Robust and guaranteed output-feedback force control of piezoelectric actuator under temperature variation and input constraints

This paper addresses the control of manipulation force in a piezoelectric tubeactuator (piezotube) subjected to temperature variation and input constrains.To handle this problem a robust output-feedback design is proposed using aninterval state-space model, which permits consideration of the parameter uncertainties caused by temperature variation. The design method is robust in the sense that the eigenvalues of the interval system are designed to be clustered inside desired regions. For that, an algorithm based on Set Inversion Via IntervalAnalysis (SIVIA) combined with interval eigenvalues computation is proposed. This recursive SIVIA-based algorithm allows to approximate with subpaving the set solutions of the feedback gain[K]that satisfy the inclusion of the eigenvalues of the closed-loop system in the desired region, while at the same time ensuring the control inputs amplitude is bounded by specified saturation. The effectiveness of the control strategy is illustrated by experiments on a real piezotube of which the environmental temperature is varied

Features and Classification Schemes for View-Invariant and Real-Time Human Action Recognition

International audienceHuman Action recognition (HAR) is largely used in the field of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) to create an interaction between humans and computers. In these applications , it cannot be asked to people to act non-naturally. The algorithm has to adapt and the interaction has to be as quick as possible to make this interaction fluent. To improve the existing algorithms with regards to that points, we propose a novel method based on skeleton information provided by RGB-D cameras. This approach is able to carry out early action recognition and is more robust to viewpoint variability. To reach this goal, a new descriptor called Body Directional Velocity is proposed and a real-time classification is performed. Experimental results on four benchmarks show that our method competes with various skeleton-based HAR algorithms. We also show the suitability of our method for early recognition of human actions

Commande robuste et optimale via les techniques par intervalles pour le contrôle de microsystèmes

