Works (102)
Updated: July 30th, 2024 08:32
2024 journal article
Experimental Validation of an Iterative Learning-Based Flight Trajectory Optimizer for an Underwater Kite
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, 32(4), 1240–1253.
author keywords: Autonomous underwater vehicles; energy harvesting; iterative learning control (ILC); marine robots; optimization; renewable energy sources
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 12, 2024
2024 journal article
Integrated physical design, control design, and site selection for an underwater energy-harvesting kite system
RENEWABLE ENERGY, 220.
author keywords: Ocean energy; Energy-harvesting kites; Control co-design; Site selection; Multi-fidelity optimization; Techno-economic analysis
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 2, 2024
2023 article
Predictive Velocity Trajectory Control for a Persistently Operating Solar-Powered Autonomous Surface Vessel
2023 AMERICAN CONTROL CONFERENCE, ACC, pp. 2077–2083.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 11, 2024
2023 journal article
Recursive Gaussian Process-Based Adaptive Control of a Ducted Kite System for Tidal Energy Harvesting
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, 31(4), 1949–1956.
author keywords: Autonomous systems; tidal energy; tethered energy systems
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 31, 2023
2023 journal article
Stability and Performance of an Undersea Kite Operating in a Turbulent Flow Field
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, 31(4), 1663–1678.
author keywords: Autonomous underwater vehicles; power generation; stability analysis; system validation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 31, 2023
2022 article
A Fused Gaussian Process Modeling and Model Predictive Control Framework for Real-Time Path Adaptation of an Airborne Wind Energy System
Siddiqui, A., Borek, J., & Vermillion, C. (2022, June 6). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY.
author keywords: Wind speed; Wind power generation; Real-time systems; Optimization; Gaussian processes; Adaptation models; Wind turbines; Adaptive control; stochastic processes; and wind energy generation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 27, 2022
2022 journal article
A low-order wake interaction modeling framework for the performance of ocean current turbines under turbulent conditions
RENEWABLE ENERGY, 200, 1602–1617.
author keywords: Ocean current turbine arrays; Large eddy simulation; Wake interaction models; ocean energy
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 28, 2022
2022 journal article
An Analytic Solution to the Inverse Dynamics of an Energy Harvesting Tethered Kite
JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 144(11).
TL;DR:
The paper shows that, under reasonable assumptions, inverse kite dynamics can be solved in terms of the roots of a fourth-order polynomial function of angle of attack, providing insight into the multiplicity of resulting solutions.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 11, 2022
2022 journal article
Autonomous Closed-Loop Experimental Characterization and Dynamic Model Validation of a Scaled Underwater Kite
JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 144(7).
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 6, 2022
2022 article
Closed-Loop-Flight-Based Combined Geometric and Structural Wing Design Optimization Framework for a Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Kite
2022 OCEANS HAMPTON ROADS.
author keywords: ocean current energy; marine hydrokinetic kite; combined geometric and structural optimization; sensitivity analysis; closed-loop-flight simulations; taper ratio; wing twist; dihedral angle
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 13, 2023
2022 journal article
Co-Optimization of the Spooling and Cross-Current Trajectories of an Energy Harvesting Marine Hydrokinetic Kite
JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 145(7).
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 10, 2023
2022 article
Cooperative Exchange-Based Platooning Using Predicted Fuel-Optimal Operation of Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Earnhardt, C., Groelke, B., Borek, J., Pelletier, E., Brennan, S., & Vermillion, C. (2022, May 2). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.
author keywords: Fuels; Aggregates; Aerodynamics; Biological system modeling; Drag; Routing; Roads; Optimization; velocity control; cooperative systems; automotive control; navigation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 16, 2022
2022 article
Drag-Mitigating Dynamic Flight Path Design for an Ultra-Long Tether Underwater Kite
IFAC PAPERSONLINE, Vol. 55, pp. 151–157.
open access via doi.org (publisher)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 6, 2023
2022 article
Flexible-Time Receding Horizon Iterative Learning Control With Application to Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Systems
Cobb, M., Reed, J., Wu, M., Mishra, K. D., Barton, K., & Vermillion, C. (2022, April 22). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY.
author keywords: Economics; Time-domain analysis; Iterative learning control; Predictive models; Indexes; Trajectory; Optimization; Iterative learning control (ILC); marine energy systems; optimal path following; receding horizon control; renewable energy systems; repetitive control (RC)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 10, 2022
2022 journal article
Pareto Optimal and Dual-Objective Geometric and Structural Design of an Underwater Kite for Closed-Loop Flight Performance
JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 145(1).
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 3, 2023
2021 article
A Predictive Command Governor-Based Adaptive Cruise Controller With Collision Avoidance for Non-Connected Vehicle Following
Groelke, B., Earnhardt, C., Borek, J., & Vermillion, C. (2021, October 25). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.
author keywords: Lead; Collision avoidance; Data models; Fuel economy; Safety; Biological system modeling; Vehicles; Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS); predictive control; collision avoidance (CA); cruise control
TL;DR:
Simulation results for a heavy-duty truck indicate that the CG-based ACC outperforms a PID-ACC in terms of fuel economy and drivability and was able to ensure rear-end collision avoidance in emergency stopping simulations.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 3, 2022
2021 journal article
Design and Performance Analysis of a Cascaded Model Predictive Controller and Command Governor for Fuel-Efficient Control of Heavy-Duty Trucks
Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 143(6), 061009.
