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3 1/2 DOF Polynomial Solution of the Inferential H2/H∞ Control Problem With Application to Metal Rolling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1998)The solution of a new inferential 3 1/2-degree-of-freedom stochastic optimal control problem is discussed which may be either H2 or H∞ optimal. The system includes a 2 1/2-degree-of-freedom ... -
A Backlash Compensator for Drivability Improvement Via Real-Time Model Predictive Control
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)Nonlinear dynamics in the transmission and drive shafts of automotive powertrains, such as backlash, induce significant torque fluctuations at the wheels during tip-in and tip-out transients, deteriorating drivability. ... -
A Basic Theorem on Distributed Control and Point Control
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1973)This paper is concerned with linear distributed parameter systems whose input-output operators are representable in integral form. Two types of control are considered: (i) distributed control which ... -
A Bio Inspired Adaptive Control Compensation System for an Aircraft Outside Bounds of Nominal Design
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)This paper presents a novel bioinspired adaptive control technique that has been designed to maintain the performance of an aircraft under upset conditions. The proposed control approach is inspired by biological principles ... -
A Bond Graph Approach to the Analysis of Prosthesis for a Partially Impaired Hand
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2007)A system dynamics approach, based on bond graphs, is presented for the analysis of prosthetic devices for a partially impaired hand. The partial impairment implies that the hand has lost one ... -
A Bond Graph Modeling Philosophy for Thermofluid Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1978)The unification that bond graph methods bring to the representation of mechanical, electrical, magnetic, and chemical kinetic systems is not completely achieved for fluid flow systems except in ... -
A Bound on the Impulse Response of Stable Rational Plants
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)The magnitude of the impulse response of a strictly proper stable rational plant at time t is estimated to be of order 0(1/t) where the implied constant is explicitly given in terms of the ... -
A Brief History of Electrohydraulic Servomechanisms
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A Calibration and Estimation Filter for Multiply Redundant Measurement Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1984)An adaptive filter has been developed for calibration and estimation in multiply redundant measurement systems. The filter is structured in the framework of a fault detection and isolation (FDI) ... -
A Capacitive Microcantilever: Modelling, Validation, and Estimation Using Current Measurements
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)We present a mathematical model for the dynamics of an electrostatically actuated micro-cantilever. For the common case of cantilevers excited by a periodic voltage, we show that the underlying ... -
A Cascaded Learning Framework for Road Profile Estimation Using Multiple Heterogeneous Vehicles
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Road profile information can be utilized to enhance vehicle control performance, passenger ride comfort, and route planning and optimization. Existing road-profile estimation algorithms are mainly based on one single ... -
A Cascaded Optimization Approach for Modeling a Professional Driver's Driving Style
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In the context of minimum-time vehicle maneuvering, previous works have shown that different professional drivers drive differently while achieving nearly identical performance. In this paper, a cascaded optimization ... -
A Chebyshev-Based State Representation for Linear Quadratic Optimal Control
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1993)A computationally attractive method for determining the optimal control of unconstrained linear dynamic systems with quadratic performance indices is presented. In the proposed method, the difference ... -
A Class of Discrete-Time Stabilizing Controllers for Flexible Mechanical Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1990)A class of multivariable discrete-time control laws for flexible mechanical systems with colocated actuators and sensors is characterized. Stability of the proposed control law is derived in terms ... -
A Class of Transfer Functions With Non-Negative Impulse Response
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)Presented in this note is a class of stable, minimum phase transfer functions whose impulse response is non-negative. A simple sufficiency criterion based on the relative locations of the poles ... -
A Closed Form Solution for Selecting Maximum Critically Damped Actuator Impedance Parameters
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)This paper introduces a simple and effective method for selecting the maximum feedback gains in PDtype controllers applied to actuators where feedback delay and derivative signal filtering are present. The method provides ... -
A Closed-Form Full-State Feedback Controller for Stabilization of 3D Magnetohydrodynamic Channel Flow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)We present a boundary feedback law that stabilizes the velocity, pressure, and electromagnetic fields in a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) channel flow. The MHD channel flow, also known as Hartmann ... -
A Combinatorial Approach for Developing Ring Communication Graphs for Vehicle Formations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In this paper, we study vehicle formations employing ring-structured communication strategies and propose a combinatorial approach for developing ring graphs for vehicle formations. In vehicle platoons, a ring graph is ... -
A Combined Scheme for Identification and Robust Torque Control of Hydraulic Actuators
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2003)This paper presents a combined scheme of identification and robust torque control for rotary hydraulic actuators. The composite controller consists of a dynamic feedback linearizing inner loop ... -
A Combined Time-Frequency Condition for Stability of Time-Varying Systems With One Nonlinearity
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1971)A means is presented for determining stability of linear time-varying systems with one feedback nonlinearity. The stability condition involves the minimization of certain time functions of the ...