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A Minimum Energy solution to Monocular Simultaneous Localization and Mapping

Andrea Alessandretti, António Pedro Rodrigues de Aguiar

In this paper we propose an alternative solution to the Monocular Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) problem. This approach uses a Minimum-Energy Observer for Systems with Perspective Outputs and provides an optimal solution. Contrarily to the mo ...

IEEE2011

Synaptotagmin increases the dynamic range of synapses by driving Ca2+ - evoked release and by clamping a near-linear remaining Ca2+ sensor

Ralf Schneggenburger, Olexiy Kochubey

Ca2+-evoked transmitter release shows a high dynamic range over spontaneous release. We investigated the role of the Ca2+ sensor protein, Synaptotagmin2 (Syt2), in both spontaneous and Ca2+-evoked release under direct control of presynaptic Ca2+, usin ...

2011

Coordinated ramp metering for freeway networks - A model-predictive hierarchical control approach

A nonlinear model-predictive hierarchical control approach is presented for coordinated ramp metering of freeway networks. The utilized hierarchical structure consists of three layers: the estimation/prediction layer, the optimization layer and the direct ...

Elsevier2010

Indirect Manipulation of a Sphere on a Flat Disk Using Force Information

Masayuki Hara, Jian Huang

The objective of this study is to verify if only the use of robotic force feedback enables indirect and dynamic manipulations which are difficult for human beings to perform. Human beings usually control the trajectory of an object using visual feedback; f ...

2010

Non-Iterative Data-Driven Model Reference Control

In model reference control, the objective is to design a controller such that the closed-loop system resembles a reference model. In the standard model-based solution, a plant model replaces the unknown plant in the design phase. The norm of the error betw ...

EPFL2010

Two-Layered Real-Time Optimization of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack

Dominique Bonvin, Grégory François, Gene Bunin

The optimal operation of a solid oxide fuel cell stack is addressed in this paper. Real-time optimization, performed at a slow time scale via constraint adaptation, is used to account for uncertainty and degradation eﬀects, while model-predictive control i ...

2010

Assessing the total energy impact of manual and optimized blind control in combination with different lighting schedules in a building simulation environment

Nicolas Morel, David Daum

In this work, we investigated the interplay and the influence of lighting and blind control models on the heating, cooling, and lighting energy loads of an office room. By including different stochastic models for occupancy and appliances, we built a compl ...

Taylor & Francis2010

A Control Theory Approach for Thermal Balancing of MPSoC

Giovanni De Micheli, David Atienza Alonso, Francesco Zanini

Thermal balancing and reducing hot-spots are two important challenges facing the MPSoC designers. In this work, we model the thermal behavior of a MPSoC as a control theory problem which enables the design of an optimum frequency controller without dependi ...

IEEE and ACM2009

New slip synthesis and theoretical approach of CVT slip control

Yves Rothenbühler

Today's vehicle must be efficient in terms of gas (CO2, NOx) emissions and fuel consumption. Due to improvements in material and oil, the continuous variable transmission (CVT) is now making a breakthrough in the automotive market. The CVT decouples the en ...

EPFL2009

Experimental vertical stability studies for ITER performance and design guidance

Jonathan Bryan Lister

Operating experimental devices have provided key inputs to the design process for ITER axisymmetric control. In particular, experiments have quantified controllability and robustness requirements in the presence of realistic noise and disturbance environme ...

2009

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