Path tracking control of differential drive mobile robot based on chaotic-billiards optimization algorithm

Mobile robots are typically depending only on robot kinematics control. However, when high-speed motions and highly loaded transfer are considered, it is necessary to analyze dynamics of the robot to limit tracking error. The goal of this paper is to present a new algorithm, chaotic-billiards optimizer (C-BO) to optimize internal controller parameters of a differential-drive mobile robot (DDMR)-based dynamic model. The C-BO algorithm is notable for its ease of implementation, minimal number of design parameters, high convergence speed, and low computing burden. In addition, a comparison between the performance of C-BO and ant colony optimization (ACO) to determine the optimum controller coefficient that provides superior performance and convergence of the path tracking. The ISE criterion is selected as a fitness function in a simulation-based optimization strategy. For the point of accuracy, the velocity-based dynamic compensation controller was successfully integrated with the motion controller proposed in this study for the robot's kinematics. Control structure of the model was tested using MATLAB/Simulink. The results demonstrate that the suggested C-BO, with steady state error performance of 0.6 percent compared to ACO's 0.8 percent, is the optimum alternative for parameter optimizing the controller for precise path tracking. Also, it offers advantages of quick response, high tracking precision, and outstanding anti-interference capability

An improved swarm intelligence algorithms-based nonlinear fractional order-PID controller for a trajectory tracking of underwater vehicles

This paper presents a nonlinear fractional order proportional integral derivative (NL-FOPID) for autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to solve the path tracking problem under the unknown disturbances (model uncertainty or external disturbances). The considered controller schemes are tuned by two improved swarm intelligence optimization algorithms, the first on is the hybrid grey wolf optimization with simulated annealing (HGWO-SA) algorithm and an improved whale optimization algorithm (IWOA). The developed algorithms are assessed using a set of benchmark function (unimodal, multimodal, and fixed dimension multimodal functions) to guarantee the effectiveness of both proposed swarm algorithms. The HGWO-SA algorithm is used as a tuning method for the AUV system controlled by NL-FOPID scheme, and the IWOA is used as a tuning algorithm to obtain the PID controller’s parameters. The evaluation results show that the HGWO-SA algorithm improved the minimal point of the tested benchmark functions by 1-200 order, while the IWOA improved the minimum point by (1-50) order. Finally, the obtained simulation results from the system operated with NL-FOPID shows the competence in terms of the path tracking by 1-15% as compared to the PID method

PSO-Tuned Pid Sliding Surface Of Sliding Mode Control For An Electro-Hydraulic Actuator System

It is well known that the control engineering applications are widely implemented in the industrial fields through the assistance of the Electro-Hydraulic Actuator (EHA) system. The EHA system is commonly exposed to the parameter variations, disturbances, and uncertainties, which are caused by the changes in the operating conditions including supply pressure, total moving mass, and friction. Thus, due to the changes and uncertain operating conditions, an optimization to the system’s controller is necessary in order to obtain a more robust system performance. This thesis presents the optimization on the Proportional- Integral-Derivative (PID) sliding surface of the Sliding Mode Control (SMC) scheme by using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm, applied to EHA system particularly for positioning tracking control. The EHA system is modelled according to the theories of the physical law, which taking into account the effect of nonlinearities, uncertainties, and disturbances occurred in the system. A robust control strategy is then formulated based on the control laws of the SMC, where the design of the sliding surface is integrated with the PID controller. The proposed control strategy is designed based on the EHA system that is subjected to the nonlinear characteristics and model uncertainties. Then, the PSO, which is based on the inspiration of the swarming behaviour has been utilized to seek for the optimum PID sliding surface parameters. The conventional tuning technique for the PID controller, which is known as Ziegler-Nichols (ZN) has been used to obtain the initial value of the PID sliding surface. Finally, the comparison has been made by applying the obtained parameters through the ZN and PSO tuning technique to the conventional PID controller and the PID sliding surface of the SMC. The findings indicate that the proposed robust SMC with PSOPID sliding surface is preserved to ensure the actuator robust and stable under the variation of the system operating condition, which produce 26% improvement in terms of robustness characteristic that gave a better positioning tracking performance and reduced the controller effort as compared to the conventional PID controller

