This article presents the design of a novel decentralized nonlinear multivariate control scheme for an underactuated, nonlinear and multivariate laboratory helicopter denominated the twin rotor MIMO system (TRMS). The TRMS is characterized by a coupling effect between rotor dynamics and the body of the model, which is due to the action-reaction principle originated in the acceleration and decel...

This paper investigates the stability issue of a discrete-time control system, where a state-estimate feedback controller (SEFC), digitally implemented with a fixed-point format, is used. A tractable closed-loop stability related measure is derived with finite-word-length (FWL) implementation consideration of the controller. The optimal realizations of the SEFC are defined as those that maximiz...

This paper addresses output regulation problem for general linear systems subject to input saturation by composite nonlinear feedback (CNF) control. The CNF control law is constructed based on a switch control law which solves the output regulation problem by introducing a nonlinear feedback part. The purpose of the nonlinear feedback part is to improve the transient performance of the output r...

objectives : platelet preparations are commonly used to enhance bone and soft tissue regeneration. considering the existing controversies on the efficacy of platelet products for tissue regeneration, more in vitro studies are required. the aim of the present study was to compare the in vitro effects of plasma rich in growth factors (prgf) and platelet-rich fibrin (prf) on proliferation and viab...

Control systems running on a computer are subject to timing disturbances coming from implementation constraints. Fortunately closed-loop systems behave robustly w.r.t. modelling errors and disturbances, and the controller design can be performed to explicitly enhance robustness against specific uncertainties. On one hand robustness in process controllers can be used to comply with weakly modell...

In this paper, we put forward a fundamental question concerning feedback control of quantum systems: Is measurement-based feedback control still better than openloop control? In contrast to the classical control theory, the answer is far from obvious. This is because measurement-based feedback needs measurement to reduce the system uncertainty, whereas the measurement on a quantum system will i...

In this study, an adaptive fuzzy sliding-mode control (AFSMC) system with an integral-operation switching surface is adopted to control the position of an electrical servo drive. The AFSMC system is comprised of a fuzzy control design and a hitting control design. In the fuzzy control design a fuzzy controller is designed to mimic a feedback linearization (FL) control law. In the hitting contro...