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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"control system architecture"”.
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A distributed flight control system architecture for small UAVs
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1998.
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Micro-macroscopic modeling and simulation of an Automated Highway System
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), which uses modem electronics and communications technology to guide or control the operation of vehicles holds great promise for increasing the capacity of existing roads. reducing congestion and accident losses, and contributing to the ease and convenience …
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Communication protocols, queuing and scheduling delay analysis in CANDU SCWR hydrogen co-generation model
Industrial dynamical, Networked Control Systems (NCSs) are controlled over a communication network. We study a continuous-time CANada Deuterium Uranium-Super Critical Water Reactor (CANDU-SCWR) hydrogen plant and a discrete-time controller, sensor and actuator block, that are connected via a …
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Integrated modeling to facilitate control architecture design for lightweight space telescopes
… thesis it to examine the effects of utilizing control to better meet performance and systematic requirements of future space telescopes. New telescope systems are moving toward tighter optical performance requirements with lower mass and cost, creating an implicit conflict for currently …
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Enhancing Input/Output Correctness, Protection, Performance, and Scalability for Process Control Platforms
Most modern control systems use digital controllers to ensure safe operation. We modify the traditional digital control system architecture to integrate a new component known as a trusted input/output processor (TIOP). TIOP interface to the inputs (sensors) and outputs (actuators) of the system …
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UAV Formation Flight Utilizing a Low Cost, Open Source Configuration
<p>The control of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a swarm or cooperative team scenario has been a topic of great interest for well over a decade, growing steadily with the advancements in UAV technologies. In the academic community, a majority of the studies conducted rely on simulation …
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System architecture decisions under uncertainty : a case study on automotive battery system design
… of flexibility analysis beyond high-level architecture to core product design decisions in future vehicle electrification. This thesis provides a methodology for a real-time support framework for developing novel engineering decisions. Risk is high in new product introduction. For hybrid …
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Model-Based Design of a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Control Strategy
… industry has been toward more complex electronic control systems. The number of electronic control units (ECUs) in vehicles is ever increasing as is the complexity of communication networks among the ECUs. Increasing fuel economy standards and the increasing cost of fuel is driving hybridization …
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Design of a Modern, Low Cost, Expandable, Open Architecture Grinding Machine Control System
An expandable, extendable grinding machine controller has been researched and designed, in order to take advantage of recent improvements in the functionality and affordability of commercial electronic hardware. In additional it would provide for the incorporation of previous research studies and …
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Development of a Series Parallel Energy Management Strategy for Charge Sustaining PHEV Operation
… transmission. Development of a charge sustaining control strategy for this vehicle involves coordination of controls for each of the main powertrain components through a distributed control strategy. This distributed control strategy includes component controllers for each individual component and …
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Hybrid control architecture for navigation of autonomous mobile robots
… of a novel hybrid multi-agent orientated control architecture for navigation of multiple autonomous mobile robots operating in an unknown and unstructured environment populated by static and/or dynamic obstacles.<br/><br/>The proposed hybrid control architecture is modular and draws its …
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Phasing of Ground-based Optical Arrays for Space Applications
… in optical fibers and in opto-mechanical systems cause slow phase drifts, while mechanical and acoustic vibrations cause rapid variations in relative optical path length. Transmission through a turbulent atmosphere adds yet another phase disturbance that must be compensated. Sensing and …
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Characterizing and Comparing the ADS Maneuver Execution Subsystem Performance of Two Vehicles
Automated driving systems (ADS) are projected to bring a plethora of benefits to society, such as enhanced road safety and heightened quality of life. However, placing one's trust in the hands of an automated system is still a large concern to society. To facilitate the large-scale adoption of …
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A Framework for the Development of Scalable Heterogeneous Robot Teams with Dynamically Distributed Processing
… for researchers to design custom hardware and control systems for each problem. This research presents a new approach to control system design that looks beyond end-of-lifecycle performance and considers control system structure, flexibility, and extensibility. Toward these ends the Control ad …
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Wheeled autonomous mobile robots for use in harsh environments: a survey of recent publications
… exploration, military missions and smart highway systems. This thesis is a survey of recent publications, 1990-1996, of wheeled autonomous mobile robots for harsh environments. Various sensing, navigation, and motion control strategies commonly used on autonomous mobile robots are compared. The …