{"title":"Zigbee-assisted mobile robot gardener","authors":"Chung-Liang Chang, Jia-Heng Jhu","doi":"10.1109/CACS.2013.6734104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CACS.2013.6734104","url":null,"abstract":"With an aging population and recent change in traditional industries, automatic agricultural production has become inevitable in intensive agriculture. Agriculture in every country has gradually developed in terms of low-cost technical development and transformed to tourism type of orchard or greenhouse. Thus, the development of autonomous mobile robot gardener to assist farmers has become quite important. In this study, the prototype semi-autonomous mobile robot gardener is proposed to meet the requirement for spraying in the greenhouse. A robot designed with three wheels and driven by front-wheels whose speed difference controls the moving direction of the robot. The sensors including wide-angle laser rangefinder (LRF), single-point LRF, ultrasonic, and Hall-rotary encoders are equipped in the robot. The ARM-based controller serves as the main core processor to proceed with the behavior of mobile robot gardener. The initial tests are conducted in miniature greenhouse. The operation area is divided into multiple regions in the greenhouse. The internal map information, the location of soil moisture sensor modules (including Zigbee sensors), and mobile robot gardener moving path are known a priori. When the particular task within the region requires assistance, the robot moves on to the region and performs spraying task. The robot is equipped with Zigbee transceiver/receiver module to receive spraying task messages from the soil moisture sensor modules. While all task flags are confirmed by the robot, the control and decision-making program are performed under the known location information of the robot. The robot will move towards the selected path (the edge of planting bed) and finally will arrive at designated region. When the spraying work is completed, the robot stays on original operation point and waits for the next task command. The proposed mobile robot gardener can be applied for unmanned management of greenhouse in the future.","PeriodicalId":186492,"journal":{"name":"2013 CACS International Automatic Control Conference (CACS)","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132385955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Basic consensus problems in multi-agent systems with switching interconnection graphs","authors":"G. Zhai, Chi Huang","doi":"10.1080/00207179.2014.971431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207179.2014.971431","url":null,"abstract":"We consider several basic consensus problems in multi-agents systems with switching interconnection graphs, where the connections between any two agents are assumed bidirectional for notation simplicity. When the switching interconnection graphs are always connected, it has been shown in the literature that the Laplacian based algorithm always achieves the average consensus. We first extend the discussion to the case where disconnected interconnection graphs are involved, by showing that the average consensus is still achieved if the dwell time ratio between connected graphs and disconnected ones satisfies a specified condition. Next, we consider the case where there is no connected graph but the combination of a set of graphs is connected, and propose two switching strategies for achieving the average consensus. Several numerical examples are provided to show the algorithms.","PeriodicalId":186492,"journal":{"name":"2013 CACS International Automatic Control Conference (CACS)","volume":"317 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131427963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synchronizing the tail motion of a robotic fish to a periodic moving source","authors":"Wei-Kuo Yen, Jenhwa Guo","doi":"10.1109/CACS.2013.6734119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CACS.2013.6734119","url":null,"abstract":"This study develops a scheme to let a robotic fish synchronize its tail motion to a periodic motion source. First the tail fin and sphere motions are described by two nonlinear oscillators, respectively. The robotic fish equipped with two PVDF pressure sensors, each sensor on one body side is capable to measure the pressure signals from the oscillating sphere. These pressure signals are sent to the synchronization input to the tail oscillator. As two oscillators are synchronized, approximate synchronization with specific phase differences between two motions can be achieved. This control method is expected to be applied to the robotic fish group so they can react properly to periodic inputs from the other fish or from the human body.","PeriodicalId":186492,"journal":{"name":"2013 CACS International Automatic Control Conference (CACS)","volume":"501 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127198560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Ke, Y. Tseng, Cheng-Wei Chen, M. Ho, Feng Lian, J. Yen, Win-Li Lin, Yung-Yaw Chen
{"title":"Preliminary study of intracorporeal localization for endoscopy tracking","authors":"M. Ke, Y. Tseng, Cheng-Wei Chen, M. Ho, Feng Lian, J. Yen, Win-Li Lin, Yung-Yaw Chen","doi":"10.1109/CACS.2013.6734120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CACS.2013.6734120","url":null,"abstract":"An intracorporeal optical tracking system for minimal invasive (MIS) surgery is proposed. MIS has been widely used in laparoscopic surgery since 1980s. Its advantages include small surgical cuts and short recovery time. However, because of the limited workspace and narrow view, MIS is more complicated and costs more time than open surgery. Therefore, the image-guided system plays an important role to give surgeons a better cognition, especially tracking the tip of the instruments. In this study, we proposed a novel approach which is based on intracorporeal optical tracking by using the optical markers with the endoscope. The approach can effectively immune from electromagnetic interference and achieve high tracking accuracy with average error of 1.1 mm.","PeriodicalId":186492,"journal":{"name":"2013 CACS International Automatic Control Conference (CACS)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131407271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Power quality measurements and analysis for Zhong-Tun Wind Farm in Penghu","authors":"Yuan-Kang Wu, G. Chang, Li Wang","doi":"10.1109/CACS.2013.6734174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CACS.2013.6734174","url":null,"abstract":"The wind resource in Penghu is abundant. According to the operating experience and generation output from the Penghu's Zhong-Tun Wind Farm, the capacity factor is above 47%. Currently, the total installed capacity of wind turbines in Penghu reached 10.2 MW and the highest penetration of wind power can be reached 35%. Therefore, such a high penetration of wind power may impact the power quality, grid operation, and transient characteristics of Penghu's power system. In order to obtain a complete picture of power quality in the high wind penetration system in Penghu, this work analyzes the one-year measurement data for Penghu Zhong-Tun Wind Farm. These measurements include