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Dynamic Re-Optimization Of A Mems Controller In Presence Of Unmodeled Uncertainties, Nishant Unnikrishnan, S. N. Balakrishnan, Venkat Durbha
Dynamic Re-Optimization Of A Mems Controller In Presence Of Unmodeled Uncertainties, Nishant Unnikrishnan, S. N. Balakrishnan, Venkat Durbha
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Online trained neural networks have become popular in recent years in designing robust and adaptive controllers for dynamic systems with uncertainties in their system equations because of their universal function approximation property. This paper discusses a technique that dynamically reoptimizes a Single Network Adaptive Critic (SNAC) based optimal controller in the presence of unmodeled uncertainties. The controller design is carried out in two steps: (i) synthesis of a set of online neural networks that capture the uncertainties in the plant equations on-line (ii) re-optimization of the existing optimal controller to drive the states of the plant to a desired reference …
A Model Of Function-Based Representations, Michael Van Wie, Cari R. Bryant, Matt R. Bohm, Robert B. Stone, Daniel A. Mcadams
A Model Of Function-Based Representations, Michael Van Wie, Cari R. Bryant, Matt R. Bohm, Robert B. Stone, Daniel A. Mcadams
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The need to model and to reason about design alternatives throughout the design process demands robust representation schemes of function, behavior, and structure. Function describes the physical effect imposed on an energy or material flow by a design entity without regard for the working principles or physical solutions used to accomplish this effect. Behaviors are the physical events associated with a physical artifact (or hypothesized concept) over time (or simulated time) as perceived by an observer. Structure, the most tangible concept, partitions an artifact into meaningful constituents such as features, Wirk elements, and interfaces in addition to the widely used …
Experimental Verification Of Near-Wall Hindered Diffusion Theory For The Brownian Motion Of Nanoparticles Using Evanescent Wave Microscopy, Kenneth D. Kihm, Arindam Banerjee
Experimental Verification Of Near-Wall Hindered Diffusion Theory For The Brownian Motion Of Nanoparticles Using Evanescent Wave Microscopy, Kenneth D. Kihm, Arindam Banerjee
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
A total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy technique coupled with three-dimensional tracking of nanoparticles is used to experimentally verify the theory on near-wall hindered Brownian motion [Goldman et al., Chem. Eng. Sci. 22, 637 (1967); Brenner, Chem. Eng. Sci. 16, 242 (1967)] very close to the solid surface (within ~1 µm). The measured mean square displacements (MSDs) in the lateral x-y directions show good agreement with the theory for all tested nanoparticles of radii 50, 100, 250, and 500 nm. However, the measured MSDs in the z direction deviate substantially from the theory particularly for the case of smaller particles of …
Grouping Www Image Search Results By Novel Inhomogeneous Clustering Method, Gu Xu, Zhiwei Li, Mingjing Li, Wei-Ying Ma, Hong-Jiang Zhang
Grouping Www Image Search Results By Novel Inhomogeneous Clustering Method, Gu Xu, Zhiwei Li, Mingjing Li, Wei-Ying Ma, Hong-Jiang Zhang
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
In this paper, a novel inhomogeneous clustering method is proposed for grouping web images. It is used to re-organize the search result of web image search engines into a hierarchical structure so that the users can conveniently browse the search result. This method takes into account various features associated with web images, and treats them in different ways. For the surrounding text extracted from the containing web pages, co-clustering approach is adopted; for low-level features of the image content and other features, one-way clustering approach is adopted. The clustering results of different approaches are combined together to produce the final …
Hierarchical Optimal Force-Position Control Of A Turning Process, B. Pandurangan, Robert G. Landers, S. N. Balakrishnan
Hierarchical Optimal Force-Position Control Of A Turning Process, B. Pandurangan, Robert G. Landers, S. N. Balakrishnan
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Machining process control technologies are currently not well integrated into machine tool controllers and, thus, servomechanism dynamics are often ignored when designing and implementing process controllers. In this brief, a hierarchical controller is developed that simultaneously regulates the servomechanism motions and cutting forces in a turning operation. The force process and servomechanism system are separated into high and low levels, respectively, in the hierarchy. The high-level goal is to maintain a constant cutting force to maximize productivity while not violating a spindle power constraint. This goal is systematically propagated to the lower level and combined with the low-level goal to …
Optimal And Hierarchical Formation Control For Uav, Xiaohua Wang, S. N. Balakrishnan
Optimal And Hierarchical Formation Control For Uav, Xiaohua Wang, S. N. Balakrishnan
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
In this paper, optimal and hierarchical control concepts are investigated for cooperative formation flying of aircrafts. The airplanes are modeled as point mass and represented by double integrators. And all the planes are considered to be in a plane. For demonstration of the concepts, a task of forming a square from arbitrary initial conditions is presented to four airplanes. The final position that each airplane has to reach is unknown to them. The goal for the team is abstracted in the top layer. The system is modeled as a two layer hierarchical system in which the global information comes from …
Stochastic Optimal Control With Neural Networks And Application To A Retailer Inventory Problem, Zhongwu Huang, Xiaohua Wang, S. N. Balakrishnan
Stochastic Optimal Control With Neural Networks And Application To A Retailer Inventory Problem, Zhongwu Huang, Xiaohua Wang, S. N. Balakrishnan
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Overwhelming computational requirements of classical dynamic programming algorithms render them inapplicable to most practical stochastic problems. To overcome this problem a neural network based Dynamic Programming (DP) approach is described in this study. The cost function which is critical in a dynamic programming formulation is approximated by a neural network according to some designed weight-update rule based on Temporal Difference(TD)learning. A Lyapunov based theory is developed to guarantee an upper error bound between the output of the cost neural network and the true cost. We illustrate this approach through a retailer inventory problem.
