Guidance of mobile actuator-plus-sensor networks for improved control and estimation of distributed parameter systems

MA Demetriou - IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an abstract framework for the optimization of actuating and sensing
devices in distributed parameter systems. The optimization is performed on the repositioning …

Delay-adaptive predictor feedback control of reaction–advection–diffusion PDEs with a delayed distributed input

S Wang, M Diagne, J Qi - IEEE Transactions on Automatic …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider a system of reaction–advection–diffusion partial differential equation (PDE)
with a distributed input subject to an unknown and arbitrarily large time delay. Using …

Adaptive control of 2-D PDEs using mobile collocated actuator/sensor pairs with augmented vehicle dynamics

MA Demetriou - IEEE transactions on automatic control, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The main focus of this work is on the inclusion of vehicle dynamics for the control of spatially
distributed processes utilizing mobile actuators and sensors. It is assumed that spatially …

Crowds involving individuals with disabilities: Modeling heterogeneity using fractional order potential fields and the social force model

DS Stuart, MS Sharifi, KM Christensen, A Chen… - Physica A: Statistical …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is a need to model individuals with physical disabilities in a crowd. This requires both
understanding how such individuals impact a crowd and how the crowd impacts them …

Fractional derivatives for edge detection: application to road obstacles

R Abi Zeid Daou, F El Samarani, C Yaacoub… - … , cognition, & security, 2020 - Springer
Detecting road obstacles is a major challenge in autonomous vehicles for smart
transportation and safe cities. They have always been a major problem, as they increase car …

[HTML][HTML] Event-driven observer-based control for distributed parameter systems using mobile sensor and actuator

Z Jiang, B Cui, W Wu, B Zhuang - Computers & Mathematics with …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper considers the event-driven observer-based control for distributed parameter
systems using mobile sensor and actuator. An observer is designed to estimate the states of …

Multi-UAV-based optimal crop-dusting of anomalously diffusing infestation of crops

J Cao, YQ Chen, C Li - 2015 American Control Conference …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a UAV-based optimal cropdusting method to control anomalously
diffusing infestation of crops. Two anomalous diffusion models are considered, which are …

Monte Carlo simulation analysis of tagged fish radio tracking performance by swarming unmanned aerial vehicles in fractional order potential fields

AM Jensen, DK Geller, YQ Chen - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2014 - Springer
Tracking fish using implanted radio transmitters is an important part of studying and
preserving native fish species. However, conventional methods for locating the fish after they …

Tracking tagged fish with swarming unmanned aerial vehicles using fractional order potential fields and Kalman filtering

A Jensen, YQ Chen - 2013 International Conference on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tracking fish using implanted radio transmitters is an important part of studying and
preserving native fish species. However, conventional methods for locating the fish after they …

Application of artificial potential field for coverage control with collision avoidance under sensing constraints

A Cahyadi, E Darmawan, W Dewanto… - Journal of Control …, 2020 - Springer
In multi-agent coverage control, the Voronoi diagram optimization strategy is widely used.
However, the limitation of sensing radius makes Voronoi diagram optimization strategy not …