active power, reactive power, power factor, frequency, voltage, current, harmonic, flicker, voltage variation, and voltage unbalance. This work gives an important reference on the power quality issue under a high wind power penetration environment.","PeriodicalId":186492,"journal":{"name":"2013 CACS International Automatic Control Conference (CACS)","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124752926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fault-tolerant networked control systems","authors":"Sheng-Hsiung Yang, Jenq‐Lang Wu","doi":"10.1109/CACS.2013.6734130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CACS.2013.6734130","url":null,"abstract":"With considering the possibility of sensors fault, this paper proposes a method for designing fault-tolerant controllers of networked control systems under consecutive packet dropout and time-varying delay. Based on the Lyapunov-Krasovskii theorem, sufficient conditions for guaranteeing robust stability of NCSs under all possible sensors failure, packet dropout, and time-delay are derived. Simulation results validate the presented results.","PeriodicalId":186492,"journal":{"name":"2013 CACS International Automatic Control Conference (CACS)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121873749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current loop controller design for torque ripple suppression of switched reluctance motors","authors":"G. Su, M. Cheng, W. Chi","doi":"10.1109/CACS.2013.6734185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CACS.2013.6734185","url":null,"abstract":"Due to attractive features such as low cost and highly robust, the demand for Switched Reluctance Motors has reached an all-time high. However, the torque ripple caused by the inherent double salient structure of SRMs leads to speed ripple as well. In order to cope with the aforementioned torque/speed ripple problem, many studies rely on sophisticated control techniques. However, in most of the previous studies the powerful Digital-Signal-Processor is used to realize these sophisticated control schemes since their complicated structures require massive computing power. The fact that the DSP-based solution is not cost effective results in a conflict with the original benefits of SRMs. To cope with the aforementioned problems, this paper employs a variable gain PI-type controller to suppress the torque ripples of SRMs. In order to have a cost effective solution, all the motor drive algorithms and control schemes are implemented using a low cost microcontroller in this paper. Experimental results show that the torque ripple has been significantly reduced so as to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control approach.","PeriodicalId":186492,"journal":{"name":"2013 CACS International Automatic Control Conference (CACS)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122071587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transient analysis of Jang-Bin wind farm connected to Taipower grid","authors":"Li Wang, M. Hsieh, Shun-Chin Ke","doi":"10.1109/CACS.2013.6734177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CACS.2013.6734177","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the transient simulated results of a three-phase short-circuit fault applied to one of the feeders of Jang-Bin wind farm connected to Taipower grid using a commercial power-system simulation software of PSS/E. The simulated transient voltage fluctuations, power variations, and frequency changes can serve as an operation reference for a power system connected with large-scale wind farms. It can also serve as a reference for the future development of Taiwan's offshore wind farms.","PeriodicalId":186492,"journal":{"name":"2013 CACS International Automatic Control Conference (CACS)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125384617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characteristics of spectral illumination and automatic feature inspection for stem accessory","authors":"Wen-Yang Chang, Chin-Ping Tsai, Cheng-Han Yang","doi":"10.1109/CACS.2013.6734161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CACS.2013.6734161","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigates the characteristics of spectral illumination and automatic feature inspection for vision image of stem accessory. The angle, intensity, and spectral analyses of light sources are analyzed for image inspections. The geometry size, roundness, and image stitching of the stem accessory are recognized for feature inspections using image morphology. For spectral illumination of white light LED arrays at various shift displacements, the maximum errors of 0, 20, 30 and 40 degrees that are compared to the shift displacement of each 0 cm are 4.2, 7.8, 6.8, and 8.1%, respectively. The deviation errors of image stitching for stem accessory in x and y coordinates are 2 pixels. The SIFT and RANSAC enable to transform the stem image into local feature coordinates that are invariant to the illumination change. A white balance is typically achieved by using correction filters of GWA algorithm over the lights or on the camera lens. Therefore, the image inspections for object recognition are depended on various spectral illuminations.","PeriodicalId":186492,"journal":{"name":"2013 CACS International Automatic Control Conference (CACS)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128968194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GNSS/INS sensor fusion using Kalman filter with covariance adaptation","authors":"Chi-Yuan Cheng, Kuan-Chun Sun, Jwusheng Hu","doi":"10.1109/CACS.2013.6734106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CACS.2013.6734106","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a new method which estimates the Kalman filter's measurement noise covariance matrix in a loosely coupled GNSS/INS sensor fusion system. The signals received from the satellites are heavily influenced by the environmental conditions, and will cause the noise variance to change dramatically. Thus, estimating the measurement noise to improve the fusion quality is very important. Most of the proposed methods use the moving average method to estimate the measurement noise online from the innovation sequence of the Kalman filter in the window interval. However, those methods can only have a good performance in a quasi-static environment, e.g., freeway where the signals are rarely blocked. In dynamic environments such as the urban area, the satellite signals are often blocked by the buildings, resulting in a large range of the noise variance. This paper proposes to use Savitzky-Golay filter with degree adaptation (ADSG) to estimate the measurement noise. The ADSG filter uses local polynomial regression method to fit the delayed-sample innovation sequence in the window interval, and adjust the polynomial order by the statistics F-test. Experiments show that the proposed method's horizontal position error is about 0.3m, which is better than several existing methods.","PeriodicalId":186492,"journal":{"name":"2013 CACS International Automatic Control Conference (CACS)","volume":"26 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123078916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}