Piezoelectric actuators are widely used at micro/nanoscale because of their simpleconfiguration, high resolution (sub-nanometric), high speed (large bandwidth upto 1kHz), and high force density. However, they are characterized by some nonlinearitiessuch as hysteresis, internal friction and creep,...etc. These characteristicsconsiderably impact the dynamics of the piezoactuators which makes the controlof these systems not a trivial task. Various robust controllers have been developedto control piezoelectric actuators. These include high gain feedback approach, H1approach, disturbance observer based control approach,...etc. Those techniquesdemonstrated a significant improvement of the control performance, but they oftenderive controllers with high-order which are difficult for implementation. Tobypass this limitation, we focus on the thesis on combining interval analysis withclassical controller design techniques to obtain a low order controllers. The mainadvantage of intervals is that they permit to model parametric uncertainties easilyby bounding them. Furthermore, the process of modeling the system uncertaintiesby intervals makes the synthesis of robust controller with low order relatively easy.The state of the art on the use of interval techniques to design and derive robustcontrollers for uncertain system can be divided into two categories: intervaltransfer functions based approaches and interval state-space representation basedapproaches. Interval transfer functions based designs have been widely used tomodel and to control SISO (Single Input single Output) systems subjected to uncertainties.These approaches make the synthesis of robust controllers for suchsystems easy with providing good performance. However, the current work thatuse interval transfer functions are limited to systems in SISO case. In the otherside, the state-space based approaches have been shown to be well adapted tosynthesis robust controllers for multivariable systems. Nevertheless, the excitingworks are limited to systems with state and input matrices of special structures.Furthermore, they address only the degree of stability of the closed-loop systemwithout discussing performance specification. In order to make the design of robustcontroller using interval state-space approach possible for any interval state-spacestructure, this thesis will explore the interval state-space control design using robustpole assignment technique. This proposed approach will guarantee the stability and the desired performance of the closed-loop system also it allows to obtaina low order controller.For this matter, an algorithm based on Set Inversion Via Interval Analysis(SIVIA) combined with interval eigenvalues computation is proposed to seek for aset of robust gains. This recursive SIVIA-based algorithm allows to approximatewith subpaving the set solutions [K] that satisfy the inclusion of the eigenvaluesof the closed-loop system in a desired region in the complex plan. Furthermore,simple algorithms are proposed to find the optimal feedback gains among the rangeof robust gains [K] as well as the range of the gains that satisfy input constraints,all with the help of interval analysis. Finally, in order to improve the controllerperformance, we were directed our attention to nonlinear control approaches andespecially interval sliding mode control (ISMC) design using interval observers.The effectiveness of the proposed approaches are tested by a real experimentationon several platforms developed in our laboratory to achieve robust performance.Les actionneurs piézoélectriques sont très utilisés pour les systèmes de positionnement pour des tâches à l'échelle micro/nanométrique en raison de leur haute résolution (sub-micrométrique), leur grande bande passante, et une densité de force élevée. Cependant, ils sont caractérisés par des non-linéarités telles que l'hystérésis et la dérive lente, par une grande sensibilité à l’environnement, et pour certains par des comportements oscillatoires. Ces caractéristiques ont un impact considérable sur les tâches que ces actionneurs doivent effectuer et leur contrôle reste souvent difficile. Différents correcteurs robustes ont été développés pour contrôler les actionneurs piézoélectriques. Il s'agit notamment de l'approche grand gain, des approches H-inf, des approches de contrôle basée sur l'observation des perturbations, ...etc. Ces techniques ont démontré une amélioration significative des performances mais mènent souvent à des correcteurs d'ordre élevé qui sont difficiles à mettre en œuvre. Cette thèse consiste à développer des correcteurs pour des actionneurs piézoélectriques en combinant l'analyse d'intervalle et les techniques classiques de commande.Les avantages principaux d’utiliser des intervalles est qu'ils permettent de modéliser facilement les incertitudes paramétriques en les limitant par des bornes. Par ailleurs, les travaux existants démontrent qu’il est possible de synthétiser de manière plus simplifiée des correcteurs robustes d’ordre faible, c-à-d ordre inférieur à celui du modèle. L'état de l'art sur l'utilisation des techniques par intervalle pour la synthèse de correcteurs peut être présenté en deux catégories : les techniques par intervalle basées sur des fonctions de transfert, et les techniques par intervalle basées sur la représentation d’état. Les techniques par intervalle basées sur les fonctions de transfert sont actuellement limitées pour modéliser et synthétiser des correcteurs pour des systèmes monovariables incertains tandis que les techniques basées sur la représentation d'état sont bien adaptées pour des systèmes multivariables incertains. Néanmoins, ces travaux existants pour des systèmes multivariables sont limités aux modèles avec des matrices d'état et d'entrée de structures spéciales. En outre, elles ne portent que sur le degré de stabilité du système en boucle fermée et ne prennent pas donc en compte des spécifications sur les performances. Cette thèse développe des outils de synthèse de correcteurs robustes pour des systèmes multivariables à incertitudes paramétriques dans l’approche d’état par intervalle sans structure particulière et en considérant à priori des performances. Des validations expérimentales sur différents actionneurs piézoélectriques, et ce en commande en position et en force, sont efféctuées. Enfin, la thèse propose également l’extension des observateurs à entrée inconnue pour les systèmes par intervalle afin de compléter les techniques de commande proposées

Robust and optimal control via interval techniques to design controllers for microsystems

