Control of Switched Linear Systems: Adaptation and Robustness

As a special class of hybrid systems, switched systems have attracted a lot of attention in the last decade due to theoretical and practical interests. When controlling switched systems, a ubiquitous problem is the presence of large parametric uncertainties and external disturbances. However, the state of the art on adaptive and robust control...

Model-based Feedforward Control for Inkjet Printheads

In recent years, inkjet technology has emerged as a promising manufacturing tool. This technology has gained its popularity mainly due to the facts that it can handle diverse materials and it is a non-contact and additive process. Moreover, the inkjet technology offers low operational costs, easy scalability, digital control and low material...

Robust control through signal constraints with application to predictive control

This thesis presents a novel approach to robust controller design. It describes how linear constraints can be derived on the output of an arbitrary controller, that guarantee robust bounded-input/bounded-output stability and asymptotic perfect tracking of the reference when the external signals become constant. The results are applicable to a...

Model predictive control for Max-Plus-Linear and piecewise affine systems

This Ph.D. thesis considers the development of new analysis and control techniques for special classes of hybrid systems and discrete event systems. Two particular classes of hybrid systems (piecewise affine systems and max-min-plus-scaling systems), and two particular classes of discrete event systems (max-plus-linear systems and switching max...

From data to performance system; identification uncertainty and robust control design

System identification for rubust process control. Nominal models and error bounds

Identification of model uncertainty for control design