A new method for designing multivariable model reference adaptive control system is presented. In many adaptive control approaches, at least the following two assumptions regarding the plant have to be made. (1) The number of plant poles and zeros is known. (2) The plant is the minimum phase. The proposed method can avoid these restrictions by using the adaptive controller designed for an autor...

The dynamic characteristics of the human motor coordination system differ depending upon the physiological state. By using complex inputs the predictive apparatus is eliminated and steady state experiments can be used to study the neurological response. A series of linearity and other control experiments elucidate the limitations and adequacies of the method. Some of the features shown are a re...

In this article, the issue of attitude control and active vibration suppression of a nonlinear flexible spacecraft is assessed through piezoelectric patches as actuator and sensors. Two controller loops are applied: the inner loop, to make the panel vibration damped through piezoelectric patches; and the outer loop, to perform spacecraft maneuver using the reaction wheel acting on the hub. An o...

  Bimorph piezoelectric cantilevered (BPC) actuators have recently received a great deal of attention in a variety of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) applications. Dynamic modeling of such actuators needs to be improved in order to enhance the control performance. Previous works have usually taken transv...