Pneumatic artificial muscles - based robotic systems usually necessitate the use various nonlinear control techniques in order to improve their performance. Moreover, their robustness to parameter variation, which is ...
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Pneumatic artificial muscles - based robotic systems usually necessitate the use various nonlinear control techniques in order to improve their performance. Moreover, their robustness to parameter variation, which is generally hardly predictable, should also be tested. Here a fast hybrid adaptive control is proposed, where a conventional PD controller is placed into the feedforward branch and a fuzzy controller is placed into the adaptation branch. The fuzzy controller compensates for the actions of PD controller under conditions of inertia moment variation. The design of fuzzy controller is based on the results of optimization using simulated annealing algorithm. The results confirm fast action of the control scheme as well as its robustness to changes in inertia moment variation.
In this paper, two alternatives approaches to model predictive control (MPC) are compared and contrasted for the role of zone temperature controller - the commonly used linear formulation (LMPC) and rather unconventio...
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Human biomechanical parameters such as range of motion can serve for evaluation of rehabilitation process, detecting disease or assessing training activities of the individual. MEMS sensors are today one of the most i...
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Human biomechanical parameters such as range of motion can serve for evaluation of rehabilitation process, detecting disease or assessing training activities of the individual. MEMS sensors are today one of the most important innovation tools and are used in all kinds of applications, including measurements of human biomechanical parameters. Proposed article deals with validation of use of MEMS sensors for purposes of stroke patients’ rehabilitation and related measurements such as range of motion and provides description of the most common mistakes that may occur when such measurements would be include in a tele-rehabilitation application.
Proposed paper deals with rehabilitation robotic devices. First part, introduction, introduces an aplication of robotics in rehabilitation process. Second part deals with robot - assisted rehabilitation of the upper l...
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Proposed paper deals with rehabilitation robotic devices. First part, introduction, introduces an aplication of robotics in rehabilitation process. Second part deals with robot - assisted rehabilitation of the upper limb where is also described an architecture of robotic rehabilitation and its main functions. In the third section there is described a design of robotic arm with artificial muscles for rehabilitation of the upper limb. Fourth part is about wearable sensors used by authors in rehabilitation.
Authors present some results from research work on human movement analysis and its use in clinical practice. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of the new rehabilitation method for the prevention of f...
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Authors present some results from research work on human movement analysis and its use in clinical practice. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of the new rehabilitation method for the prevention of falls in the elderly. The basis of new rehabilitation training is walking disturbed by perturbations embedded in shoes. Perturbations are generated with the original mechatronic device developed within project SMILING - S elf M obility I mprovement of e L derly by counteract ING falls, no. 215493 granted by the 7th framework program–ICT2007.7.1 „ICT and Ageing“. The SMILING system is a complete system for the training of gait [1]. SMILING shoe is a complex mechatronic system, which requires interaction through data obtained from the sensors of mechanical components, as well as data on user's activities. The SMILING shoes are able to change their configuration during the swing phase of gait to propose a different “ground” when the foot touches the floor. According to the basic idea, the SMILING system is not a medical device but a training device. This means that its use is envisaged also in non-protected environments such as fitness centers and/or private homes. The aim of the pilot study was to assess the impact of unconventional rehabilitation system SMILING on gait pattern. Seventeen patients participated in the study (elderly aged 65 and over) provided in Slovakia in cooperation with the Highly Specialized Geriatric Institute of St. Lukas Košice. Gait pattern has been defined through selected temporal-spatial parameters, obtained by measuring walking self-paced by opto-electrical system SMART in laboratory conditions. The results of the three measurements were compared by paired t-test for significance α=0,05. Data showed that after completing the second stage of training exercises walking speed and the length stride have increased and gait cycle was decreased. However, for approval of efficiency of the new rehabilitation method further clinical test
This paper proposes two hybrid prediction models using for predicting the displacement of landslide, Genetic Algorithm-Radial Basis Function Neural Network (GA-RBFN) and Genetic Algorithm- Back Propagation Neural Netw...
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This paper proposes two hybrid prediction models using for predicting the displacement of landslide, Genetic Algorithm-Radial Basis Function Neural Network (GA-RBFN) and Genetic Algorithm- Back Propagation Neural Network (GA-BPNN). A case study of Yuhuangge landslide in the Three Gorges reservoir in China is used to illustrate the capability and merit of our schemes. In addition, the result shows that GP-BPNN get better accuracy than GA-RBFN in the same measurements.
With the rapid growth of wind energy installed capacity, optimized maintenance has gained increasingly attentions from both researchers and wind farm owners. Condition-based maintenance (CBM) has been introduced to th...
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The increased traffic flow on both existing highways and city roads leads to the appearance of stop-and-go waves which have many disadvantages, e.g., increased risk of accidents, higher fuel consumption, increased pol...
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The increased traffic flow on both existing highways and city roads leads to the appearance of stop-and-go waves which have many disadvantages, e.g., increased risk of accidents, higher fuel consumption, increased pollution, increased wear of vehicle mechanical parts, driving stress and passenger discomfort. The platooning of vehicles could be the solution to this problem by enforcing them to follow each other and to maintain a safe distance between them. The advantages brought by this solution depend on ensuring the string stability of the vehicle platoon. In this paper the leader-follower system is employed to illustrate the stop-and-go waves mitigation. Several controllers (P, PI) were designed based on the conditions that have to be met in order to ensure the string stability of the vehicle platoon and comparisons were made with a controller based on the driver behavior.
For safe, reliable and convenient facility operation, it is eligible to install a control system with ambient intelligence. Building automation with its functions as keeping building climate within a specified range, ...
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For safe, reliable and convenient facility operation, it is eligible to install a control system with ambient intelligence. Building automation with its functions as keeping building climate within a specified range, lighting rooms based on an occupancy schedule, monitoring performance and device failures in all systems, providing malfunction alarms (usually via email and/or sms text notifications) to building engineering/maintenance staff, has become more affordable and simple through smartphone, tablet connectivity, evolved touch control panels. Building automation systems reduce operation energy and maintenance costs comparing to non-controlled building systems; advantage embodies pre-emptive maintenance and quick detection of break-downs. The paper deals with new features in designing ambient intelligence in monitoring and control processes for tangible manufacturing operations.
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Milan AnderleSergej ČelikovskýCzech Technical University in Prague
Faculty of Electrical Engineering Department of Control Engineering Technická 2 166 27 Prague Czech Republic Institute of Information Theory and Automation Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Pod Vodárenskou věží 4 182 08 Prague Czech Republic
Underactuated mechanical systems are systems with less actuators than degrees of freedom. Therefore, it is complicated to measure all states, i.e. angular positions or angular velocities, of the mechanical system. Alt...
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Underactuated mechanical systems are systems with less actuators than degrees of freedom. Therefore, it is complicated to measure all states, i.e. angular positions or angular velocities, of the mechanical system. Alternative solution consists in an observer design such that unmeasurable states are estimated. For this purpose, a high gain observer for an Acrobot was introduced. By virtue of an Acrobot embedding into a 4-link model, the high gain observer was simply extended and applied to the 4-link model. The main aim of this paper consists in a coupling of a method of the Acrobot embedding into the 4-link model and the high gain observer design for the Acrobot. The coupling results in an observer for the 4-link model with the same structure as the already developed high gain observer for the Acrobot model. The control of the 4-link model using the embedding method is based on a definition of constraining functions for knees control whereas the remaining angle in the hip is controlled in the same way as it would be an Acrobot's angle. The ability of feedback tracking of the walking-like trajectory of the 4-link with observed geometry during a swing phase of a single step is demonstrated in simulations.
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