H. Boussalis, K. Valavanis, D. Guillaume, F. Pena, E. Diaz, J. Alvarenga
{"title":"Control of a simulated wing structure with multiple segmented control surfaces","authors":"H. Boussalis, K. Valavanis, D. Guillaume, F. Pena, E. Diaz, J. Alvarenga","doi":"10.1109/MED.2013.6608768","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MED.2013.6608768","url":null,"abstract":"The main objective of this paper is to demonstrate that a wing with segmented control surfaces can redistribute its load, inboard or outboard, in order to perform active shape control while still maintaining level flight. Methods will be presented for controlling the plunge deflections of an aircraft wing structure. One possible solution to improving the flight envelope is a wing design with multiple segmented control surfaces all along its span. This will give an aircraft far more control over its lift distribution in comparison to a typical wing. In order to construct a wing with segmented trailing edges, it must first be shown that deflections under lift loads can be controlled. This paper introduces the research performed by the Structures, Propulsion, and Controls Engineering (SPACE) Center using a Fiber-Optic Strain-Sensing (FOSS) system that is currently implemented on the Odyssey UAV. The research will use a set of strain-based Displacement Transfer Functions (DTF) and the FOSS System both of which were developed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC). Aerodynamic loads are obtained through the use of the software Athena Vortex Lattice (AVL). In addition, structural modeling is carried out with the use of finite element software. The results indicate that the shape of a wing structure can be controlled through the manipulation of segmented control surfaces to re-distribute lifting loads.","PeriodicalId":350383,"journal":{"name":"21st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114384509","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":"Reconfigurable flight control laws for re-entry vehicles","authors":"M. Poderico, G. Morani, M. Ariola","doi":"10.1109/MED.2013.6608698","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MED.2013.6608698","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a novel Reconfigurable Control System for reentry vehicles, based on an adaptive control strategy combined with a control allocation approach to deal with a hybrid effectors set, i.e. aerodynamic surface and reaction control system (RCS). This control strategy guarantees improved robustness against uncertain, highly time-variant flight dynamics and at the same time it allows us to deal with effector failures due to reconfiguration capabilities ensured by control allocation. Furthermore control allocation is also used to optimally distribute the control effort among available control effectors by taking into account the RCS fuel consumption. The effectiveness of the novel solution has been demonstrated through a numerical analysis both in nominal and single failure scenarios.","PeriodicalId":350383,"journal":{"name":"21st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128220184","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":"On robust fault-isolation observers with relaxed structural constraints","authors":"Arne Wahrburg, J. Adamy","doi":"10.1109/MED.2013.6608754","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MED.2013.6608754","url":null,"abstract":"This article is devoted to observer-based fault isolation in linear, time-invariant systems. In contrast to most existing results, fault isolation is achieved by only a single, specifically parameterized observer, yielding a low order fault isolation system. The design is based on eigenstructure assignment methods. By relaxing the structural constraints imposed to the observer eigenstructure, additional degrees of freedom are obtained. These are employed to increase robustness of the fault isolation observer with respect to exogenous disturbances by means of convex optimization problems. The results are verified by simulations of an example system.","PeriodicalId":350383,"journal":{"name":"21st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128280857","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":"Continuous curvature constrained shortest path for a car-like robot using S-Roadmaps","authors":"E. Xidias, N. Aspragathos","doi":"10.1109/MED.2013.6608692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MED.2013.6608692","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a new approach for motion planning for a car-like robot which is based on a surfaced roadmap concept. A major advantage of our approach is that, it enables the same roadmap to be efficiently utilized for car-like robots with different kinematical constraints or with different starting and ending points. Our approach first represents the 2D environment using the B-Surface concept. Then, build a roadmap onto the B-Surface which does not incorporate any kinematical constraints. The paths encoded in the roadmap consist of poly-geodesic segments. The roadmap assists in the optimization and smoothing of these paths using NURBS curves. We also demonstrate experimental results for a simple model of a car-like robot moving on 2D environments.","PeriodicalId":350383,"journal":{"name":"21st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128418915","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":"Guidance and control of an overactuated autonomous surface platform for diver tracking","authors":"N. Mišković, D. Nad, N. Stilinovic, Z. Vukic","doi":"10.1109/MED.2013.6608884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MED.2013.6608884","url":null,"abstract":"The high-risk nature of SCUBA diving activities is usually dealt with by pairing up divers and adopting well defined rules for diving operations to reduce the chance of accidents. However, during more challenging dives (such as technical dives) these procedures may not be sufficient to ensure almost accident-free operations, for the divers must manoeuvre in complex 3D environments, carry cumbersome equipment, and focus attention on operational details. Technological advancement and research related to diver safety, navigation and monitoring has been identified as crucial for advancing diving activities. This paper reports current state of research performed at UNIZG-FER related to an autonomous overactuated surface platform used for following divers and transmitting GPS signal to the underwater. The implemented guidance and control algorithms are described and simulations obtained on realistic models developed in the ROS environment are provided. Special attention is given to algorithms for diver tracking by using measurements from a USBL. Diver motion estimators are used to improve the performance of the sparse and noisy USBL measurements. The results presented in this paper are a starting point for in-the-field experiments expected to take place in the real-world environment.","PeriodicalId":350383,"journal":{"name":"21st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation","volume":"66 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128666723","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":"On detection delays of filtering in industrial alarm systems","authors":"N. A. Adnan, I. Izadi","doi":"10.1109/MED.2013.6608707","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MED.2013.6608707","url":null,"abstract":"To assess performance of a plant's alarm system, it is necessary to evaluate various performances indices. False alarm rates, missed alarm rates and detection delays are considered as important performance measures for univariate alarm design. To reduce false and nuisance alarms, filtering is widely used in industries. However there has been very limited study on performance specifications of various filtering methods, and the quantitative relation between filter properties and these performance indices are not well known. In this paper we investigate the effect of filtering on detection delay as an important alarm performance index.","PeriodicalId":350383,"journal":{"name":"21st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121260313","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}