Performance Of A Bgo Pet/Ct With Higher Resolution Pet Detectors, John W. Wilson, Timothy G. Turkington, J. J. Williams, James G. Colsher, D. L. Mcdaniel, C. L. Kim, Steven G. Ross, C. W. Stearns, S. D. Wollenweber
Performance Of A Bgo Pet/Ct With Higher Resolution Pet Detectors, John W. Wilson, Timothy G. Turkington, J. J. Williams, James G. Colsher, D. L. Mcdaniel, C. L. Kim, Steven G. Ross, C. W. Stearns, S. D. Wollenweber
Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
A new PET detector block has been designed to replace the standard detector of the Discovery ST PET/CT system. The new detector block is the same size as the original, but consists of an 8/spl times/6 (tangential× axial) matrix of crystals rather than the original 6/spl times/6. The new crystal dimensions are 4.7× 6.3× 30 mm/sup 3/ (tangential× axial× radial). Full PET/CT systems have been built with these detectors (Discovery STE). Most other aspects of the system are identical to the standard Discovery ST, with differences including the low energy threshold for 3D imaging (now 425 keV) and front-end electronics. …
Image Quality Vs. Nec In 2d And 3d Pet, John W. Wilson, Timothy G. Turkington, Josh M. Wilson, James G. Colsher, Steven G. Ross
Image Quality Vs. Nec In 2d And 3d Pet, John W. Wilson, Timothy G. Turkington, Josh M. Wilson, James G. Colsher, Steven G. Ross
Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
To investigate the relationship between NEC and image quality to 2D and 3D PET, while simultaneously optimizing 3D low energy threshold (LET), we have performed a series of phantom measurements. The phantom consisted of 46 1 cm fillable hollow spheres on a random grid inside a water-filled oval cylinder, 21 cm tall, 36 cm wide, and 40 cm long. The phantom was imaged on a Discovery ST PET/CT system (GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI) in a series of 3 min scans as it decayed from an activity of 7.2 mCi. The scans included LET settings of 375,400, and 425 keV in …
Investigating The Optimum Lower Energy Threshold Of A New Research Pet/Ct Scanner, Osama Mawlawi, John W. Wilson, Tinsu Pan, Timothy G. Turkington
Investigating The Optimum Lower Energy Threshold Of A New Research Pet/Ct Scanner, Osama Mawlawi, John W. Wilson, Tinsu Pan, Timothy G. Turkington
Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
An investigation of the optimum 3D lower energy threshold (LET) setting of the Discovery-RX, a new LYSO based GE research PET/CT scanner is conducted. Sensitivity and noise equivalent count rate (NECR) performance of the scanner in 3D mode were evaluated at multiple LET settings: 400, 425, 450, 460, 470 and 480 KeV. The performance evaluations were conducted according to the NEMA NU2-2001 standard. In addition, the NECR was also evaluated for the same LET settings using the Data Spectrum whole body phantom in order to more accurately simulate a true clinical setting. For the sensitivity measurements, the line source was …
Operation Of High-Voltage Transverse Shock Wave Ferromagnetic Generator In The Open Circuit And Charging Modes, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Evgueni F. Talantsev, Jason Baird, Larry L. Altgilbers, Allen H. Stults, Stanislav V. Kolossenok
Operation Of High-Voltage Transverse Shock Wave Ferromagnetic Generator In The Open Circuit And Charging Modes, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Evgueni F. Talantsev, Jason Baird, Larry L. Altgilbers, Allen H. Stults, Stanislav V. Kolossenok
Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Results of the investigation of the operation of explosive-driven high-voltage shock wave ferromagnetic generators (FMGs) in the open circuit and charging modes are presented. FMGs are based on the transverse (when the shock wave propagates across the magnetization vector M) shock demagnetization of Nd2Fe14B hard ferromagnetic energy-carrying elements of diameter 2.22 cm and length 2.54 cm (volume 8.5 cm3). In the charging mode the capacitance of capacitor banks compatt was varied from 18 to 36 nF. The energy transferred to the capacitor bank reached 0.38 J. FMGs provided pulsed powers of 35-45 kW in times ranging from 10 to 15 …
Pulsed Charging Of Capacitor Bank By Compact Explosive-Driven High-Voltage Primary Power Source Based On Longitudinal Shock Wave Depolarization Of Ferroelectric Ceramics, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, Evgueni F. Talantsev, Yaroslav Tkach, Larry L. Altgilbers, Allen H. Stults, Stanislav V. Kolossenok
Pulsed Charging Of Capacitor Bank By Compact Explosive-Driven High-Voltage Primary Power Source Based On Longitudinal Shock Wave Depolarization Of Ferroelectric Ceramics, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, Evgueni F. Talantsev, Yaroslav Tkach, Larry L. Altgilbers, Allen H. Stults, Stanislav V. Kolossenok
Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Results of the investigation of the operation of autonomous ultracompact explosive-driven high-voltage primary power sources based on longitudinal (when the shock wave propagates along the polarization vector P0) shock wave depolarization of ferroelectric materials in the open circuit and charging modes are presented. The energy-carrying elements of shock wave ferroelectric generators (FEGs) were poled lead zirconate titanate (PZT) Pb(Zr52Ti48)O3 polycrystalline piezoelectric ceramic disks with volume 0.35 cm3. The PZT modules were shock compressed in the stress range from 1.5 to 3.8 GPa by a longitudinal shock wave generated by high explosives. In the charging mode, the FEGs provided pulsed power …