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    On stability and stabilization of singular uncertain Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy systems

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    Link to a related website: https://re.public.polimi.it/bitstream/11311/1028786/2/On%20stability%20and%20stabilization_11311-1028786_Karimi.pdf, Open Access via UnpaywallAbstract not availableM. Chadli, H.R. Karimi, P. Sh

    Design of unknown inputs proportional integral observers for TS fuzzy models

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    In this paper the design of unknown inputs proportional integral observers for Takagi-Sugeno (TS) fuzzy models subject to unmeasurable decision variables is proposed. These unknown inputs affect both state and output of the system. The synthesis of these observers is based on two hypotheses that the unknown inputs are under the polynomials form with their kth derivatives zero for the first one and bounded norm for the second one, hence two approaches. The Lyapunov theory and L2-gain technique are used to develop the stability conditions of such observers in LMIs (linear matrix inequality) formulation. A simulation example is given to validate and compare the proposed design conditions for these two approaches. © 2013 Elsevier B.V

    Fuzzy control for Electric Power Steering System with assist motor current input constraints

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    Friction and disturbances of the road are the main sources of nonlinearity in the Electric Power Steering (EPS) System. Consequently, conventional linear controllers design based on a simplified linear model of the EPS system will result in poor dynamic performance or system instability. On the other hand, a brush-type DC motor is more used in EPS control with an input current that is limited in practice. The control laws designed without taking into account the saturation effect may have undesirable consequences on the system stability. In this paper, a Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy is used to represent the nonlinear behavior of an EPS system, and stabilization conditions for nonlinear EPS system with both constrained and saturated control input cases are proposed in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMI). Simulation results show that both the saturated and constrained controls can stabilize the resulting closed-loop EPS system and provide a stable driving in the presence of nonlinear friction, disturbance of the road and actuator saturation

    Actuator and sensor faults estimation based on proportional integral observer for TS fuzzy model

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    This paper presents a novel method to address a Proportional Integral observer design for the actuator and sensor faults estimation based on Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy model with unmeasurable premise variables. The faults are assumed as time-varying signals whose kth time derivatives are bounded. Using Lyapunov stability theory and L2 performance analysis, sufficient design conditions are developed for simultaneous estimation of states and time-varying actuator and sensor faults. The Proportional Integral observer gains are computed by solving the proposed conditions under Linear Matrix Inequalities constraints. A simulation example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach

    Fuzzy predictive controller design using ant colony optimization algorithm

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    In this paper, an approach for designing an adaptive fuzzy model predictive control (AFMPC) based on the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) is studied. On-line adaptive fuzzy identification is used to identify the system parameters. These parameters are used to calculate the objective function based on predictive approach and structure of RST control. The optimization problem is solved based on an ACO algorithm, used at the optimization process in AFMPC to calculate a sequence of future RST control actions. The obtained simulation results show that proposed approach provides better results compared with Proportional Integral-Ant Colony Optimization (PI-ACO) controller and adaptive fuzzy model predictive control (AFMPC)

    Faults diagnosis based on proportional integral observer for TS fuzzy model with unmeasurable premise variable

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    In this work, we focus on the synthesis of a Proportional Integral (PI) observer for the actuators and sensors faults diagnosis based on Takagi-Sugeno (TS) fuzzy model with unmeasurable premise variables. The faults estimation method is based on the assumption that these faults act as unknown inputs under polynomials form whose their kth derivatives are bounded. The convergence conditions of the observer as well as the faults reconstruction are established on the basis of the Lyapunov stability theory and the L2 optimization technique, expressed as Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMI) constraints. In order to validate the proposed approach, a hydraulic system with two tanks is proposed

    Robust Predictive Control of a variable speed wind turbine using the LMI formalism

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    This paper proposes a Robust Fuzzy Multivariable Model Predictive Controller (RFMMPC) using Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs) formulation. The main idea is to solve at each time instant, an LMI optimization problem that incorporates input, output and Constrained Receding Horizon Predictive Control (CRHPC) constraints, and plant uncertainties, and guarantees certain robustness properties. The RFMMPC is easily designed by solving a convex optimization problem subject to LMI conditions. Then, the derived RFMMPC applied to a variable wind turbine with blade pitch and generator torque as two control inputs. The effectiveness of the proposed design is shown by simulation results

    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed

    Variations on the Author

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    “Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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