Les actionneurs piézoélectriques sont très utilisés pour les systèmes de positionnement pour des tâches à l'échelle micro/nanométrique en raison de leur haute résolution (sub-micrométrique), leur grande bande passante, et une densité de force élevée. Cependant, ils sont caractérisés par des non-linéarités telles que l'hystérésis et la dérive lente, par une grande sensibilité à l’environnement, et pour certains par des comportements oscillatoires. Ces caractéristiques ont un impact considérable sur les tâches que ces actionneurs doivent effectuer et leur contrôle reste souvent difficile. Différents correcteurs robustes ont été développés pour contrôler les actionneurs piézoélectriques. Il s'agit notamment de l'approche grand gain, des approches H-inf, des approches de contrôle basée sur l'observation des perturbations, ...etc. Ces techniques ont démontré une amélioration significative des performances mais mènent souvent à des correcteurs d'ordre élevé qui sont difficiles à mettre en œuvre. Cette thèse consiste à développer des correcteurs pour des actionneurs piézoélectriques en combinant l'analyse d'intervalle et les techniques classiques de commande.Les avantages principaux d’utiliser des intervalles est qu'ils permettent de modéliser facilement les incertitudes paramétriques en les limitant par des bornes. Par ailleurs, les travaux existants démontrent qu’il est possible de synthétiser de manière plus simplifiée des correcteurs robustes d’ordre faible, c-à-d ordre inférieur à celui du modèle. L'état de l'art sur l'utilisation des techniques par intervalle pour la synthèse de correcteurs peut être présenté en deux catégories : les techniques par intervalle basées sur des fonctions de transfert, et les techniques par intervalle basées sur la représentation d’état. Les techniques par intervalle basées sur les fonctions de transfert sont actuellement limitées pour modéliser et synthétiser des correcteurs pour des systèmes monovariables incertains tandis que les techniques basées sur la représentation d'état sont bien adaptées pour des systèmes multivariables incertains. Néanmoins, ces travaux existants pour des systèmes multivariables sont limités aux modèles avec des matrices d'état et d'entrée de structures spéciales. En outre, elles ne portent que sur le degré de stabilité du système en boucle fermée et ne prennent pas donc en compte des spécifications sur les performances. Cette thèse développe des outils de synthèse de correcteurs robustes pour des systèmes multivariables à incertitudes paramétriques dans l’approche d’état par intervalle sans structure particulière et en considérant à priori des performances. Des validations expérimentales sur différents actionneurs piézoélectriques, et ce en commande en position et en force, sont efféctuées. Enfin, la thèse propose également l’extension des observateurs à entrée inconnue pour les systèmes par intervalle afin de compléter les techniques de commande proposées.Piezoelectric actuators are widely used at micro/nanoscale because of their simpleconfiguration, high resolution (sub-nanometric), high speed (large bandwidth upto 1kHz), and high force density. However, they are characterized by some nonlinearitiessuch as hysteresis, internal friction and creep,...etc. These characteristicsconsiderably impact the dynamics of the piezoactuators which makes the controlof these systems not a trivial task. Various robust controllers have been developedto control piezoelectric actuators. These include high gain feedback approach, H1approach, disturbance observer based control approach,...etc. Those techniquesdemonstrated a significant improvement of the control performance, but they oftenderive controllers with high-order which are difficult for implementation. Tobypass this limitation, we focus on the thesis on combining interval analysis withclassical controller design techniques to obtain a low order controllers. The mainadvantage of intervals is that they permit to model parametric uncertainties easilyby bounding them. Furthermore, the process of modeling the system uncertaintiesby intervals makes the synthesis of robust controller with low order relatively easy.The state of the art on the use of interval techniques to design and derive robustcontrollers for uncertain system can be divided into two categories: intervaltransfer functions based approaches and interval state-space representation basedapproaches. Interval transfer functions based designs have been widely used tomodel and to control SISO (Single Input single Output) systems subjected to uncertainties.These approaches make the synthesis of robust controllers for suchsystems easy with providing good performance. However, the current work thatuse interval transfer functions are limited to systems in SISO case. In the otherside, the state-space based approaches have been shown to be well adapted tosynthesis robust controllers for multivariable systems. Nevertheless, the excitingworks are limited to systems with state and input matrices of special structures.Furthermore, they address only the degree of stability of the closed-loop systemwithout discussing performance specification. In order to make the design of robustcontroller using interval state-space approach possible for any interval state-spacestructure, this thesis will explore the interval state-space control design using robustpole assignment technique. This proposed approach will guarantee the stability and the desired performance of the closed-loop system also it allows to obtaina low order controller.For this matter, an algorithm based on Set Inversion Via Interval Analysis(SIVIA) combined with interval eigenvalues computation is proposed to seek for aset of robust gains. This recursive SIVIA-based algorithm allows to approximatewith subpaving the set solutions [K] that satisfy the inclusion of the eigenvaluesof the closed-loop system in a desired region in the complex plan. Furthermore,simple algorithms are proposed to find the optimal feedback gains among the rangeof robust gains [K] as well as the range of the gains that satisfy input constraints,all with the help of interval analysis. Finally, in order to improve the controllerperformance, we were directed our attention to nonlinear control approaches andespecially interval sliding mode control (ISMC) design using interval observers.The effectiveness of the proposed approaches are tested by a real experimentationon several platforms developed in our laboratory to achieve robust performance

