ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control: Recent submissions
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Experimental Validation of a Predictive Control Co-Design Algorithm
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Control co-design (CCD) represents a promising solution for coordinating the physical design and control of dynamic engineering systems as technological demands become more stringent. Predictive control co-design (pCCD), ... -
Control Co-Design With Performance-Robustness Trade-Off Using Tube-Based Stochastic Model Predictive Control
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Control co-design (CCD) has been demonstrated to achieve superior solutions for closed-loop systems. However, limited work has addressed CCD problems under probabilistic disturbances. This article addresses this gap by ... -
Learning-Based Predictive Linear Parameter-Varying Control of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jets1
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Complexity of atmospheric pressure plasma jet dynamics poses a significant challenge for control design, and this letter presents a learning- and scenario-based model predictive control (ScMPC) method in the linear ... -
Dynamic Modeling of Spatially Varying Shape Memory Alloy Unimorph Actuators
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Shape memory alloys are a class of soft actuators that can recover strain through a phase change and are capable of biomimetic motion. Despite the advantages of these alloys (e.g., high strength-to-weight ratios, inexpensive ... -
Reinforcement Learning-Based Event-Triggered Model Predictive Control for Electric Vehicle Active Battery Cell Balancing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)To extend the operation window of batteries, active cell balancing has been studied in the literature. However, such an advancement presents significant computational challenges on real-time optimal control, especially ... -
Reactive Collision Avoidance Control for Nonholonomic Vehicles and Obstacles of Arbitrary Shape
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Potential field-based collision avoidance algorithms for mobile robots frequently assume vehicles and obstacles to have circular or spherical shapes. This assumption not only simplifies the analysis but also limits the ... -
Some Results on the Properties of Discrete-Time LTI State-Space Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This work brings forward several interesting facts about system properties of linear time-invariant discrete-time systems like output controllability, state controllability and state observability, trackability, and input ... -
On Distinguishability of Anomalies as Physical Faults or Actuation Cyberattacks
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Increased automation has created an impetus to integrate infrastructure with wide-spread connectivity in order to improve e ciency, sustainability, autonomy, and security. Nonetheless, this reliance on connectivity and the ... -
Comparison of Two-Wheel and Four-Wheel Steering Using Event-Triggered Predictive Motion Control and Scale Vehicles
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This study compares the trajectory tracking performance of two- and four-wheel steering systems, especially under normal driving conditions. Specifically, the lateral motion is controlled by an event-triggered model ... -
Contraction Analysis of Multi-Agent Control for Guaranteed Capture of a Faster Evader1
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This work presents a verifiable condition for the selection of a sufficient number of pursuers to capture a faster evader. The condition is based on the tracking performance of a multi-agent control scheme. Trajectory ... -
Using Constrained Convex Optimization in Parameter Estimation of Process Dynamics With Dead Time
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This paper proposes the usage of constrained convex optimization in improving the quality of the parameter estimates of a typical process plant with dead time from its time response data by incorporating system-specific ... -
Partial Eigenvalues Assignment in Singular Systems Using Brauer and Rado Eigenvalue Embedding for Impulse Elimination
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)A partial infinite eigenvalues assignment for singular systems is proposed, inspired by the well-known Brauer theorem for eigenvalue embedding. Removal of infinite eigenvalues is a frequent practice in mechanical systems, ... -
Reviewer’s Recognition
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board of the ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control would like to thank all of the reviewers for volunteering their expertise and time reviewing manuscripts in 2023. Serving as reviewers ... -
Vision-Inertial Fusion for Enhanced Relative Navigation: Application of MEKF and Refined Template Matching for Target Identification
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This paper presents a formulation and methodologies for a vision-aided inertial navigation system designed for autonomous landing or proximity operation. Measurements from a monocular camera are integrated with inertial ... -
A Generative Approach to Testing the Performance of Physiological Control Algorithms
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Physiological closed-loop control algorithms play an important role in the development of autonomous medical care systems, a promising area of research that has the potential to deliver healthcare therapies meeting each ... -
Improving the Step Response of Flexible Systems in the Presence of Real Nonminimum Phase Zeros
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)It is well known that real nonminimum phase (RNMP) zeros impose a tradeoff between the settling time and undershoot in the step response of flexible systems. Existing methods to alleviate this tradeoff predominantly rely ... -
Gait Sensing and Haptic Feedback Using an Inflatable Soft Haptic Sensor1
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Collecting gait data and providing haptic feedback are essential for the safety and efficiency of robot-based rehabilitation. However, readily available devices that can perform both are scarce. This work presents a novel ... -
Adaptive Tracking Control of Robotic Manipulator Subjected to Actuator Saturation and Partial Loss of Effectiveness
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This paper introduces an adaptive control design tailored for robotic systems described by Euler–Lagrange equations under actuator saturation and partial loss of effectiveness. The adaptive law put forth not only retains ... -
Control of Resonant Disturbances on an Euler–Bernoulli Beam Using a Robust Partial Differential Equation Boundary Control Technique
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This article discusses and analyzes the capabilities and limitations of a series of related controllers for Euler–Bernoulli beam vibration, and the powerful capabilities of a robust second-order sliding mode backstepping ... -
Curvature Sensitive Modification of Pure Pursuit Control1
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Pure pursuit control is a commonly used method in the vehicle path-tracking problem. While widely used, it has some limitations, including the fact that its accuracy is very sensitive to the lookahead distance. A variety ...