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Issues in the design of switched linear systems : a benchmark study
In this paper we present a tutorial overview of some of the issues that arise in the design of switched linear control systems. Particular emphasis is given to issues relating to stability and control system realisation. A benchmark regulation problem is then presented. This problem is most naturally solved by means of a switched control design. The challenge to the community is to design a control system that meets the required performance specifications and permits the application of rigorous analysis techniques. A simple design solution is presented and the limitations of currently available analysis techniques are illustrated with reference to this example
Towards 'smart lasers': self-optimisation of an ultrafast pulse source using a genetic algorithm
Short-pulse fibre lasers are a complex dynamical system possessing a broad
space of operating states that can be accessed through control of cavity
parameters. Determination of target regimes is a multi-parameter global
optimisation problem. Here, we report the implementation of a genetic algorithm
to intelligently locate optimum parameters for stable single-pulse mode-locking
in a Figure-8 fibre laser, and fully automate the system turn-on procedure.
Stable ultrashort pulses are repeatably achieved by employing a compound
fitness function that monitors both temporal and spectral output properties of
the laser. Our method of encoding photonics expertise into an algorithm and
applying machine-learning principles paves the way to self-optimising `smart'
optical technologies
Circuit Synthesis of Electrochemical Supercapacitor Models
This paper is concerned with the synthesis of RC electrical circuits from
physics-based supercapacitor models describing conservation and diffusion
relationships. The proposed synthesis procedure uses model discretisation,
linearisation, balanced model order reduction and passive network synthesis to
form the circuits. Circuits with different topologies are synthesized from
several physical models. This work will give greater understanding to the
physical interpretation of electrical circuits and will enable the development
of more generalised circuits, since the synthesized impedance functions are
generated by considering the physics, not from experimental fitting which may
ignore certain dynamics
Transfer Entropy as a Log-likelihood Ratio
Transfer entropy, an information-theoretic measure of time-directed
information transfer between joint processes, has steadily gained popularity in
the analysis of complex stochastic dynamics in diverse fields, including the
neurosciences, ecology, climatology and econometrics. We show that for a broad
class of predictive models, the log-likelihood ratio test statistic for the
null hypothesis of zero transfer entropy is a consistent estimator for the
transfer entropy itself. For finite Markov chains, furthermore, no explicit
model is required. In the general case, an asymptotic chi-squared distribution
is established for the transfer entropy estimator. The result generalises the
equivalence in the Gaussian case of transfer entropy and Granger causality, a
statistical notion of causal influence based on prediction via vector
autoregression, and establishes a fundamental connection between directed
information transfer and causality in the Wiener-Granger sense
Multivariable proportional-integral-plus (PIP) control of the ALSTOM nonlinear gasifier simulation
Multivariable proportional-integral-plus (PIP) control methods are applied to the nonlinear ALSTOM Benchmark Challenge II. The approach utilises a data-based combined model reduction and linearisation step, which plays an essential role in satisfying the design specifications. The discrete-time transfer function models obtained in this manner are represented in a non-minimum state space form suitable for PIP control system design. Here, full state variable feedback control can be implemented directly from the measured input and output signals of the controlled process, without resorting to the design and implementation of a deterministic state reconstructor or a stochastic Kalman filter. Furthermore, the non-minimal formulation provides more design freedom than the equivalent minimal case, a characteristic that proves particularly useful in tuning the algorithm to meet the Benchmark specifications. The latter requirements are comfortably met for all three operating conditions by using a straightforward to implement, fixed gain, linear PIP algorithm
Order Reduction of the Chemical Master Equation via Balanced Realisation
We consider a Markov process in continuous time with a finite number of
discrete states. The time-dependent probabilities of being in any state of the
Markov chain are governed by a set of ordinary differential equations, whose
dimension might be large even for trivial systems. Here, we derive a reduced
ODE set that accurately approximates the probabilities of subspaces of interest
with a known error bound. Our methodology is based on model reduction by
balanced truncation and can be considerably more computationally efficient than
the Finite State Projection Algorithm (FSP) when used for obtaining transient
responses. We show the applicability of our method by analysing stochastic
chemical reactions. First, we obtain a reduced order model for the
infinitesimal generator of a Markov chain that models a reversible,
monomolecular reaction. In such an example, we obtain an approximation of the
output of a model with 301 states by a reduced model with 10 states. Later, we
obtain a reduced order model for a catalytic conversion of substrate to a
product; and compare its dynamics with a stochastic Michaelis-Menten
representation. For this example, we highlight the savings on the computational
load obtained by means of the reduced-order model. Finally, we revisit the
substrate catalytic conversion by obtaining a lower-order model that
approximates the probability of having predefined ranges of product molecules.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figure
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