A method is presented to minimize residual vibration of structures or lightly damped servomechanisms. The method, referred to as the proportional plus multiple delay (PPMD) control, involves the use of multiple time delays in conjunction with a proportional part to cancel the dynamics of the system in a robust fashion. An interesting characteristic of the controller involves addition of a basic...

This application note describes a Freescale motor control tuning solution known as Motor Control Application Tuning (MCAT) tool. MCAT is a graphical tool dedicated to motor control developers and the operators of modern electrical drives. The main feature of proposed approach is automatic calculation and real-time tuning of selected control structure parameters. Connecting and tuning new electr...

Development of a cascade controller structure including adaptive backstepping for a nonlinear hydraulic-mechanical system is considered in this paper where a dynamic friction (LuGre) model is included to obtain the necessary accuracy. The paper compares the performance of two variants of an adaptive backstepping tracking controller with earlier results. The new control architecture is analysed ...

Using data from the Durham Child Health and Development Study (n=148), the current study examines the associations between child and parenting variables at 6 months and child attachment quality at 12 months of age and maternal report of child self regulation at 24 months of age. Child and parent variables predicted distinct forms of insecure attachment relationships. Observations of infant soot...

In this paper we propose a multifractal traffic model that is based on a multiplicative cascade presenting specific multiplier distributions in each cascade stage. In the proposed model, the multipliers are obtained through the estimate of their probability densities found in real network traffic by using Kernel and Acceptance/Rejection methods. Statistical analysis and queueing behavior study ...

Fed-batch filamentous fungal fermentations at the industrial level are operated today either in an open-loop manner or through simple PI control, both with limited performance. The main challenge presented by such an operation is that, due to the presence of uncertainties of the inoculum, the process can go into oxygen limitation that severely affects production. In this paper, a cascade contro...

This paper deals with the modeling of DC-DC boost chopping circuit in a huge-power chopping cascade speed regulation system while the motor power level is over 1 megawatt. The model involves the Insulated Gate Bipolar Translator(IGBT) & Free-Wheel Diode(FWD) based on a state-space averaging method. It solves the problems of the designing of a control system in the chopping cascade speed regulat...

the application of inertial stabilization system is to stabilize the sensor’s line of sight toward a target by isolating the sensor from the disturbances induced by the operating environment. The aim of this paper is to present two axes gimbal system. The equations of gimbals motion are derived using Lagrange equation considering the base angular motion and mass unbalance. The stabilization loo...

This paper presents a backstepping control scheme for a new linear axis. Its guided carriage is driven by a nonlinear mechanism consisting of a rocker with a pair of pneumatic muscle actuators arranged at both sides. This innovative drive concept allows for an increased workspace as well as higher carriage velocities as compared to a direct actuation. Modelling leads to a system of nonlinear di...

Absrract This paper presents a practical application of the conventional multi-loop control method for the temperature control of a television glass furnace. To control the temperature of the TV glass furnace, major input-output variables are selected, and simple FirstOrder-Plus-Dead-Time(F0PDT)models are established with the process experimental data. Based on the FOPDT models, a multi-loop. c...