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This paper presents the application of a novel data-driven adaptive control technique, dynamic mode adaptive control (DMAC), to regulate thrust in a solid-fuel ramjet (SFRJ). A quasi-static one-dimensional model of SFRJ with a variable…
The paper deals with the modelling and control of a double winded induction generator. The controlled process is an induction generator with distinct excitation winding. At the generator terminal is connected a load (electrical consumer).…
In this paper, the tracking control problem of a class of Euler-Lagrange systems subjected to unknown uncertainties is addressed and an adaptive-robust control strategy, christened as Time-Delayed Adaptive Robust Control (TARC) is…
Wind turbines are prone to structural degradation, particularly in offshore locations. Based on the structural health condition of the tower, power de-rating strategies can be used to reduce structural loads at the cost of power losses.This…
A significant challenge in the development of control systems for diesel airpath applications is to tune the controller parameters to achieve satisfactory output performance, especially whilst adhering to input and safety constraints in the…
The problem of regulation of the orientation angle of a remotely controlled differential-drive mobile robot with actuator dynamics and network-induced delays is studied. Using a preinstalled two-layer nonlinear control scheme that decouples…
In this paper, a model reference adaptive control architecture is proposed for uncertain nonlinear systems to achieve prescribed performance guarantees. Specifically, a general nonlinear reference model system is considered that captures an…
Robustly compensating network constraints such as delays and packet dropouts in networked control systems is crucial for remotely controlling dynamical systems. This work proposes a novel prediction consistent method to cope with delays and…
This paper proposes an adaptive control allocation approach for uncertain over-actuated systems with actuator saturation. The proposed method does not require uncertainty estimation or a persistent excitation assumption. Using the…
This manuscript aims to develop and describe gain scheduling control concept for a gas turbine engine which drives a variable pitch propeller. An architecture for gain-scheduling control is developed that controls the turboshaft engine for…
A desirable property in fault-tolerant controllers is adaptability to system changes as they evolve during systems operations. An adaptive controller does not require optimal control policies to be enumerated for possible faults. Instead it…
A new framework is developed for control of constrained nonlinear systems with structured parametric uncertainties. Forward invariance of a safe set is achieved through online parameter adaptation and data-driven model estimation. The new…
The synthesis of adaptive gain-scheduling controller is discussed for continuous-time linear models characterized by polytopic uncertainties. The proposed approach computes the control law assuming the parameters as uncertain and adaptively…
This paper presents the results of a model predictive controller (MPC) development for diesel engine air-path regulation. The control objective is to track the intake manifold pressure and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) rate targets by…
The dynamical response of an aircraft subject to gust perturbations is a key element in a preliminary design phase. In particular, the loads induced by gusts along the wing should not exceed some limit values and should even ideally be…
This paper proposes a composite adaptive control architecture using dual adaptation scheme for dynamical systems comprising time-varying uncertain parameters. While majority of the adaptive control schemes in literature address the case of…
The innovative concept of Electric Aircraft is a challenging topic involving different control objectives. For instance, it becomes possible to reduce the size and the weight of the generator by using the battery as an auxiliary generator…
Successful aerial manipulation largely depends on how effectively a controller can tackle the coupling dynamic forces between the aerial vehicle and the manipulator. However, this control problem has remained largely unsolved as the…
This paper investigates the utilization of differential thrust to help a commercial aircraft with a damaged vertical stabilizer regain its lateral/directional stability. In the event of an aircraft losing its vertical stabilizer, the…