Sparsity maximization approach to multiple daily injections therapy for type 1 diabetic patients

Based on sparsity maximization we propose a controller for Multiple Daily Injections (MDI)therapy for Type 1 Diabetes melitus (T1DM) individuals. Based on convex relaxations onthe sparsity maximization problems and by implementing personalised linear models of pa-tient we formulate a model predictive controller to determine insulin boluses. By...

Optimal Control for Mixed Traffic Inter-Terminal Transport

The control of a dedicated ITT system operating human driven MTSs and AGVs can be centralized, decentralized or distributed. The objective of this research is to find which controller structure is best suited for controlling a mixed traffic ITT system. In doing so, performance differences will be reviewed to gain insight into the effect of...

Guidance and Control for Spinning, Gun-Launched Projectiles

This thesis report is focused on the design of a guidance and control system that is able to minimize the deviation from the desired impact point for a firing range of 1 kilometer, given a 30mm spinning gun-launched projectile with a novel actuator design. This actuator is fixed on the projectile and offers a single force that can only be...

Robust optimal sensor placement for optimal estimation: A framework and application to adaptive optics

The goal of this thesis is to present a framework which can be used to optimize the observer and controller performance by placement of sensors and actuators on a continuous domain. The framework provides choices of model structure, cost functions and optimization methods to perform the placement. Systems which would be suitable for the use of...