Abstract: A method of noncollocated controller design for flexible structures, governed by the wave equation, is proposed. First an exact, infinite dimension, transfer function is derived and its properties ...

Abstract: The mechanically important constituents of swelling tissues are fibers embedded in an osmotically active fluid. The tissues’ response to external loading is the sum of contribution of the axial ...

Abstract: Biaxial control systems for generating predetermined paths under load disturbances, such as encountered in NC and CNC systems for machine tools, are conventionally designed such that the control ...

Abstract: An optimal locus concept is introduced as the basis for an optimization methodology for real-time control subject to time-varying constraints. The optimal locus in the control plane contains all ...

Abstract: Although the importance of knowing the magnitude of residual stress (RS) and its functional significance are widely recognized, there is still disagreement and confusion regarding the nature of ...

Abstract: The principal control structure of CNC machine tools and industrial robots is similar, since in both systems each axis of motion is separately controlled with a position feedback loop. Nevertheless, ...

Abstract: Asynchronous time-division multiplexed networks, used in Integrated Communication and Control Systems (ICCS), introduce time-varying and possibly stochastic delays in the feedback control loops. The ...