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This paper describes the experimental test facility that has been designed as part of a current project whose aim is to investigate the use of iterative learning control (ILC) and related strategies to mediate the electrical stimulation applied to a number of muscles of the shoulder and upper limb of stroke patients. ILC is a technique that has its origins in the area of industrial robotics and is...
Vibration from propulsion and auxiliary machinery is a major problem in marine vessels. Presentation describes active mounting system that addresses resonance problem - being commercially developed by BAE systems. Resonance acts like structural amplifier to exacerbate problem and passive systems often have severely limited performance. Fully active machinery mounts can be used to tackle problems at...
This paper considers a method for improved operational robustness in applications where clusters of uninhabitated underwater vehicles (UUVs) are deployed for the purpose of achieving a shared common mission. These applications are typically characterized by their strict requirement for coordination between the individual UUVs. The proposed method is based on the assumption that the shared mission...
Manufacturers in process industries face the daily challenge of squeezing the most out of their assets. Whether the squeeze is on cost, throughput, quality or environmental compliance, the harder the push, the greater is the risk of a process deviation. Control engineers have a variety of automation strategies available to meet the challenge; likewise, production and quality managers have a range...
As part of the all electric ship concept the MoD Defence Procurement Agency Future Business Group's Marine Engineering Development Program (MEDP) has been investigating the electrical actuation of hydrodynamic control surfaces (ELAHCS) for the Royal Navy. The project is presently examining the replacement of traditional hydraulic actuation systems for fixed fin ship stabilisers, steering gear and...
The paper presents the autonomy and collision avoidance of oceanographic AUVs. The AUV carries scientific sensors and functions independently. It provides updates back to base from time to time and return to rendezvous for recovery
Some of the traditional methods used to control a conventional prosthetic device are described alongside the current state of new control techniques and how they may progress. The review includes implantable myoelectric sensors and describes the potential of connecting directly to the peripheral nervous system. Control methods are then deduced for each technique, where the application is a six degrees...
Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is being applied to the solution of problems in many areas of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. The need for modern medical diagnostics to develop small portable instruments that enable fast and effective monitoring of the biological properties of the human body is apparent. We have developed a portable and robust spectrometer that consists of a two-beam interferometer...
We describe the development of systems which enable people with spinal cord injury to perform intensive cyclical exercise interventions, and we illustrate the effect this can have on physiological status. The work forms part of the research programme of the Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering at the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with the Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit in...
This paper considers a compensation strategy for respiratory-induced tumour motion for adaptive radiotherapy using a controlled patient support system (PSS). A model predictive control (MPC) scheme for the PSS to track the tumour motion is proposed together with two methods for predicting tumour motion, including a Kalman filter and neural networks. Simulation results using a clinical data set consisting...
The main purpose of this session would be to give an easy to understand presentation of recent developments in the understanding and definition of predictive control. There is often a large gap between the work of academia and industrial practice. This talk will focus on the key ideas and assumptions that academics use. However, the speaker will tailor this for a more industrial audience by removing...
A mathematical model is presented which describes the control of human cell growth in the presence of an anti-cancer agent. The model addresses the targeting of the agent, (i.e. the pharmacokinetic response), to the biological (pharmacodynamic) response. This novel approach allows the dynamic and temporal interactions of the drug with its molecular agent to be examined. Furthermore, it is possible...
The presentation covers the practical implementation of a DeltaV MBPC on furnace control. It describes the importance of step tests and pseudo random binary sequence tests to obtain the process model and how the various tuning parameters affect the performance and robustness of the controller
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