17 This paper presents a method for using reset control as an alter18 native way of obtaining dissipation for a class of port19 Hamiltonian systems. One advantage of this approach is the sim20 plicity of its implementation, which requires only a velocity ob21 server. Another advantage is its robustness to modeling 22 uncertainties, since it can be calculated independently of the plant 23 struct...

The branch-and-bound optimization method is a discrete search technique, which has been successfully applied to different complex optimization problems. This method can be applied to model predictive control when the control actions are discretized. This paper generalizes the aplication of branch-and-bound in model predictive control to multivariable systems. New features have been introduced t...

Rail mounted gantry crane (RMGC) scheduling is important in reducing makespan of handling operation and improving container handling efficiency. In this paper, we present an RMGC scheduling optimization model, whose objective is to determine an optimization handling sequence in order to minimize RMGC idle load time in handling tasks. An ant colony optimization is proposed to obtain near optimal...

Precise manipulation of payloads is difficult with cranes. Oscillation can be induced into the lightly damped system by motion of the bridge or trolley, or from environmental disturbances. To address both sources of oscillation, a combined feedback and input shaping controller is developed. The controller is comprised of three distinct modules. A feedback module detects and compensates for posi...