Robust and Optimal Output-Feedback Control for Interval State-Space Model: Application to a Two-Degrees-of-Freedom Piezoelectric Tube Actuator

International audienceThe problem of robust and optimal output feedback designfor interval state-space systems is addressed in this paper.Indeed, an algorithm based on Set Inversion Via IntervalAnalysis (SIVIA) combined with interval eigenvalues computationand eigenvalues clustering techniques is proposedto seek for a set of robust gains. This recursive SIVIA-basedalgorithm allows to approximate with subpaving the set solutions[K] that satisfy the inclusion of the eigenvalues of theclosed-loop system in a desired region in the complex plane.Moreover, the LQ tracker design is employed to find fromthe set solutions [K] the optimal solution that minimizes theinputs/outputs energy and ensures the best behaviors of theclosed-loop system. Finally, the effectiveness of the algorithmis illustrated by a real experimentation on a piezoelectrictube actuator

Toward a Real Time View-invariant 3D Action Recognition

International audienceIn this paper we propose a novel human action recognition method, robust to viewpoint variation, which combines skeleton-and depth-based action recognition approaches. For this matter, we first build several base classifiers, to independently predict the action performed by a subject. Then, two efficient combination strategies , that take into account skeleton accuracy and human body orientation, are proposed. The first is based on fuzzy switcher where the second uses a combination between fuzzy switcher and aggregation. Moreover, we introduce a new algorithm for the estimation of human body orientation. To perform the test we have created a new Multiview 3D Action public dataset with three viewpoint angles (30°,0°,-30°). The experimental results show that an efficient combination strategy of base classifiers improves the accuracy and the computational efficiency for human action recognition

Robust Interval Luenberger Observer-Based State Feedback Control: Application to a Multi-DOF Micropositioner

International audienceControlling multi-DOF (Degree of Freedom) micropositioning systems always represents great challenge becauseof the high sensitivity to the environment at this scale and the cross-coupling effects present between the different axes. A robust Luenberger observer-based state feedback design using interval analysis and regional pole assignment technique are introduced to control such systems. This robust control design keeps the same structure of the classical state-feedback with the usual Luenberger observer. However, the synthesises of the observer and the feedback controller are performed by means of interval techniques to find the set of gains that are robustagainst system uncertainties and that satisfy some predefined performances. For this matter, an algorithm based on Set Inversion Via Interval Analysis (SIVIA) combined with interval eigenvalues computation is proposed to find these robust gains. The control approach is validated in simulation and then tested experimentally to control a multi-DOF positioning structure

A Fuzzy Controller for GPS/INS/Odm Integrated Navigation System

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Design, modeling and simulation of a three-layer piezoelectric cantilevered actuator with collocated sensor.

International audienceA new piezoelectric actuator with collocated sensor is designed, modeled and simulated. The structure has three piezoelectric layers where the two external layers serve for the actuation by a convenient application of electrical potentials, and the middle layer serves as the sensor. After presenting the principle of the structure, a model is developed for the actuator and as well as for the sensor. Then simulation is carried out to evaluate their performances. The novel structure is very promising for applications that require control and automation, especially in situations where the use of sensors is unfeasible or difficult