The cortical network of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) has been suggested to play central roles in visuospatial working memory processing and attention. However, how these areas contribute to such processes remains obscure. To investigate this, I here propose a layered network model of the PFC and the PPC with feedforward/feedback-type corticocortical connec...

Abstract: Piezoelectric actuators are widely used in micromanipulation tasks such as atomic force microscopy and cell manipulation. However, the hysteresis nonlinearity and the creep reduce their fidelity and cause difficulties in the micromanipulation control procedure. Besides, variation of temperature and external loads could change the model parameters identified for the piezo actu-ator. In...

This paper presents an inversion-based approach to the design of a dc motor-position servo system. Specifically, using the recently developed transition polynomials, a dynamic inversion procedure is established to determine a feedforward command signal to achieve high-performance position transfers. It is shown how to improve a traditional proportional and derivative controller feedback scheme ...

This paper presents a design methodology for two degrees of freedom (2-DOF) observer based controller for the integral processes with dead time. The 2-DOF controller structure facilitates independent design for feedback properties and set point tracking. The feedback controller aims to achieve stability, robustness and disturbance attenuation whereas prefilter design produces satisfactory set p...

This paper focuses on systematic analysis and controller design of the two-inertia STABILIZATION system, considering the angular motion on a base body. This approach is essential to the stabilization system to aim at a target under three or six degrees of freedom base motion. Four controllers, such as conventional PDF(Pseudo-Derivative Feedback) controller with motor speed feedback, PDF control...

Sensorimotor abnormalities are common in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and among the earliest manifestations of the disorder. They have been studied far less than the social-communication and cognitive deficits that define ASD, but a mechanistic understanding of sensorimotor abnormalities in ASD may provide key insights into the neural underpinnings of the disorder. In this human study, we exa...

A new sigma-delta modulator architecture for wide bandwidth application called cascaded feedforward sigma-delta modulator is proposed in this paper. This sigma-delta modulator is similar to the conventional feedforward summation sigma-delta modulator. The conventional feedforward summation sigma-delta modulator uses multi-bit feedback and therefore a multi-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) ...

Walking flexibility depends on use of feedback or reactive control to respond to unexpected changes in the environment, and the ability to adapt feedforward or predictive control for sustained alterations. Recent work has demonstrated that cerebellar damage impairs feedforward adaptation, but not feedback control, during human split-belt treadmill walking. In contrast, focal cerebral damage fro...