Introduction: In radiotherapy, tumors may move due to the patient’s respiration, which decreases treatment accuracy. Some motion mitigation methods require measuring the tumor position during treatment. Current avail...
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In this paper we study connections between Lyapunov-Metzler inequalities and S-procedure characterizations in the context of stabilizing discrete-time switched linear systems using min-switching strategies. We propose...
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The aim of this paper is to extend iterative feedback tuning (IFT), which is a data-based approach for controller tuning, with robustness constraints. Hereto a constrained IFT problem is formulated that is solved by i...
Low adhesion in railway vehicle wheel/rail contact can create large cost and punctuality issues for train operators and users. There is currently a lack of real time knowledge of the running conditions on networks, th...
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(纸本)9781849195584
Low adhesion in railway vehicle wheel/rail contact can create large cost and punctuality issues for train operators and users. There is currently a lack of real time knowledge of the running conditions on networks, therefore the work reported here proposes a method of detecting dynamically the adhesion conditions underneath a rail vehicle using modest cost sensors and advanced model based monitoring of the creep forces. The estimated creep forces are then post processed to give an estimation of the current adhesion condition.
Active surge control is studied in a centrifugal compressor system. To stabilize surge, a bleed valve is applied which is nominally closed and only opens to stabilize the system around the desired operating point. Thi...
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Many high-accuracy positioning systems have a target performance location that varies with time and position. A typical example is given by wafer stage positioning systems in the lithographic industry. The design of f...
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(纸本)9781509025923
Many high-accuracy positioning systems have a target performance location that varies with time and position. A typical example is given by wafer stage positioning systems in the lithographic industry. The design of feedforward compensators for such a class of systems, i.e. flexible motion systems having Linear Time Invariant (LTI) state dynamics with Linear Time-Varying (LTV) state-to-output map, can be considerably enhanced if such time or position-varying characteristics of the systems are taken into account. In this work, a strategy to construct a feedforward controller that exactly matches the time-dependent inverse of such a system is investigated. Analysis and simulation on a simplified model show the potential performance improvement obtained with such a strategy.
Improving the dexterity of active prostheses is a major research area amalgamating machine learning algorithms and biosignals. A recent research niche has emerged from this-providing proportional control to a prosthet...
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(纸本)9789897580697
Improving the dexterity of active prostheses is a major research area amalgamating machine learning algorithms and biosignals. A recent research niche has emerged from this-providing proportional control to a prosthetic hand by modelling the force applied at the fingertips using surface electromyography (sEMG). The publicly released NinaPro database contains sEMG recording for 6 degree-of-freedom force activations for 40 intact subjects. In this preliminary study the authors successfully perform multivariate force regression using Bayesian mixture of experts (MoE). The accuracy of the model is compared to the benchmark set by the authors of NinaPro;comparable performance is achieved, however in this work a lower dimensional feature extraction representation obtains the best modelling accuracies, hence reducing training time. Inherent to the Bayesian framework is the inclusion of uncertainty in the model structure, providing a natural step in obtaining confidence bounds on the predictions. The MoE model used in this paper provides a powerful method for modelling force regression with application to actively controlling prosthetic and robotic arms for rehabilitation purposes, resulting in highly refined movements.
The incorporation of dry friction in a standard plant setting and the application of H/sub ∞/ optimal control design to find a controller that is insensitive to dry friction are discussed. The approach is applied to ...
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The incorporation of dry friction in a standard plant setting and the application of H/sub ∞/ optimal control design to find a controller that is insensitive to dry friction are discussed. The approach is applied to an inverted penulum setup, to show that a significant improvement of behavior can be obtained. It is shown that the application of an H/sub ∞/ optimal controller does not result in a satisfactory behaviour if dry friction is not taken into account and cart position reference error minimization is demanded. The effect of dry friction is considered in developing a controller that is insensitive to this effect but has no reference tracking property. The trade-off between the tracking objective and the insensitivity of dry friction is reviewed, resulting in a controller with good behavior in both respects. This behavior has been validated by implementation on a laboratory setup.
LabVIEW-based simulation programs help staff and students in various systems and controlengineering courses at BUTE. This paper reports on the development and application of two LabVIEW-based simulation systems TUBSI...
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