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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Reduced-sensing Control Methods for Infinite-dimensional Systems

Johnson, Kristen Holmstrom 2010 August 1900 (has links)
Infinite dimensional systems such as flexible airplane wings and Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) blades may require control to improve performance. Traditional control techniques use position and velocity information feedback, but velocity information for infinite dimensional systems is not easily attained. This research investigates the use of reduced-sensing control for these applications. Reduced-sensing control uses feedback of position measurements and an associated filter state to stabilize the system dynamics. A filter state is a nonphysical entity that appends an additional ordinary differential equation to the system dynamics. Asymptotic stability of a system using this control approach is confirmed through a sequence of existing mathematical tools. These tools include equilibrium point solutions, Lyapunov functions for stability and control, and Mukherjee and Chen's Asymptotic Stability Theorem. This thesis research investigates the stability of a beam representing an airplane wing or a VAWT blade controlled using feedback of position and filter state terms only. Both of these infinite dimensional systems exhibit asymptotic stability with the proposed reduced-sensing control design. Additionally, the analytical stability response of the VAWT is verified through numerical simulation.

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