Y. Boutalis, M. Christodoulou, Filippos N. Andreadis
{"title":"Bilinear neuro-fuzzy modeling for adaptive approximation and indirect control of nonlinear systems","authors":"Y. Boutalis, M. Christodoulou, Filippos N. Andreadis","doi":"10.1109/MED.2013.6608735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MED.2013.6608735","url":null,"abstract":"To cope with the indirect regulation of unknown affine in the control nonlinear systems, this paper proposes a method which is based on a recurrent Neuro-Fuzzy modeling. Initially, the components of the nonlinear plant are approximated by Fuzzy subsystems. Using appropriately defined “indicating functions”, it is shown that the initial dynamical fuzzy system can be converted to a dynamical neuro-fuzzy model, where the “indicating functions” are replaced by High Order Neural Networks (HONNS), trained by sampled system data. Assuming only parametric uncertainty, the parameters to be estimated are the weights of the HONNs and the centers of the output partitions, both arranged in matrices of appropriate dimensions and leading to a bilinear parametric model. Adaptive laws are derived based on this model and using a Lyapunov stability analysis of the error dynamic equations. The a-priori experts information required by the identification scheme is extremely low, limited to the knowledge of the signs of the center of the fuzzy output partitions. Once the system is identified around an operation point, it is regulated to zero adaptively using an appropriate controller that is built according to the neuro-fuzzy model. The weight updating laws guarantee that both the identification error and the system states reach zero exponentially fast, while keeping all signals in the closed loop bounded. Simulation on a well known benchmark illustrates the potency of the method.","PeriodicalId":350383,"journal":{"name":"21st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126248198","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}
E. Diaz, Cheyenne Balboa, J. Escobar, Zarah Jane Espano, K. Rad, H. Boussalis
{"title":"Linearization of a nonlinear geometric system model for robust controller design","authors":"E. Diaz, Cheyenne Balboa, J. Escobar, Zarah Jane Espano, K. Rad, H. Boussalis","doi":"10.1109/MED.2013.6608793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MED.2013.6608793","url":null,"abstract":"A large order flexible space structure, such as a segmented reflector space telescope, requires a high degree of precision and accuracy in order to maintain its nominal shape in order to form clear images. The tracking control for the pointing of such a large complex multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system requires a robust controller to maintain the telescope pointing accurately and reliably at it's target. The segmented space telescope testbed at the Structures, Propulsion, And Controls Engineering (SPACE) NASA University Research Center (URC) of Excellence at California State University, Los Angeles, utilizes a segmented primary mirror and a novel motorized laser platform for simulating the testbed's intended target and demonstrating the testbed's pointing accuracy. The motorized platform along with two sets of accessory mirrors comprises a Peripheral Pointing Architecture (PPA). In order to design a suitable controller, the highly nonlinear geometric model describing the laser paths from source to optical detector plane was linearized to produce an LTI state-space model for controller design.","PeriodicalId":350383,"journal":{"name":"21st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126232654","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":"IEC 61851 compliant electric vehicle charging control in smartgrids","authors":"A. Giorgio, F. Liberati, S. Canale","doi":"10.1109/MED.2013.6608892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MED.2013.6608892","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the problem of controlling electric vehicles charging in a smart grid. We present an event driven model predictive control (MPC) approach, which aims to find a proper trade-off between the needs of minimizing the cost of energy withdrawal and the error in the tracking of a reference aggregated charging power profile. All in respect of drivers' preferences, technical bounds on the control action (in compliance with the IEC 61851 standard) and grid constraints. The proposed control approach allows “flexible” EV users to participate in demand side management programs, which will play a crucial role for stability and efficiency of future smart grids. Simulation results are provided and discussed in details, showing the relevance of our contribution.","PeriodicalId":350383,"journal":{"name":"21st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127934347","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":"Distributed scheduling of wireless networks: A message passing approach","authors":"I. Paschalidis, Fuzhuo Huang, Wei Lai","doi":"10.1109/MED.2013.6608832","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MED.2013.6608832","url":null,"abstract":"We consider the problem of scheduling wireless networks with stochastic packet arrivals on the links and constant transmission rates. We propose a scheduling policy based on solving a Maximum Weighted Independent Set (MWIS) problem at each time slot on a conflict graph that incorporates all the interference constraints. Due to the computational difficulty of solving the MWIS on general graphs, we design a novel, low-complexity and distributed two-phase algorithm which solves the linear programming relaxation of the MWIS and then constructs a feasible solution to the original problem. We show that the two-phase algorithm always produces a maximal schedule for general networks, thus, achieving network stability. Numerical results show that our scheduling policy achieves significantly smaller aggregate long-run average queue lengths than some state-of-the-art scheduling algorithms.","PeriodicalId":350383,"journal":{"name":"21st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131645609","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}