TL;DR:
This paper presents the design and analysis of a predictive ecological control strategy for a heavy-duty truck that achieves substantial fuel savings while maintaining safe following distances in the presence of traffic.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 10, 2021
2021 article
Dynamic Coverage Meets Regret: Unifying Two Control Performance Measures for Mobile Agents in Spatiotemporally Varying Environments
2021 60TH IEEE CONFERENCE ON DECISION AND CONTROL (CDC), pp. 521–526.
TL;DR:
A clear correlation between an appropriately defined measure of dynamic coverage and regret is demonstrated, then performance bounds on dynamic coverage as a function of the environmental parameters are derived.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 31, 2022
2021 review
Electricity in the air: Insights from two decades of advanced control research and experimental flight testing of airborne wind energy systems
[Review of ]. ANNUAL REVIEWS IN CONTROL, 52, 330–357.
author keywords: Airborne wind energy; Autonomous flight; Tethered aircraft
TL;DR:
This survey article explores insights from the development and experimental deployment of control systems for airborne wind energy platforms over approximately the past two decades, highlighting both the optimal control approaches that have been used to extract the maximal amount of power from tethered systems and the robust modal control approaches used to achieve reliable launch, landing, and extreme wind operation.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 10, 2022
2021 journal article
Generalized Empirical Regret Bounds for Control of Renewable Energy Systems in Spatiotemporally Varying Environments
JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 144(4).
TL;DR:
A very large synthetic data set is used, identified through parameters from real wind data, to derive probabilistic bounds on the difference between optimal and actual performance, termed regret, for mobile systems that can optimize their locations in real time within a spatiotemporally varying renewable energy resource.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 21, 2022
2021 journal article
Hierarchical Control of Heavy-Duty Trucks Through Signalized Intersections With Non-Deterministic Signal Timing
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 23(8), 13769–13781.
author keywords: Uncertainty; Vehicle dynamics; Predictive models; Timing; Roads; Optimization; Drag; Autonomous vehicles; Gaussian Processes (GPs); hierarchical systems; optimal control; actuated signalized intersections
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 3, 2022
2021 article
Hierarchical Model Predictive Control Approaches for Strategic Platoon Engagement of Heavy-Duty Trucks
Earnhardt, C., Groelke, B., Borek, J., & Vermillion, C. (2021, May 12). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.
author keywords: Fuels; Roads; Computational modeling; Engines; Vehicle dynamics; Drag; Collaboration; Dynamic programming (DP); trajectory optimization; intelligent vehicles; interconnected systems
TL;DR:
A platoon engagement/disengagement controller capable of disengaging a platoon during segments detrimental to fuel savings and rejoining the platoon afterwards without significant energy expenditure is detailed.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 3, 2022
2021 article
Hierarchical Structures for Economic Repetitive Control
2021 60TH IEEE CONFERENCE ON DECISION AND CONTROL (CDC), pp. 5838–5844.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 31, 2022
2021 article
Iterative Learning-Based Path Optimization With Application to Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Systems
Cobb, M., Reed, J., Daniels, J., Siddiqui, A., Wu, M., Fathy, H., … Vermillion, C. (2021, April 20). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY.
author keywords: Poles and towers; Optimization; Wind energy; Shape; Wind energy generation; Heuristic algorithms; Convergence; Autonomous systems; control optimization; iterative learning control (ILC); renewable energy; tethered energy systems
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 3, 2022
2021 article
Library-Based Norm-Optimal Iterative Learning Control
2021 60TH IEEE CONFERENCE ON DECISION AND CONTROL (CDC), pp. 5851–5857.
TL;DR:
A new iterative learning control (ILC) methodology, termed library-based norm-optimal ILC, which optimally accounts for variations in measurable disturbances and plant parameters from one iteration to the next, is presented.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 31, 2022
2021 article
Point-to-Point Repetitive Control with Optimal Tracking Time
2021 60TH IEEE CONFERENCE ON DECISION AND CONTROL (CDC), pp. 5845–5850.
TL;DR:
This paper aims to develop a two stage repetitive control framework that drives the system to periodically track a sequence of temporally-varying reference positions by using minimal control effort.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 31, 2022
2020 journal article
A Multirate, Multiscale Economic Model Predictive Control Approach for Velocity Trajectory Optimization of a Heavy Duty Truck
JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 143(3).
TL;DR:
This paper introduces a hierarchical economic model predictive control approach for maximizing the fuel economy of a heavy-duty truck, which simultaneously accounts for aggregate terrain changes that occur over very long length scales, fine terrain changes which occur over shorter length scale, and lead vehicle behavior that can vary over much shorter time/length scales.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 22, 2021
2020 journal article
Gaussian Process-Driven, Nested Experimental Co-Design: Theoretical Framework and Application to an Airborne Wind Energy System
JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 143(5).
TL;DR:
A nested combined plant and controller optimization (co-design) strategy that is applicable to complex systems that require extensive simulations or experiments to evaluate performance and validated in this work on a lab-scale experimental platform.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 26, 2021
2020 article
Hierarchical Control Design and Performance Assessment of an Ocean Kite in a Turbulent Flow Environment
IFAC PAPERSONLINE, Vol. 53, pp. 12726–12732.
author keywords: Energy systems; Marine systems; Emerging control systems; Hierarchical control; Periodic control
TL;DR:
A hierarchical control framework for a kite-based marine hydrokinetic system that executes power-augmenting cross-current flight, along with simulation results based on a high-fidelity turbulent flow model that is representative of flow conditions in the Gulf Stream are presented.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 21, 2021
2020 journal article
Lab-Scale, Closed-Loop Experimental Characterization, Model Refinement, and Validation of a Hydrokinetic Energy-Harvesting Ocean Kite
JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 142(11).