MODELLING AND CONTROL OF MULTI-FINGERED ROBOT HAND USING INTELLIGENT TECHNIQUES

Research and development of robust multi-fingered robot hand (MFRH) have been going on for more than three decades. Yet few can be found in an industrial application. The difficulties stem from many factors, one of which is that the lack of general and effective control techniques for the manipulation of robot hand. In this research, a MFRH with five fingers has been proposed with intelligent control algorithms. Initially, mathematical modeling for the proposed MFRH has been derived to find the Forward Kinematic, Inverse Kinematic, Jacobian, Dynamics and the plant model. Thereafter, simulation of the MFRH using PID controller, Fuzzy Logic Controller, Fuzzy-PID controller and PID-PSO controller has been carried out to gauge the system performance based parameters such rise time, settling time and percent overshoot

Optimal pneumatic actuator positioning and dynamic stability using prescribed performance control with particle swarm optimization: A simulation study

This paper introduces an optimal control strategy for pneumatic servo systems (PSS) positioning using Finite-time Prescribed Performance Control (FT-PPC) with Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). Pneumatic servo systems are widely used in industrial automation, as well as medical and cybernetics systems that involve robotics applications. Precision in pneumatic control is crucial not only for the sake of efficiency but also safety. The primary goal of the proposed control strategy is to optimize the convergence rate and finite time of the prescribed performance function in error transformation of the FT-PPC, as well as the Proportional, Integral and Derivative (PID) controller as the inner-loop controller for this system. The study utilizes a dynamic model of a pneumatic proportional valve with a double-acting cylinder (PPVDC) as the targeted plant and performs simulations with a multi-step input trajectory. This offline tuning method is essential for such nonlinear systems to be safely optimized, avoiding major damage to the real-time fine-tuned works on the controller. The results demonstrate that the proposed control strategy surpasses the performance of FT-PPC with a PID controller alone, significantly improving the system's performance, including suppressing overshoot and oscillation in the responses. Further validation through the actual system of PPVDC using the fine-tuned values of FT-PPC and PID with PSO is a future task and more challenging to come, as hardware constraints may vary with different environments such as temperatures

Optimisation of Mobile Communication Networks - OMCO NET

The mini conference “Optimisation of Mobile Communication Networks” focuses on advanced methods for search and optimisation applied to wireless communication networks. It is sponsored by Research & Enterprise Fund Southampton Solent University. The conference strives to widen knowledge on advanced search methods capable of optimisation of wireless communications networks. The aim is to provide a forum for exchange of recent knowledge, new ideas and trends in this progressive and challenging area. The conference will popularise new successful approaches on resolving hard tasks such as minimisation of transmit power, cooperative and optimal routing

Parameter tuning of sliding mode controller using multi-objective particle swarm optimization in electro-hydraulic actuator system

Electro-Hydraulic Actuator (EHA) system is very popular and widely applied in the modern industry applications. This is because of its advantages on the high force to weight ratio, accurate positioning with fast motion and capability in generating large torque. Due to its increasing trends in modern applications, the research to control the EHA system has attract the attentions of many researchers around the world. However, the nonlinear characteristics in the dynamics of the EHA system such as internal leakage have make it difficult to control and hard to produce an accurate output such as position, force, and speed that are required in different applications. Internal leakage existed in the servo valve can degrade the overall performance of the EHA system. Commonly, a control system either open-loop or closed-loop is the key to overcome the aforementioned issue, where researchers had proposed many types of control strategies across the years ranging from classical to advanced controller to control the nonlinear EHA system so that it can suit into different industry applications. In this research, Sliding Mode Controller (SMC) is designed and proposed for the positioning control of the established EHA system. To obtain the optimum performance of the EHA system, Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization (MOPSO) is implemented to the SMC to achieve the highest position output performance with least overshoot and steady-state error. In order to verify the effectiveness of the proposed SMC with MOPSO strategy, comparison study has been implemented to Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) and SMC controllers with conventional Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) technique. The simulation results show that the proposed control strategy is able to improve the overshoot percentage of the EHA system by 99.78% and 99.64% as compared to the PSO-PID controller and PSO-SMC respectively. Robustness tests show the proposed control strategy achieved least overshoot percentage in all simulation case studies including the mass, pressure and internal leakage variations

