Notice: Next official offering: Spring 2011. If your graduate program needs this course, please feel free to do ECE7930 ST "Distributed Controls" - an independent study course with me as your independent study course advisor. - YangQuan Chen. Jan. 3, 2008.


Webpage of ECE/MAE 7750 Distributed Control Systems
Spring 2008 Offering,

Instructor: YangQuan Chen

Co-Instructor: Christophe Tricaud


Note: This course web is only accessible from within USU Campus. Please do not distribute. Last updated: 1/29/2008.

The website from the 2005 offering can be found at this address.


| Syllabus ( PDF , Word ) | USU Academic Calendar | New: 1/9/2008. You are encouraged to apply DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program |


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Weekly Schedule:

 

W

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Date

Topic

Handouts/project/

Assignment

Speaker/

Instructor

1

1

1/08

Big picture on “Distributed Control Systems”. Review of classical control and linear multivariable control.

Notes. Papers

Dr. Chen

1

2

1/10

Measurements in Distributed Parameter Systems

Slides

 

Dr. Chen

1

 

 

 

 

 

2

3

1/15

Fixed Delay Systems Theory

 

Dr. Chen

2

4

1/17

The Smith Predictor

Youla Parameterization

 

Dr. Chen

2

 

 

 

3

5

1/22

Networked Control Systems Delay Characteristics

 

Dr. Chen

3

6

1/24

Control Strategies for Networked Control Systems

 

Dr. Chen

3

 

 

 

4

7

1/29

FISP1.1: Shayok Mukhopadhyay: “Optimal Fractional Order Proportional Integral Controller for Varying Time-Delay Systems”

FISP1.2: Yiding Han: “Alpha Stable Distributed Nature of Time Variant Delay in Network System”

FISP1.3: Daniel Stuart: “Approaches to Avoidance of Instability in Delayed Formation Control”

 

FISP1.1 slides,

FISP1.2 slides,

FISP1.3 slides.

 

4

8

1/31

FISP1.4: Austin Jensen: “Iterative Feedback UAV Tuning On The Fly”

FISP1.5: Shelley Rounds: “Network Control Delays and Compensation on the MAS-Net Platform”

FISP1.6: Larry Ballard: “Experiments with coupled harmonic oscillators”

FISP1.4 slides,

FISP1.5 slides,

FISP1.6 slides.

 

4

 

 

 

5

9

2/5

Haiyang Chao: “Time Delay in Coverage Control Using Mobile Sensor Networks

Ying Luo: “Gain Adaptation of Networked DC Motor Controllers Based on QOS Variations

Dr. Chen: “Remote Stabilization Via Communication Networks

With a Distributed Control Law

Christophe Tricaud: “Insufficient measurement

 

 

5

10

2/7

Model Predictive Control (Theory)

Notes

 

CTricaud

5

 

 

 

6

11

2/12

Model Predictive Control (Tools Overview). Introduction to Project #2

 

Matlab MPC Toolbox online manual,

RIOTS toolbox website, theory slides, tutorial slides

 CTricaud

6

12

2/14

 

 

CTricaud

6

 

 

 

7

13

2/19

Wireless Sensor Networks Overview

Slides

CTricaud

7

14

2/21

Optimal Measurement Methods for Distributed Parameter System Identification

Dr. Ucinski’s Book

CTricaud

7

 

 

 

8

15

2/26

Description of the MAS-Net Project 

Slides

CTricaud

8

16

2/28

Optimal Sensor Location

 

 

CTricaud

8

 

 

 

 

 

9

15

3/4

Review of functional analysis, C0-semigroup operator theory, generating operator, evolutional equations

 

Dr. Chen

9

16

3/6

Controllability and observability of infinite-dimensional linear system

 

Dr. Chen

9

 

 

 

10

17

3/11

Spring Break. No class.

10

18

3/13

10

 

 

11

19

3/18

Introduction to fractional order calculus and its applications in control and signal processing.

 

Dr. Chen

11

20

3/20

Laplace transformation techniques for PDE solution.

