Pub Date : 2024-10-16DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2024.3473772
Yuyu Yao;Mayuresh V. Kothare
Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is currently under investigation for the treatment of various cardiovascular diseases including heart failure, arrhythmia, and hypertension. In preclinical and clinical studies, VNS stimulation parameters are heuristically determined in the open loop. However, its therapeutic efficacy remains inconclusive, strongly suggesting the need for a closed-loop approach to optimize patient-specific stimulation parameters. In this paper, we develop a multiple model predictive control (MMPC) algorithm for automated regulation of heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure by optimally adjusting the amplitude and frequency of electrical pulses applied to three locations of the vagal nerve. The multiple local models are identified from our previously reported pulsatile rat cardiac model that emulates symptoms of hypertension in rest and exercise states. The computational expense of the proposed method is verified in simulation with rigorous hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) implementation.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-15DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2024.3470388
Ravi Prakash;Laxmidhar Behera;Sarangapani Jagannathan
Realistic manipulation tasks involve a prolonged sequence of motor skills in varying control environments consisting of uncertain robot dynamic models and end-effector payloads. To address these challenges, this article proposes an adaptive critic (AC)-based basis function neural network (BFNN) optimal controller. Using a single neural network (NN) with a basis function, the proposed optimal controller simultaneously learns task-related optimal cost function, robot internal dynamics, and optimal control law. This is achieved through the development of a novel BFNN tuning law using closed-loop system stability. Therefore, the proposed optimal controller provides real-time, implementable, cost-effective control solutions for practical robotic tasks. The stability and performance of the proposed control scheme are verified theoretically via the Lyapunov stability theory and experimentally using a 7-DoF Barrett WAM robot manipulator with uncertain dynamics. The proposed controller is then integrated with learning from demonstration (LfD) to handle the temporal and spatial robustness of a real-world task. The validations for various realistic robotic tasks, e.g., cleaning the table, serving water, and packing items in a box, highlight the efficacy of the proposed approach in addressing the challenges of real-world robotic manipulation tasks.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-14DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2024.3469032
Fen Liu;Shenghai Yuan;Kun Cao;Wei Meng;Lihua Xie
This article proposes a comprehensive strategy for complex multitarget-multidrone encirclement in an obstacle-rich and global positioning system (GPS)-denied environment, motivated by practical scenarios such as pursuing vehicles or humans in urban canyons. The drones have omnidirectional range sensors that can robustly detect ground targets and obtain noisy relative distances. After each drone task is assigned, a novel distance-based target state estimator (DTSE) is proposed by estimating the measurement output noise variance and utilizing the Kalman filter. By integrating anti-synchronization (AS) techniques and pseudo-force functions, an acceleration controller enables two tasking drones to cooperatively encircle a target from opposing positions while navigating obstacles. The algorithm’s effectiveness for the discrete-time double-integrator system is established theoretically, particularly regarding observability. Moreover, the versatility of the algorithm is showcased in aerial-to-ground scenarios, supported by compelling simulation results. Experimental validation demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-14DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2024.3467808
Luís F. Normandia Lourenço;Alessio Iovine;Gilney Damm;Alfeu J. Sguarezi Filho
The development of the modular multilevel converter (MMC) enabled the efficient creation of high-power high-voltage direct current (HVdc) transmission systems. As a result, MMC-HVdc transmission systems became the main alternative to integrate remote renewable energy sources being deployed in accelerating rates to fight climate change. As the number of online classical synchronous generators (SGs) decreases while the one of converter-based power sources increases, power systems are suffering from lower inertia levels and from fewer providers of ancillary services. Therefore, new control strategies, such as the grid-forming (GFM) converter operation, were developed to address the ongoing power system transformation. The main contribution of this article is to propose a nonlinear (NL) control strategy compatible with GFM operation for an MMC-HVdc transmission system controlled as a virtual synchronous machine (VSM). The control strategy is developed using NL control tools, such as feedback linearization, dynamic feedback linearization, and backstepping. In addition, this article provides a rigorous mathematical stability analysis applying Lyapunov theory. The proposed control strategy is then validated by simulations using the MATLAB/Simscape Electrical package in three situations: active power tracking, converter energy tracking, and a frequency support scenario. Results show the good performance of the proposed NL controller for all situations considered, presenting a fast response and a faster disturbance rejection compared with the classical proportional integral (PI) controller.
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This article proposes a collision avoidance method for ellipsoidal rigid bodies that utilizes a control barrier function (CBF) designed from a supporting hyperplane. We formulate the problem in the special Euclidean groups ${SE}(2)$