This paper presents a backstep** sliding mode control (BSMC) scheme for uncertain
underactuated nonlinear systems. Since, underactuated electro-mechanical nonlinear …

Regulating indoor air environment is one of the core functions of building energy
management system. Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) control systems play …

In this paper, a nonlinear control law is proposed for the curved ball and beam system with
the ball at the upright position. The stabilization of such a system is challenging, as …

Heating, Ventilating and Air-conditioning (HVAC) control systems play an important role in
regulating indoor air temperature to provide building occupants a comfortable environment …

Building energy sector is one of the important sources of energy consumption and especially
in the United States, it accounts for approximately 40% of the total energy consumption …

In this paper, a new method is proposed for controller design for a class of stochastic
underactuated mechanical system. A controller is designed for stochastic double integrator …

ABSTRACT A novel approach to solve multi-objective optimization problems of complex
mechanical systems is proposed based on evolutionary algorithm. Discrete mechanics …

Over the past few years, rigid systems like Gantry cranes have gathered great attention due
to its flexible heavy load transfer applications. In order to analyse the dynamics of this …

In the recent years, passivity theory has gained renewed attention because of its advantages
and practicality in modeling of multi-domain systems and constructive control techniques …

In this paper, we consider the problem of payload transfer using a multi-cable suspended
mechanism called the 2D Spider-Crane, with obstacle such as a'wall', restricting the …