TL;DR:
This work experimentally characterize the dynamics and control system of a lab-scale ocean kite, and then refine, validate, and extrapolate this model for use in a full-scale system, intended for operation in the Gulf Stream or similar current environments.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 26, 2020
2020 article
Optimal Cyclic Spooling Control for Kite-Based Energy Systems
IFAC PAPERSONLINE, Vol. 53, pp. 12719–12725.
author keywords: Optimal operation and control of power systems; Control of renewable energy resources; Modeling and simulation of power systems
TL;DR:
This paper demonstrates a 14-45% improvement (depending on the operating tether length and environmental flow speed) in power generation compared to a baseline, heuristic, control strategy.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 21, 2021
2020 journal article
Recursive Gaussian Process-Based Adaptive Control, With Application to a Lighter-Than-Air Wind Energy System
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, 29(4), 1823–1830.
author keywords: Adaptation models; Adaptive control; Aerospace electronics; Real-time systems; Wind energy; Colored noise; Mathematical model; Adaptive control; Gaussian processes (GPs); machine learning; optimization; wind energy
TL;DR:
This brief presents a nonmodel- based adaptive control technique that combines principles from machine learning and iterative design optimization with those of continuous-time, falsification-based adaptive control.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 6, 2021
2019 conference paper
An Iterative Learning Approach for Online Flight Path Optimization for Tethered Energy Systems Undergoing Cyclic Spooling Motion
2019 American Control Conference (ACC). Presented at the 2019 American Control Conference (ACC).
Event: 2019 American Control Conference (ACC)
TL;DR:
Using a medium-fidelity dynamic model, it is demonstrated that an optimization approach based on iterative learning control (ILC) significantly increases the average power generated by such a system.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: June 6, 2020
2019 conference paper
Centralized Position optimization of Multiple Agents in Spatiotemporally-Varying Environment: a Case Study with Relocatable Energy-Harvesting Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in the Gulf Stream
2019 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA). Presented at the 2019 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA).
Event: 2019 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA)
TL;DR:
Model predictive control (MPC)based centralized optimization is used to optimize the locations of a team of AUVs along a cross-stream transect to extract hydrokinetic energy out of a spatiotemporally-varying Gulf Stream resource.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Source: Crossref
Added: June 6, 2020
2019 journal article
Combined Plant and Controller Design Using Batch Bayesian Optimization: A Case Study in Airborne Wind Energy Systems
Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 141(9).
author keywords: batch Bayesian optimization; optimal control; airborne wind energy; codesign; wind energy
TL;DR:
A novel data-driven nested optimization framework that addresses the problem of coupling between plant and controller optimization and utilizes the idea of Batch Bayesian Optimization at the plant optimization level to generate a set of plant designs at each iteration of the overall optimization process.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 12, 2019
2019 journal article
Economic Optimal Control for Minimizing Fuel Consumption of Heavy-Duty Trucks in a Highway Environment
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 28(5), 1652–1664.
author keywords: Fuels; Optimization; Mathematical model; Road transportation; Vehicle dynamics; Aerodynamics; Economics; Dynamic programming; heavy-duty vehicles; model predictive control; optimal control
TL;DR:
A comparative assessment of three economic optimal control strategies, aimed at minimizing the fuel consumption of heavy-duty trucks in a highway environment, under a representative lead vehicle model informed by traffic data.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 24, 2020
2019 journal article
Iterative Learning-Based Path Optimization for Repetitive Path Planning, With Application to 3-D Crosswind Flight of Airborne Wind Energy Systems
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 1–13.
author keywords: Adaptation models; Optimization; Performance analysis; Aerodynamics; Wind energy; Geometry; Iterative learning control; Airborne wind energy (AWE); emerging control applications; iterative learning control (ILC); path optimization
TL;DR:
This paper proposes two candidate update laws, both of which parallel the mathematical structure of common iterative learning control (ILC) update laws but replace the tracking-dependent terms with terms based on the performance index, and applies this formulation to the iterative crosswind path optimization of an AWE system, where the goal is to maximize the average power output over a figure-8 path.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: June 6, 2020
2019 journal article
Modeling and dynamic analysis of a mobile underwater turbine system for harvesting Marine Hydrokinetic Energy
Ocean Engineering, 187, 106069.
author keywords: Relocatable energy harvester; Autonomous underwater vehicle; Renewable energy; Hydrokinetic energy; Ocean current energy; Tether modeling
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 14, 2019
2019 conference paper
On Wind Speed Observability for Altitude Control of Airborne Wind Energy Systems
Proceedings of the 2019 American Control Conference. Presented at the 2019 American Control Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Event: 2019 American Control Conference at Philadelphia, PA on July 10-12, 2019
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: December 8, 2020
2019 conference paper
Optimal Control of Heavy-duty Trucks in Urban Environments Through Fused Model Predictive Control and Adaptive Cruise Control
2019 American Control Conference (ACC). Presented at the 2019 American Control Conference (ACC).
Event: 2019 American Control Conference (ACC)
TL;DR:
An optimal control strategy for heavy-duty trucks that minimizes fuel consumption in urban environments using infrastructure-to-vehicle communication using an online convex model predictive control strategy that balances a trade-off between reducing braking effort and mechanical energy expenditure and tracking an optimal desired velocity setpoint.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: Crossref
Added: June 6, 2020
2019 conference paper
Recursive Gaussian Process-based Adaptive Control: Theoretical Framework and Application to an Airborne Wind Energy System
2019 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA). Presented at the 2019 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA).
