Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control: Recent submissions
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Stabilization and Optimization of Design Parameters for Control of Inverted Pendulum
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)In this work, we study the dynamic response of the most popular unstable control problem, the inverted pendulum in terms of classical control theory. The theoretical and experimental results presented here explore the ... -
A Nonlinear Dynamic Switched-Mode Model of Twin-Roll Steel Strip Casting
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)During twin-roll steel strip casting, molten steel is poured onto the surface of two casting rolls where it solidifies to form a steel strip. The solidification process introduces a two-phase region of steel known as mushy ... -
Derivative-Based Sampled Data Control for Continuous Linear Parameter Varying System With Unknown Parameters
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper deals with the robust stabilization of a class of linear parameter varying (LPV) systems in the sampled data control case. Instead of using a state observer or searching for a dynamic output feedback, the ... -
Integrated Modified Repetitive Control With Disturbance Observer of Piezoelectric Nanopositioning Stages for High-Speed and Precision Motion
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The tracking performance of piezoelectric nanopositioning stages is vital in many applications, such as scanning probe microscopes (SPMs). Although modified repetitive control (MRC) can improve tracking performance for ... -
Feedback Game-Based Shared Control Scheme Design for Emergency Collision Avoidance: A Fuzzy-Linear Quadratic Regulator Approach
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Driver-machine shared control scheme opens up a new frontier for the design of driver assistance system, especially for improving active safety in emergency scenario. However, the driver's stress response to steering ... -
Forwarding Control Design for Strict-Feedforward Systems
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper presents a new recursive forwarding method to design control laws that globally asymptotically stabilize strict-feedforward systems, of which Jacobian linearization at the origin might not be stabilizable. At ... -
Measurement and Modeling of the Effect of Sensory Conflicts on Driver Steering Control
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)In previous work, a new model of driver steering control incorporating sensory dynamics was derived and used to explain the performance of drivers in a simulator with full-scale motion feedback. This paper describes further ... -
Nonlinear Estimation of Variables for Heat Release Calculation Using a Gradient Method
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Advanced combustion such as the partially premixed combustion (PPC) is characterized by high energy efficiency. However, they are sensitive to the inlet condition and injection of a combustion engine. Therefore, it is ... -
Faster Positioning of One Degree-of-Freedom Mechanical Systems With Friction and Actuator Saturation
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper concerns with faster positioning of one degree-of-freedom (1DOF) mechanical systems with friction and actuator saturation. A very simple but quite effective saturated relay proportional-derivative (PD) control ... -
Active Disturbance Rejection Based Robust Trajectory Tracking Controller Design in State Space
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper proposes a new active disturbance rejection (ADR) based robust trajectory tracking controller design method in state space. It can compensate not only matched but also mismatched disturbances. Robust state and ... -
A Two-Stage Local Positioning Method With Misalignment Calibration for Robotic Structural Monitoring of Buildings
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)In structural health monitoring (SHM) applications carried out by mobile robots, the precise locating of the SHM robot is essential for accurate detection and quantification of defects. The traditional dead reckoning (DR) ... -
Front/Rear Axle Torque Vectoring Control for Electric Vehicles
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Vehicles equipped with multiple electric machines allow variable distribution of propulsive and regenerative braking torques between axles or even individual wheels of the car. Left/right torque vectoring (i.e., a torque ... -
Nonconvex Time-Optimal Trajectory Planning for Robot Manipulators
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Time-optimal motion-planning has been a topic of active research in the literature for a while. This paper presents a new approach for velocity profile generation, which is a subproblem in motion-planning. In the case of ... -
A Robust Delay Compensator for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems With Unknown Time-Varying Input Delay
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper proposes a robust compensator for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems subjected to unknown time-varying input delay. The proposed control law is based on the integral of past values of control and a novel ... -
Effect of Load-Dependent Friction on the Estimation of Rack Force in Electric Power-Assisted Steering System
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The rack force is valuable information for a vehicle dynamics control system, as it relates closely to the road conditions and steering feel. Since there is no direct measurement of rack force in current steering systems, ... -
Modeling and Control Design for an Inlet Metering Valve-Controlled Pump Used to Control Actuator Velocity Via H-Infinity and Two-Degrees-of-Freedom Methods
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Using a unique inlet metering pump with fixed displacement and speed, this work introduces a new way to control a linear hydraulic actuator velocity. The inlet metering system consists of an inlet metering valve that adjusts ... -
Fixed-Time Inverse Dynamics Control for Robot Manipulators
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper concerns with global fixed-time trajectory tracking of robot manipulators. A simple nonlinear inverse dynamics control (IDC) is proposed by using bi-limit homogeneity technique. Lyapunov stability theory and ... -
Decentralized Passivity-Based Control With a Generalized Energy Storage Function for Robust Biped Locomotion
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper details a decentralized passivity-based control (PBC) to improve the robustness of biped locomotion in the presence of gait-generating external torques and parametric errors in the biped model. Previous work ... -
Observer-Based Nonlinear Robust Control of Floating Container Cranes Subject to Output Hysteresis
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)A container crane mounted on a pontoon is utilized to transfer containers to smaller ships when a large container ship cannot reach the shallow water port. The shipboard container is considered as an underactuated system ... -
Fuzzy Sliding Mode Controller Design for a Cooperative Robotic System With Uncertainty for Handling an Object
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper proposes a control framework for a cooperative robotic system to grasp and handle an object with known geometry in the presence of uncertainty in robot dynamics. Based on passive decomposition approach, dynamic ...