation results show that the proposed online updating model is effective for online FEGT forecasting.
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