Event: 2019 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA)
TL;DR:
A unique adaptive control methodology that fuses real-time Gaussian process (GP) modeling with statistically-driven design space reduction in order to converge upon an optimal set of control parameters is presented.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: June 6, 2020
2019 journal article
Reference governors for chance-constrained systems
AUTOMATICA, 109.
author keywords: Reference governors; Constrained systems; Predictive control
TL;DR:
The reference governor proposed herein is shown to enforce chance constraints, guarantee a form of eventual recursive feasibility, and guarantee almost-sure convergence to constant, constraint-admissible reference inputs.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 21, 2019
2018 conference paper
A Cascaded Multi-Rate Model Predictive Control and Reference Governor Approach for Real-Time Velocity Optimization in the Presence of Traffic
Proceedings of AVEC 2018. Presented at the International Symposium On Advanced Vehicle Control, Beijing, China.
Event: International Symposium On Advanced Vehicle Control at Beijing, China on July 16-20, 2018
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: December 8, 2020
2018 conference paper
A Comparative Assessment of Economic Model Predictive Control Strategies for Fuel Economy Optimization of Heavy-Duty Trucks
2018 Annual American Control Conference (ACC). Presented at the 2018 Annual American Control Conference (ACC).
Event: 2018 Annual American Control Conference (ACC)
TL;DR:
A comparative assessment of three control strategies that fuse a global, offline dynamic programming (DP) optimization with online model predictive control (MPC) in an effort to minimize fuel consumption for a heavy-duty truck demonstrates 4-7% fuel economy improvement across all three formulations.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2018 journal article
A comparative assessment of hierarchical control structures for spatiotemporally-varying systems, with application to airborne wind energy
Control Engineering Practice, 74, 71–83.
author keywords: Spatiotemporal optimization; Hierarchical control; Airborne wind energy; Extremum seeking control; Model predictive control
TL;DR:
H hierarchical structures are proposed and evaluated for Altitude optimization of an airborne wind energy system, in which the tower and foundation of a contemporary wind turbine is replaced by tethers and a lifting body, and it is shown that these structures outperform legacy control strategies in terms of net energy generation.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2018 conference paper
Control of a Relocatable Energy-Harvesting Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in a Spatiotemporally-Varying Gulf Stream Resource
2018 Annual American Control Conference (ACC). Presented at the 2018 Annual American Control Conference (ACC).
Event: 2018 Annual American Control Conference (ACC)
TL;DR:
The proposed MPC strategy is structured in a way that the need for instantaneous power maximization is balanced with the need to maintain an accurate map of ocean current speed versus location on transect (termed exploration).
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Added: June 6, 2020
2018 journal article
Convergence Analysis and Experimental Validation of a Fused Numerical/Experimental Active System Optimization Framework
JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 141(4).
TL;DR:
This paper presents a convergence analysis and experimental validation of an iterative design optimization framework that fuses numerical simulations with experiments that quantifies the closeness of the corrected numerical model to the true system as a function of response estimation error.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 11, 2019
2018 conference paper
Experimentally-Infused Active System Optimization Framework: Theoretical Convergence Analysis and Airborne Wind Energy Case Study
Volume 2A: 44th Design Automation Conference. Presented at the ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference.
Event: ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
TL;DR:
The derivation of an asymptotic upper bound on the difference between the corrected numerical model and true system response is presented and demonstrated on an airborne wind energy (AWE) application.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: June 6, 2020
2018 conference paper
Fused Closed-Loop Flight Dynamics and Wake Interaction Modeling of Tethered Energy Systems
Volume 2: Control and Optimization of Connected and Automated Ground Vehicles; Dynamic Systems and Control Education; Dynamics and Control of Renewable Energy Systems; Energy Harvesting; Energy Systems; Estimation and Identification; Intelligent Transportation and Vehicles; Manufacturing; Mechatronics; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Aftertreatment Systems; Modeling and Control of IC Engines and Powertrain Systems; Modeling and Management of Power Systems. Presented at the ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference.
Event: ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference
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Added: June 6, 2020
2018 conference paper
Fused Global-Local Economic Model Predictive Control for Real-Time Eco-Optimal Control of a Heavy Duty Truck
Proceedings of AVEC 2018. Presented at the International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, Beijing, China.
Event: International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control at Beijing, China on July 16-20, 2018
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: December 8, 2020
2018 journal article
Iterative 3D layout optimization and parametric trade study for a reconfigurable ocean current turbine array using Bayesian Optimization
Renewable Energy, 127, 1052–1063.
author keywords: Bayesian Optimization; Layout optimization; Ocean current turbine array
TL;DR:
This paper presents an online approach for optimizing the 3D layout of a reconfigurable ocean current turbine (OCT) array through a small set of basis parameters, and uses Bayesian Optimization to optimize these basis parameters.
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Added: August 28, 2020
2018 journal article
Nested Plant/Controller Codesign Using G-Optimal Design and Continuous Time Adaptation Laws: Theoretical Framework and Application to an Airborne Wind Energy System
Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 140(12).
