A set of real-time control experiments applied to a non-linear system is presented. The system is an overhead crane and the experiments are applied on a low-cost scale model of it. This paper tries to compare the performance of both classical and intelligent control techniques applied to this plant.

This paper addresses the asymptotic output tracking problem for the model of an overhead crane. It is shown that the model is linearizable by dynamic state feedback when the full state is available for measurement. In the more realistic situation when the angle that the rope forms with respect to the vertical axis cannot be measured, two different nonlinear observers are used in order to estima...

This thesis focuses on developing advanced control methods for two industrial systems in discrete-time aiming to enhance their performance in delivering the control objectives as well as considering the practical aspects. The first part addresses wind power dispatch into the electricity network using a battery energy storage system (BESS). To manage the amount of energy sold to the electricity ...