Motion control of wafer scanners in lithography systems: From setpoint generation to multi-stage coordination

F Song, Y Liu, Y Dong, X Chen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate pattern transfer, coupled with stringent requirements for throughput and quality in
lithography systems, necessitates the wafer scanner to execute an aggressive motion with …

[HTML][HTML] Projection-based integrators for improved motion control: Formalization, well-posedness and stability of hybrid integrator-gain systems

DA Deenen, B Sharif, S van den Eijnden, H Nijmeijer… - Automatica, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper we formally describe the hybrid integrator-gain system (HIGS), which is a
nonlinear integrator designed to avoid the limitations typically associated with linear …

“Constant in Gain Lead in Phase” element–application in precision motion control

N Saikumar, RK Sinha… - IEEE/ASME Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a novel “Constant in gain Lead in phase”(CgLp) element using
nonlinear reset technique. PID is the industrial workhorse even to this day in high-tech …

[HTML][HTML] Scaled graphs for reset control system analysis

S van den Eijnden, T Chaffey, T Oomen… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Scaled graphs allow for graphical analysis of nonlinear systems, but are generally difficult to
compute. The aim of this paper is to develop a method for approximating the scaled graph of …

[HTML][HTML] Loop-sha** for reset control systems: A higher-order sinusoidal-input describing functions approach

N Saikumar, K Heinen, SH HosseinNia - Control Engineering Practice, 2021 - Elsevier
The ever-growing demands on speed and precision from the precision motion industry have
pushed control requirements to reach the limitations of linear control theory. Nonlinear …

[HTML][HTML] Stability and performance analysis of hybrid integrator–gain systems: A linear matrix inequality approach

S van den Eijnden, W Heemels, H Nijmeijer… - Nonlinear Analysis …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hybrid integrator–gain systems (HIGS) are nonlinear elements designed for overcoming
fundamental limitations of linear time-invariant integrators. This paper presents numerically …

Development of robust fractional-order reset control

L Chen, N Saikumar… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a framework for the combination of robust fractional-order CRONE control with
nonlinear reset is given for both first and second generation CRONE control. General design …

A hybrid integrator-gain based low-pass filter for nonlinear motion control

S Van den Eijnden, Y Knops… - 2018 IEEE Conference …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper a hybrid low-pass filter is developed and subsequently embedded in a PID-
based control design. The hybrid element switches between gain and integrator mode …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous reset element: Transient and steady-state analysis for precision motion systems

N Karbasizadeh, SH HosseinNia - Control Engineering Practice, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the main goal of using reset control in precision motion control
systems, breaking of the well-known “Waterbed effect”. A new architecture for reset elements …

Closed-loop frequency analysis of reset control systems

AA Dastjerdi, A Astolfi, N Saikumar… - IEEE transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article introduces a closed-loop frequency analysis tool for reset control systems. To
begin with sufficient conditions for the existence of the steady-state response for a closed …