TL;DR:
A nested codesign (combined plant and controller design) formulation that uses optimal design of experiments (DoE) techniques at the upper level to globally explore the plant design space, with continuous-time control parameter adaptation laws used at the lower level is presented.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: November 24, 2020
2018 conference paper
Optimal Altitude Control of an Integrated Airborne Wind Energy System with Globalized Lyapunov-based Switched Extremum Seeking
Proceedings of the 2018 European Control Conference. Presented at the 2018 European Control Conference (ECC), Limassol, Cyprus.
Event: 2018 European Control Conference (ECC) at Limassol, Cyprus on June 12-15, 2018
TL;DR:
This work proposes and evaluates four candidate hierarchical structures, based on a globalized Lyapunov-based switched extremum seeking (G-LSES) control structure, for control of the integrated AWE battery-generator system in which it is possible to explore the domain of admissible altitudes during periods of low load demand and exploit the best altitude at other times.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: December 8, 2020
2017 conference paper
Altitude optimization of Airborne Wind Energy systems: A Bayesian Optimization approach
2017 American Control Conference (ACC). Presented at the 2017 American Control Conference (ACC).
Event: 2017 American Control Conference (ACC)
TL;DR:
The work presented in this paper shows how tools from machine learning can be blended with real-time control to optimize the AWE system's operating altitude efficiently, without the use of auxiliary wind profiling equipment.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2017 journal article
Constraint Enforcement for a Lighter-than-Air Wind-Energy System: An Application of Reference Governors with Chance Constraints
IFAC-PapersOnLine, 50(1), 13258–13263.
author keywords: Aerospace control; Renewable energy systems; Constraints; Predictive control
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2017 conference paper
Context-Dependent Bayesian Optimization in Real-Time Control; A Case Study in Airborne Wind Energy Systems
Proceedings of BayesOpt 2017. Presented at the NIPS Workshop on Bayesian Optimization, Long Beach, CA.
Event: NIPS Workshop on Bayesian Optimization at Long Beach, CA on December 9, 2017
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: December 8, 2020
2017 journal article
Experimentally Infused Plant and Controller Optimization Using Iterative Design of Experiments—Theoretical Framework and Airborne Wind Energy Case Study
Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 140(1).
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: November 24, 2020
2017 conference paper
Fused local-global control of spatiotemporally-varying systems: A case study in airborne wind energy
2017 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA). Presented at the 2017 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA).
Event: 2017 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA)
TL;DR:
A real-time altitude optimization technique for airborne wind energy (AWE) systems that fuses a coarse, global optimization with a fine, local optimization that overcomes the limitations that both strategies pose when used in isolation.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2017 conference paper
Insights from an experimental study on the crosswind flight of a lab-scale buoyant air turbine
2017 American Control Conference (ACC). Presented at the 2017 American Control Conference (ACC).
Event: 2017 American Control Conference (ACC)
TL;DR:
Results show that (i) crosswind motion can be achieved at a variety of flow speeds, (ii) roll set-points with periods between 4 and 6 seconds are most effective out of the conditions tested, and (iii) at low flow speed, the system can oscillate, even when unprompted by a periodicRoll set-point trajectory.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2017 conference paper
Iterative In-Situ 3D Layout Optimization of a Reconfigurable Ocean Current Turbine Array Using Bayesian Optimization
ASME 2017 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference : October 11-13, 2017, Tysons, Virginia, USA., 3.
Event: ASME 2017 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference at Tysons, Virginia on October 11-13, 2017
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: December 8, 2020
2017 conference paper
Iterative learning-based waypoint optimization for repetitive path planning, with application to airborne wind energy systems
2017 IEEE 56th Annual Conference on Decision and Control (CDC). Presented at the 2017 IEEE 56th Annual Conference on Decision and Control (CDC).
Event: 2017 IEEE 56th Annual Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
TL;DR:
This paper presents an iterative learning approach for optimizing waypoints in repetitive path following applications and demonstrates that the proposed waypoint adaptation strategy successfully achieves convergence to near-optimal figure-8 paths for a variety of initial conditions.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2017 journal article
Lab-Scale Experimental Characterization and Dynamic Scaling Assessment for Closed-Loop Crosswind Flight of Airborne Wind Energy Systems
Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 140(7).
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: November 24, 2020
2017 journal article
Laboratory-Scale Flight Characterization of a Multitethered Aerostat for Wind Energy Generation
AIAA Journal, 55(6), 1823–1832.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: November 24, 2020
2017 journal article
Modeling, Control Design, and Combined Plant/Controller Optimization for an Energy-Harvesting Tethered Wing
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 26(4), 1157–1169.
author keywords: Airborne wind energy (AWE); control system optimization; multidisciplinary design optimization; robustness analysis
TL;DR:
It is demonstrated that attaining maximum energy-generation performance requires operating on the verge of closed-loop instability and also results in a reduced set of parameters for which the system is stable, which shows a critical tradeoff between robustness and energy- generation performance.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 8, 2020
2017 journal article
Nested Plant/Controller Co-Design Using G-Optimal Design and Extremum Seeking: Theoretical Framework and Application to an Airborne Wind Energy System * *This work was supported by NSF grant number 1453912, entitled CAREER: Efficient Experimental Optimization for High Performance Airborne Wind Energy Systems.