Advances in Spacecraft Attitude Control

Spacecraft attitude maneuvers comply with Euler's moment equations, a set of three nonlinear, coupled differential equations. Nonlinearities complicate the mathematical treatment of the seemingly simple action of rotating, and these complications lead to a robust lineage of research. This book is meant for basic scientifically inclined readers, and commences with a chapter on the basics of spaceflight and leverages this remediation to reveal very advanced topics to new spaceflight enthusiasts. The topics learned from reading this text will prepare students and faculties to investigate interesting spaceflight problems in an era where cube satellites have made such investigations attainable by even small universities. It is the fondest hope of the editor and authors that readers enjoy this book

A Comprehensive Survey on Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm and Its Applications

Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is a heuristic global optimization method, proposed originally by Kennedy and Eberhart in 1995. It is now one of the most commonly used optimization techniques. This survey presented a comprehensive investigation of PSO. On one hand, we provided advances with PSO, including its modifications (including quantum-behaved PSO, bare-bones PSO, chaotic PSO, and fuzzy PSO), population topology (as fully connected, von Neumann, ring, star, random, etc.), hybridization (with genetic algorithm, simulated annealing, Tabu search, artificial immune system, ant colony algorithm, artificial bee colony, differential evolution, harmonic search, and biogeography-based optimization), extensions (to multiobjective, constrained, discrete, and binary optimization), theoretical analysis (parameter selection and tuning, and convergence analysis), and parallel implementation (in multicore, multiprocessor, GPU, and cloud computing forms). On the other hand, we offered a survey on applications of PSO to the following eight fields: electrical and electronic engineering, automation control systems, communication theory, operations research, mechanical engineering, fuel and energy, medicine, chemistry, and biology. It is hoped that this survey would be beneficial for the researchers studying PSO algorithms

Development of Biomimetic-Based Controller Design Methods for Advanced Energy Systems

A biologically inspired optimal control strategy, denoted as BIO-CS, is proposed for advanced energy systems applications. This strategy combines the ant\u27s rule of pursuit idea with multi-agent and optimal control concepts. The BIO-CS algorithm employs gradient-based optimal control solvers for the intermediate problems associated with the leader-follower agents\u27 local interactions. The developed BIO-CS is integrated with an Artificial Neural Network (ANN)-based adaptive component for further improvement of the overall framework. In particular, the ANN component captures the mismatch between the controller and the plant models by using a single-hidden-layer technique with online learning capabilities to augment the baseline BIO-CS control laws. The resulting approach is a unique combination of biomimetic control and data-driven methods that provides optimal solutions for dynamic systems.;The applicability of the proposed framework is illustrated via an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) process with carbon capture as an advanced energy system example. Specifically, a multivariable control structure associated with a subsystem of the IGCC plant simulation in DYNSIMRTM software platform is addressed. The proposed control laws are derived in MATLAB RTM environment, while the plant models are built in DYNSIM RTM, and a previously developed MATLABRTM-DYNSIM RTM link is employed for implementation purposes. The proposed integrated approach improves the overall performance of the process up to 85% in terms of reducing the output tracking error when compared to stand-alone BIO-CS and Proportional-Integral (PI) controller implementations, resulting in faster setpoint tracking.;Other applications of BIO-CS addressed include: i) a nonlinear fermentation process to produce ethanol; and ii) a transfer function model derived from the cyber-physical fuel cell-gas turbine hybrid power system that is part of the Hybrid Performance (HYPER) project at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). Other theoretical developments in this work correspond to the integration of the BIO-CS approach with Multi-Agent Optimization (MAO) techniques and casting BIO-CS as a Model Predictive Controller (MPC). These developments are demonstrated by revisiting the fermentation process example. The proposed biologically-inspired approaches provide a promising alternative for advanced control of energy systems of the future