 

Dr. Chen

11

 

 

 

12

21

3/25

Finite Difference Method for Solving PDEs

Notes

 

Dr. Chen

12

22

3/27

Finite Element Method for Solving PDEs

Notes

Dr. Chen

12

 

 

 

 

 

13

23

4/1

Control of PDE-Governed Systems

 

 CTricaud

13

24

4/3

Matlab PDE Toolbox Workshop

Matlab PDE Toolbox Documentation

 CTricaud

13

 

 

 

14

25

4/8

FISP 2.1: Shelley Rounds:

FISP 2.2: Austin Jensen: “Irrigation Control Using Remote Sensing”

FISP 2.3: Larry Ballard: “Analysis of Coordination in Multi-Agent Systems Through Partial  Difference Equations”

FISP2.1 slides,

FISP2.2 slides,

FISP2.3 slides.

 

14

26

4/10

FISP 2.4:  Shayok Mukhopadhyay:  “Modeling and stability of long random delay networked control systems”

FISP 2.5:  Yiding Han: “Fractional Diffusion Equation and Stable Distribution”

FISP 2.6:  Daniel Stuart:  “Reaching Optimal Consensus using Individually Driven Objectives”

FISP2.4 slides,

FISP2.5 slides,

FISP2.6 slides.

 

14

 

 

 

15

27

4/15

Haiyang Chao: “Distributed Sensing & Control of Diffusion Processes Using Time-Space Voronoi Diagrams

Ying Luo: “High Order Dynamic  Periodic Adaptive Learning  Compensation

Dr. Chen: “From string stability to mesh stability”, “Automated Highway Systems (movie1, movie2)”.

Christophe Tricaud: “Fractional Order Optimal Control: Applications to FOMPC and PDEs

 

Dr. Chen

15

28

4/17

Optimization techniques for steady-state LSS’s. Introducing TOMLAB.

Notes

Dr. Chen

15

 

 

 

 

 

16

29

4/21

Complexity, robustness, power law, and reliable control.

Notes

Dr. Chen

16

30

4/24

Topics in enterprise control

Notes

Dr. Chen

16

 

 

 

 

 


 

Projects list:

Project #1: Understanding and Constructing an NCS (tele-control of CSOIS smart wheel rig)

Reference: Bharath's presentation (Bharath Ramaswamy - Tele-operation of CSOIS omni-directional wheel (presentation slides and demos movie-1 , movie-2 )  Client software installation with movies (. ZIP )

Project #2: NonLinear Model Predictive Control Using RIOTS Toolbox

Project #3: Optimal Control of a 1d diffusion process.

 


Weekly Readings

Don’t forget to check the website from the last offering for more material

 

 

Week

Reading Material

01

TrueTime, Simulation of Networked and Embedded Control Systems

Model Based Predictive Networked Control Systems

Networked Control Systems Repository

 

02

Stability of Networked Control Systems in the Presence of Packet Losses

Stability Analysis of Networked Control Systems

Stability of Networked Control Systems: Explicit Analysis of Delay

Stability of Networked Control Systems

 

03

The estimation and compensation of processes with time delays

 

04

Control methodologies in networked control systems

Control Compensation Based on Upper Bound Delay in Networked Control System

Real-Time Control Systems with Delays

PID Controller Design in Networked Control Systems

 

05

DISC Course Model Predictive Control -- 2007/2008

 

06

 

07

Lizabeth Lee’s review of sensor networks

References on Wireless Sensor Networks

A Wireless Sensor Networks Bibliography (from Prof. Bhaskar Krishnamachari)

 

08

Fisher Information and Confidence Intervals Using Maximum Likelihood

Mobile Actuator Sensor Networks (MAS-Net Project)

 

09

Tomasz G. Zielinski Course Website : Introduction to Modelling of Multiphysics Problems

MITOpenCourseWare : Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

MITOpenCourseWare : Advanced Partial Differential Equations with Applications

Lecture Notes on PDE (University of California)

 

10

 

11

Dr. Chen’s Fractional Order Calculus Repository

 

12

Ferdinando Auricchio : Linear Finite Element Method

 

13

Matlab PDE Toolbox Documentation

 

14

 

15

 

 

 


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