IFAC-PapersOnLine, 50(1), 11965–11971.
author keywords: Optimization; co-design; energy systems; wind energy; airborne wind energy
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: November 24, 2020
2017 journal article
Online Energy Maximization of an Airborne Wind Energy Turbine in Simulated Periodic Flight
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 26(2), 393–403.
author keywords: Airborne wind energy; control design; extremum seeking (ES); optimal control
TL;DR:
A controller that adapts the figure-8 trajectory in changing and uncertain wind conditions by fusing direct anemometry-based wind speed estimation with extremum seeking with slow-converging ES that improves energy generation.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: November 24, 2020
2017 journal article
Real-time control using Bayesian optimization: A case study in airborne wind energy systems
Control Engineering Practice, 69, 131–140.
author keywords: Bayesian Optimization; Optimal control; Energy systems; Wind energy; Airborne wind energy systems
TL;DR:
This paper presents a framework by which a data-driven optimization technique known as Bayesian Optimization can be used for real-time optimal control of an Airborne Wind Energy system, for the purpose of maximizing net energy production.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2017 journal article
Spatiotemporal Optimization Through Gaussian Process-Based Model Predictive Control: A Case Study in Airborne Wind Energy
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 27(2), 798–805.
author keywords: Airborne wind energy (AWE) system; exploration versus exploitation; Gaussian process (GP); model predictive control (MPC); partially observable system; spatiotemporal optimization; uncertainty modeling
TL;DR:
The proposed model predictive control-based spatiotemporal optimization strategy is structured in a way that the need for instantaneous power maximization is balanced with the need to maintain an accurate map of wind speed versus altitude (termed exploration).
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: June 6, 2020
2016 conference paper
A Framework for Fused Experimental/Numerical Plant and Control System Optimization Using Iterative G-Optimal Design of Experiments
Volume 2A: 42nd Design Automation Conference. Presented at the ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference.
Event: ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2016 journal article
Altitude Optimization of Airborne Wind Energy Systems via Switched Extremum Seeking—Design, Analysis, and Economic Assessment
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 25(6), 2022–2033.
author keywords: Airborne wind energy (AWE); economic assessment; extremum seeking (ES) control; Lyapunov technique; optimization.
TL;DR:
The results presented in this paper show that the LSES controller is successful in significantly increasing the net energy production over fixed-altitude and standard ES strategies, using real wind shear data acquired over a 25-day period.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2016 conference paper
Combined plant and controller performance analysis and optimization for an energy-harvesting tethered wing
2016 American Control Conference (ACC). Presented at the 2016 American Control Conference (ACC).
Event: 2016 American Control Conference (ACC) on July 5-8, 2016
TL;DR:
The results of this combined optimization show a critical trade-off between robustness and energy generation performance, wherein the attainment of peak performance not only requires operation on the verge of instability but also results in the shrinking of the set of parameters for which the system is stable.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: January 30, 2021
2016 conference paper
Disturbance and Performance-Weighted Iterative Learning Control With Application to Modulated Tool Path-Based Manufacturing
ASME 2016 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference : October 12-14, 2016, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 2.
Event: ASME 2016 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference at Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 12-14, 2016
Source: Crossref
Added: January 30, 2021
2016 conference paper
Lab-Scale Experimental Crosswind Flight Control System Prototyping for an Airborne Wind Energy System
Volume 1: Advances in Control Design Methods, Nonlinear and Optimal Control, Robotics, and Wind Energy Systems; Aerospace Applications; Assistive and Rehabilitation Robotics; Assistive Robotics; Battery and Oil and Gas Systems; Bioengineering Applications; Biomedical and Neural Systems Modeling, Diagnostics and Healthcare; Control and Monitoring of Vibratory Systems; Diagnostics and Detection; Energy Harvesting; Estimation and Identification; Fuel Cells/Energy Storage; Intelligent Transportation. Presented at the ASME 2016 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference.
Event: ASME 2016 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2016 conference paper
Real-time altitude optimization of airborne wind energy systems using Lyapunov-based switched extremum seeking control
2016 American Control Conference (ACC). Presented at the 2016 American Control Conference (ACC).
Event: 2016 American Control Conference (ACC)
TL;DR:
The results presented in this paper show that the LSES controller is successful in significantly increasing the net energy production over fixed-altitude and standard extremum seeking strategies.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2016 conference paper
Spatio-temporal optimization through model predictive control: A case study in airborne wind energy
2016 IEEE 55th Conference on Decision and Control (CDC). Presented at the 2016 IEEE 55th Conference on Decision and Control (CDC).
Event: 2016 IEEE 55th Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
TL;DR:
The MPC strategy is structured in a way that the need for instantaneous power maximization is balanced with the need to maintain an accurate map of wind speed vs. altitude (termed exploitation) and is calibrated through data-driven statistical characterizations of the wind profile.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2015 conference paper
A case study in experimentally-infused plant and controller optimization for airborne wind energy systems
2015 American Control Conference (ACC). Presented at the 2015 American Control Conference (ACC).
Event: 2015 American Control Conference (ACC)
TL;DR:
This paper presents an initial case study of the proposed experimentally-infused optimization, where experiments were conducted on a 1/100th-scale model of Altaeros Buoyant Air Turbine (BAT), which was tethered and flown in the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1m × 1m water channel.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2015 conference paper
Exponential and Sigmoid-Interpolated Machining Strategies
Proceedings of the 2015 SME North American Manufacturing Research Conference, 37(Part 2), 535–541.
author keywords: Machining; Trajectory planning; Tool path generation; Interpolation techniques
Source: Crossref
Added: January 30, 2021
2015 conference paper
Lab-Scale Characterization of a Lighter-Than-Air Wind Energy System - Closing the Loop
22nd AIAA Lighter-Than-Air Systems Technology Conference. Presented at the 22nd AIAA Lighter-Than-Air Systems Technology Conference.
