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Communication‐Less Synchronous Rectification For In Motion Wireless Charging, Joshua B. Larsen
Communication‐Less Synchronous Rectification For In Motion Wireless Charging, Joshua B. Larsen
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This thesis puts forward a control scheme to allow for synchronous rectification for dynamic wireless power transfer. The automotive industry is transitioning away from internal combustion engines (ICEs) and towards electric vehicles (EVs). This transition is spurred by the environmental and economic benefits EVs offer over ICEs. However, further improvements can still be made to how electric vehicles operate. One of these improvements is the technology of in motion wireless charging or dynamic wireless power transfer. In motion wireless charging offers the ability to remove existing range anxiety concerns for EVs. It also offers the potential for a reduction in …
Platform Development And Path Following Controller Design For Full-Sized Vehicle Automation, Austin D. Costley
Platform Development And Path Following Controller Design For Full-Sized Vehicle Automation, Austin D. Costley
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the design and development of a platform used to automate a stock 2013 Ford Focus EV. The platform is low-cost and open-source to encourage collaboration and provide a starting point for fellow researchers to advance the work in the field of automated vehicle control. This thesis starts by discussing the process of obtaining control of the vehicle by taking advantage of internal communication protocols. The controller design process is detailed and a description of the components and software used to control the vehicle is provided. The automated system is tested and the …
Experiments In Distributed Multi-Robot Coordination, Larry Dale Ballard
Experiments In Distributed Multi-Robot Coordination, Larry Dale Ballard
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Consensus control algorithms for multi-agent systems are an area of much research. Several consensus control laws are experimentally validated on a multi-robot testbed in this thesis. A graphical user interface (GUI) is developed that simplies use of the testbed, as well as allows the execution of the testbed programs to be divided across multiple computers. This not only provides a more powerful computing environment, but a more realistic communication environment for the testbed. A method for a time varying or dynamic formation is both proposed and experimentally validated on the testbed. This research also explores a method for dynamic group …