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Adaptive almost disturbance decoupling for a class of nonlinear differential-algabraic equation systems
(2016)A class of engineering systems is modeled by Differential Algebraic Equations (DAEs), which are also known as singular, descriptor, semistate and generalized systems. In the chemical engineering processes, the differential ... -
Analysis and design of networked predictive control systems
(2012-11-10)Recently Networked Control System (NCS) has been used in several areas and received much attention due to its applications. An NCS is a system with all its units connected through communication network, which is also called ... -
Attitude control of a quadrotor UAV : experimental results
(2015)The quadrotor is a type of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which is gaining popularity over the past few years for its potential applications. Quadrotor UAVs are used, for instance, for surveillance, search and rescue ... -
Attitude control of a quadrotor UAV: experimental implementation
(2022)Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming ubiquitous due to their potential benefits in many civilian and military applications. UAVs are designed to accomplish complex tasks safely and effectively, such as search and ... -
Attitude control of a quadrotor UAV: Experimental results
(2017)The quadrotor is a type of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which is gaining popularity over the past few years for its potential applications. Quadrotor UAVs are used, for instance, for surveillance, search and rescue ... -
Attitude estimation and stabilization of a quadrotor aircraft
(2011)In the past few years, researchers have shown great interest in quadrotor aircraft as a platform for UAV research due to simplicity of construction as well as maintenance, ability to hover in small indoor locations or ... -
Balance control of a five-DOF robot leg
(2015-06-15)A biped robot, also known as a humanoid robot, is built to resemble the shape and perform the actions of the human body. While functioning, a biped robot interacts with surrounding human environments. Currently, various ... -
Design, simulation and control of a 12 DOF biped robot
(2012-11-10)The field of humanoid robotics has in the last several decades taken off as an active area of research. The goal of this field id to build robots which by having a human-like form will be able to work in environments ... -
Dynamics of single axle rail wheelsets incorporating profiled wheels and rails
(2009)This thesis presents the theories and numerical simulations in regard to the behaviour of a single-axle railway wheelset commonly used in cargo rail cars. Specifically, creep forces, dynamic models, real wheel-rail profiles, ... -
Fuzzy logic based online adaptation of current and speed controllers for improved performance of IPMSM drive
(2013-02-12)Precise torque and speed control of electric motors is a key issue in industries for variable speed drives (VSD). Over the years the induction motors have been widely utilized in industries for VSD applications. However, ... -
Fuzzy logic control of a two degree of freedom parallel robot
(2010)Parallel robots differ greatly from their serial counterparts in terms of performance and mechanical ability. Serial robots are open chained mechanisms since each link is connected to an adjacent one and each joint is ... -
A nonlinear energy sink with energy harvester
(2014-12-11)The transfer of energy between systems is a natural process, manifesting in many different ways. In engineering transferable energy can be considered wanted or un- wanted. Specifically in mechanical systems, energy transfer ... -
Novel Hilbert Huang transform techniques for bearing fault detection
(2014-01-22)Bearings are commonly used in rotary machinery; while up to half of machinery malfunctions could be related to bearing defects. A reliable bearing fault detection technique becomes vital to a wide array of industries to ... -
On the control methedologies of a novel active vibration isolator
(2010)The work presented in this thesis is motivated by the need for new and effective methods to isolate vibrations in the rapidly growing technological sector, with particular interest in the control methodologies for active ... -
Performance and emissions of a DI diesel engine fueled by different biodiesel blends
(2014-01-22)Biodiesel has been a promising clean alternative fuel to fossil fuels, which reduces the emissions that are released by fossil fuels, and possibly reduces the energy crisis caused by the exhaustion of petroleum resources ... -
RBF neural network based generalized predictive control for nonlinear stochastic systems
(2014-01-22)Almost all practical systems are nonlinear, which are subject to disturbances and contain uncertainties. In most cases, disturbances and uncertainties can be modeled as stochastic processes, which make it necessary to ... -
Robust H infinity model reference tracking control of singular systems using T-S fuzzy model and LMI
(2014-12-12)In this study, a Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy model based tracking controller is proposed for nonlinear high index singular systems with a guaranteed H1 model reference tracking performance. A coordinate transformation is introduced, ... -
A Tunable high-static-low-dynamic-stiffness isolator and a fuzzy-neural network based active control isolator
(2009)Excessive vibration can be detrimental to a wide variety of structures and machines. Vibration isolation is an effective means to suppress vibration. This study focuses on development of some new techniques to improve ... -
UWB localization for autonomous indoor position control of VTOL UAVs
(2018)As the popularity of quadrotor Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) grows, the need for reliable position estimation and control grows as well. Furthermore, with the size of these quadrotors ... -
Vibration control using switchable stiffness
(2015-01-13)Over the last decade, the switchable stiffness (SS) control strategy has seen renewed academic interest due to the need for effective vibration control techniques. The SS control strategy involves switching the system’s ...