Event: 22nd AIAA Lighter-Than-Air Systems Technology Conference
Source: Crossref
Added: January 30, 2021
2015 conference paper
Maximizing Average Power Output of an Airborne Wind Energy Generator Under Parametric Uncertainties
Volume 2: Diagnostics and Detection; Drilling; Dynamics and Control of Wind Energy Systems; Energy Harvesting; Estimation and Identification; Flexible and Smart Structure Control; Fuels Cells/Energy Storage; Human Robot Interaction; HVAC Building Energy Management; Industrial Applications; Intelligent Transportation Systems; Manufacturing; Mechatronics; Modelling and Validation; Motion and Vibration Control Applications. Presented at the ASME 2015 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference.
Event: ASME 2015 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2014 conference paper
Development and Full-Scale Experimental Validation of a Rapid Prototyping Environment for Plant and Control Design of Airborne Wind Energy Systems
Volume 2: Dynamic Modeling and Diagnostics in Biomedical Systems; Dynamics and Control of Wind Energy Systems; Vehicle Energy Management Optimization; Energy Storage, Optimization; Transportation and Grid Applications; Estimation and Identification Methods, Tracking, Detection, Alternative Propulsion Systems; Ground and Space Vehicle Dynamics; Intelligent Transportation Systems and Control; Energy Harvesting; Modeling and Control for Thermo-Fluid Applications, IC Engines, Manufacturing. Presented at the ASME 2014 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference.
Event: ASME 2014 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2014 conference paper
Evaluation of a Water Channel-Based Platform for Characterizing Aerostat Flight Dynamics: A Case Study on a Lighter-Than-Air Wind Energy System
21st AIAA Lighter-Than-Air Systems Technology Conference. Presented at the 21st AIAA Lighter-Than-Air Systems Technology Conference.
Event: 21st AIAA Lighter-Than-Air Systems Technology Conference
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2013 conference paper
A Critical Assessment of Airborne Wind Energy Systems
2nd IET Renewable Power Generation Conference (RPG 2013). Presented at the 2nd IET Renewable Power Generation Conference (RPG 2013).
Event: 2nd IET Renewable Power Generation Conference (RPG 2013)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2013 conference paper
Altitude and Crosswind Motion Control for Optimal Power-Point Tracking in Tethered Wind Energy Systems With Airborne Power Generation
Volume 3: Nonlinear Estimation and Control; Optimization and Optimal Control; Piezoelectric Actuation and Nanoscale Control; Robotics and Manipulators; Sensing; System Identification (Estimation for Automotive Applications, Modeling, Therapeutic Control in Bio-Systems); Variable Structure/Sliding-Mode Control; Vehicles and Human Robotics; Vehicle Dynamics and Control; Vehicle Path Planning and Collision Avoidance; Vibrational and Mechanical Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Control. Presented at the ASME 2013 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference.
Event: ASME 2013 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2013 journal article
Electricity in the Air: Tethered Wind Energy Systems
Mechanical Engineering, 135(09), S13–S21.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2013 chapter
Lighter-Than-Air Wind Energy Systems
In Airborne Wind Energy (pp. 501–514).
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2013 journal article
Model-Based Plant Design and Hierarchical Control of a Prototype Lighter-Than-Air Wind Energy System, With Experimental Flight Test Results
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 22(2), 531–542.
author keywords: Aerospace; energy systems; predictive control
TL;DR:
This paper provides a dynamic model of the Altaeros system, then shows how this model is leveraged in the plant design and in the design of the control system, which provides full autonomy, from takeoff, through power production, to autonomous landing.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2013 conference paper
Reference governor design for computationally efficient attitude and tether tension constraint enforcement on a lighter-than-air wind energy system
2013 European Control Conference (ECC). Presented at the 2013 European Control Conference (ECC).
Event: 2013 European Control Conference (ECC)
TL;DR:
A reference governor-based approach to guarantee enforcement of critical flight constraints on the Altaeros tethered, lighter-than-air wind energy system using a computationally simple add-on to the existing controller that enforces transient and steady-state constraints.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2013 journal article
Stable hierarchical model predictive control using an inner loop reference model and <mml:math altimg="si32.gif" display="inline" overflow="scroll" xmlns:xocs="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/xocs/dtd" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ja/dtd" xmlns:ja="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ja/dtd" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:tb="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/table/dtd" xmlns:sb="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/struct-bib/dtd" xmlns:ce="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/dtd" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:cals="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/cals/dtd" xmlns:sa="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/struct-aff/dtd"><mml:mi>λ</mml:mi></mml:math>-contractive terminal constraint sets
Automatica, 50(1), 92–99.
TL;DR:
The effectiveness of the proposed reference model-based strategy is shown through simulation on a stirred tank reactor problem, where it is demonstrated that the MPC optimization problem remains feasible and that the system remains stable and continues to perform well when time scale separation between the inner and outer loops is reduced.
