Many stroke patients are expected to rehabilitate at home, which limits their access to proper rehabilitation equipment, treatment, or assessment by therapists. We have developed a novel telerehabilitation system that incorporates a human-upper-limb-...
In three-phase inverters used in uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), three-limb inductors and three-limb transformers are commonly used in consideration of cost and size. However, magnetic coupling exists between the three phases of the inverter,...
Passivity-based nonlinear control for an isolated microgrid system is proposed in this paper. The microgrid consists of a photovoltaic array and a battery energy storage connected to a point of common converters, supplying a constant power load. The...
Background/Objectives: Managing blood glucose levels effectively remains a significant challenge for individuals with diabetes. Traditional methods often lack the flexibility needed for personalized care. This study explores the potential of reinforc...
This paper proposes a finite-time multi-modal robotic control strategy for physical human–robot interaction. The proposed multi-modal controller consists of a modified super-twisting-based finite-time control term that is designed in each inter...
In lower-limb rehabilitation systems, exoskeleton robots are one of the most important components. These robots help patients to execute repetitive exercises under the guidance of physiotherapists. Recently, pneumatic artificial muscles (PAM), a kind...
Automated driving functions are expected to increase both the safety and ride comfort of future vehicles. Ensuring their functional safety and optimizing their performance requires thorough testing. Costs and duration of tests can be reduced if more...
Bilateral teleoperation of skid-steering mobile robots with time-varying delays presents significant challenges in ensuring accurate leader–follower coupling. This article presents a novel controller for a bilateral teleoperation system compose...
The control design of three-phase AC/DC converters is particularly challenging, as their dynamic behavior is governed by complex nonlinear interactions and strong coupling among system variables, conventional Proportional–Integral (PI) controll...
Focusing on the requirements for efficient and accurate control in large-scale process industries with integrated “distributed-decentralized” characteristics, a novel hierarchical coordinated predictive control strategy for process indust...
The properties of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) for the development of controllers, together with electronic emulation of physical process by Digital Twins (DT) significantly enhance the optimization of design and implementation in nonlinear control app...
In this paper, an adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control (FTC) scheme is proposed for small Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (QUAVs) used in education and teaching formation in the presence of systematic unknown external disturbances with act...
This paper presents a cascade predictive control structure based on field-oriented control (FOC) in the dq rotor reference frame for the synchronous reluctance machine (SynRM). The constant d-axis current control strategy was used, and thus, the elec...
Advancements in bioelectronic sensors and actuators have paved the way for real-time monitoring and control of the progression of wound healing. Real-time monitoring allows for precise adjustment of treatment strategies to align them with an individu...
Subsynchronous oscillation, caused by the interaction between the rotor side converter (RSC) control of the doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) and series-compensated transmission line, is an alleged subsynchronous control interaction (SSCI). SSCI...
Lightweight, compliant actuators are particularly desirable in robotic systems intended for interaction with humans. Pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) exhibit these characteristics and are capable of higher specific work than comparably-sized hydra...
The increase in penetration levels of inverter-based resources (IBRs) is changing the dynamic performance of power grids of different parts of the world. IBRs are now being more and more integrated into the grid at a single connection point as an IBR...
Wind energy conversion systems are very challenging from the control system viewpoint. The control difficulties are even more challenging when wind turbines are able to operate at variable speed and variable pitch. The contribution of this work is fo...
Standard industrial robotic manipulators use well-established high performing technologies. However, such manipulators do not guarantee a safe Human–Robot Interaction (HRI), limiting their usage in industrial and medical applications. This pape...
The use of affine maneuver control to maintain the desired configuration of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms has been widely practiced. Nevertheless, the lack of capability to interact with obstacles and navigate autonomously could potentially li...
Digital Twins (DTs) have become central to intelligent asset management within Industry 4.0, enabling real-time monitoring, diagnostics, and predictive maintenance. However, implementing Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) strategies within DT fr...
With a global prevalence ranging from 12% to 19%, constipation exerts a severe negative impact on the quality of life of patients. Alleviating constipation can be effectively achieved through abdominal massage. Nevertheless, this method confronts mul...
Neural network (NN)-based controllers have emerged as a paradigm-shifting approach in modern control systems, demonstrating unparalleled capabilities in governing nonlinear dynamical systems with inherent uncertainties. This comprehensive review syst...
The use of bodyweight unloading force control on a treadmill with therapist manual assistance for gait training imposes constraints on natural walking. It influences the patient’s training effect for a full range of natural walks. This study pr...
This study introduces a novel controller based on a Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithm for real-time adaptation of the stimulation pattern during FES-cycling. Core to our approach is the introduction of an RL agent that interacts with the cycling...
The application of wireless communication to platooning brings such challenges as information delay and varieties of interaction topologies. To compensate for the information delay, a state predictor based control strategy is proposed, which transmit...
The elevated penetration of renewable energy has seen a significant increase in the integration of inverter-based resources (IBRs) into the electricity network. According to various industrial standards on interconnection and interoperability, IBRs s...
Reduction of NOX emissions and fuel consumption are the main topics in engine development, forcing the adoption of complex techniques and components, whose interactions have to be clearly understood for proper and reliable operations and management o...
Renewable energy power generation systems such as photovoltaic and wind power have characteristics of intermittency and volatility, which can cause disturbances to the grid frequency. The battery system of electric vehicles (EVs) is a mobile energy s...
This study proposes an RBF-PSO hybrid framework for efficient inversion analysis of hydration heat parameters in mass concrete temperature fields, addressing the computational inefficiency and accuracy limitations of traditional methods. By integrati...
In this research a fully sensorized cooperative robot system for manipulation of needles is presented. The setup consists of a DLR/KUKA Light Weight Robot III especially designed for safe human/robot interaction, a FD-CT robot-driven angiographic C-a...
With the rapid increase of diabetes mellitus cases in the world, management and control of the disease has become a complex and highly dynamic process. This challenge requires a multifaceted approach to manage and control the complications associated...
The performance and flow around an oscillating foil device for current energy extraction (a wingmill) was studied through numerical simulations. OpenFOAM was used in order to study the two-dimensional (2D) flow around a wingmill. A closed loop contro...
In recent years, the imminent environmental problems and increasing attention to the global energy crisis have prompted the need for new opportunities and technologies to meet higher demands for clean and sustainable energy systems. As a result, new...
Recently, there has been a gradual increase in the demand for chicken and eggs. The gut, as the vital place of nutrient digestion and absorption, is highly associated with the development of livestock and poultry and the quality of meat, eggs, and mi...
This paper proposes a novel finger-individuating exoskeleton system with a non-contact leader–follower control strategy that effectively combines motion functionality and individual adaptability. Our solution comprises the following two interac...
To minimize the total energy consumption of a cooling tower-assisted heat pump (CTAHP) system in cooling mode, a model-based control strategy with hybrid optimization algorithm for the system is presented in this paper. An existing experimental devic...