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Added: January 30, 2021
2012 conference paper
Model Predictive Longitudinal Control of a Lighter-Than-Air Wind Energy System
Volume 2: Legged Locomotion; Mechatronic Systems; Mechatronics; Mechatronics for Aquatic Environments; MEMS Control; Model Predictive Control; Modeling and Model-Based Control of Advanced IC Engines; Presented at the ASME 2012 5th Annual Dynamic Systems and Control Conference joint with the JSME 2012 11th Motion and Vibration Conference.
Event: ASME 2012 5th Annual Dynamic Systems and Control Conference joint with the JSME 2012 11th Motion and Vibration Conference
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: September 8, 2022
2012 conference paper
Modeling and control design for a prototype lighter-than-air wind energy system
2012 American Control Conference (ACC). Presented at the 2012 American Control Conference - ACC 2012.
Event: 2012 American Control Conference - ACC 2012
TL;DR:
A detailed 3-dimensional dynamic model for the Altaeros system is provided, which is used in the design of a fully autonomous control system, and simulation results that substantiate the system's performance are shown.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2012 journal article
Robust modular control system design using an inner-loop reference model and μ synthesis techniques
International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 23(12), 1338–1359.
author keywords: robust control; decentralized control; automotive control
TL;DR:
This paper considers a particular inner‐loop/outer‐loop modular control strategy in which the designer of the outer‐loop module does not know the specifics of the inner loop but instead possesses a reference model that captures the ideal inner‐ loop input–output behavior.
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Source: Crossref
Added: January 30, 2021
2011 journal article
Stable Hierarchical Model Predictive Control Using an Inner Loop Reference Model*
IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 44(1), 9278–9283.
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2010 conference paper
A comparative analysis of electronic pedal algorithms using a driver-in-the-loop simulator and system identification of driver behavior
Proceedings of the 2010 American Control Conference. Presented at the 2010 American Control Conference (ACC 2010).
Event: 2010 American Control Conference (ACC 2010)
TL;DR:
For the vehicle platform studied here, the engine torque control provides comparable performance to direct throttle control, with improved drivability, whereas both throttle and engine torque Control yield performance that is far superior to wheel torque control.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2010 conference paper
Automated Sensitivity-Based Optimization for Control and Identification
2010 Workshop on Identification for Automotive Systems. Linz, Austria.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 30, 2021
2010 conference paper
Model predictive engine torque control with real-time driver-in-the-loop simulation results
Proceedings of the 2010 American Control Conference. Presented at the 2010 American Control Conference (ACC 2010).
Event: 2010 American Control Conference (ACC 2010)
TL;DR:
Results show that the model predictive torque control strategy yields a significant overall improvement in terms of a combined drivability, emissions, and fuel economy metric.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2010 journal article
Predictive Control Allocation for a Thermal Management System Based on an Inner Loop Reference Model—Design, Analysis, and Experimental Results
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 19(4), 772–781.
author keywords: Automotive control; decentralized control; model predictive control (MPC); powertrain control
TL;DR:
This paper addresses the challenge of controlling an overactuated engine thermal management system where two actuators, with different dynamic authorities and saturation limits, are used to obtain tight temperature regulation by proposing a modular control strategy that combines model predictive control allocation (MPCA) with the use of an inner loop reference model.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: January 30, 2021
2009 conference paper
Model predictive control allocation - Design and experimental results on a thermal management system
2009 American Control Conference. Presented at the 2009 American Control Conference.
Event: 2009 American Control Conference
TL;DR:
A modular control strategy that combines model predictive control allocation (MPCA) with the concepts of model reference control to design an inner loop controller that closely matches a dynamic specification for the inner loop input-output performance while addressing actuator dynamics and saturation constraints is proposed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2009 journal article
Modeling, Control Design, and Experimental Validation of an Overactuated Thermal Management System for Engine Dynamometer Applications
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 17(3), 540–551.
author keywords: Automotive control; calibration; optimal control; overactuated systems; powetrain control
TL;DR:
This paper examines a particular layout for a thermal management unit and shows how the overactuation in the system may be leveraged in the presence of hard saturation constraints and different dynamic actuator authorities.
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Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2008 conference paper
Performance enhancement of modular control systems using µ synthesis
2008 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Presented at the 2008 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control.
Event: 2008 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
TL;DR:
This paper proposes a modular control error compensator aimed at mitigating the performance degradation caused when the inner loop specifications are not achieved and shows that this compensator can be designed using μ synthesis and proposed an iterative procedure to optimize performance based on two concrete worst-case metrics.
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Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2007 conference paper
Model predictive control allocation for overactuated systems - stability and performance
2007 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Presented at the 2007 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control.
Event: 2007 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
TL;DR:
This paper considers the dynamic control allocation problem for overactuated systems where each actuator has different dynamic control authority and hard saturation limits and proposes a modular control design approach that derives sufficient stability conditions for the composite feedback system.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
2006 conference paper
Modeling and Analysis of a Thermal Management System for Engine Calibration
2006 IEEE International Conference on Control Applications. Presented at the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Control Applications.
Event: 2006 IEEE International Conference on Control Applications
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020
conference paper
Control Strategies and Experimental Results of an Engine Thermal Management System for Fast and Accurate Dynamometer Engine Mapping
Vermillion, C., Sun, J., Butts, K., & Biens, F. Proceedings of the 2007 IAV Conference on Design of Experiments. Berlin, Germany.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 30, 2021
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