In this paper, we study under which conditions the trajectories of a mechanical control system can track any curve on the configuration manifold. We focus on systems that can be represented as forced affine connection control systems and we generalize the sufficient conditions for tracking known in the literature. The sufficient conditions are expressed in terms of convex cones of vector fields...

This paper presents the methodology of tuning two position servo drive systems with Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM): Field Oriented Control (FOC) based on current model of motor and FOC based on voltage model of motor. These two strategies are Vector Control (VC) methods and provide a solution for high performance drives but the choice one of these algorithms determines the type of i...

Multitarget tracking systems should solve two basic problems. The first one is to estimate the number of targets and their states at the current time. The second one is to connect target state estimates that belong to the same target along time to form tracks. The conventional way of building tracks in the random finite set framework (RFS) [1] is to attach a label to the individual target state...

We develop a non-linear tracking control law to be applied to formation flying spacecraft. Each spacecraft in the formation is modeled as a rigid body with N axisymmetric wheels controlled by axial torques, and the kinematics are represented by Modified Rodriques Parameters (MRPs). The paper first derives the open-loop reference attitude, rate, and acceleration commands for tracking a moving ob...

A particle tracking technique at high particle concentration for the evaluation of flow fields beneath water waves is described. A 14 cm thick light sheet parallel to the main wave propagation direction was used to illuminate small polystyrol seeding particles. The depth of the light sheet was chosen such that the particles stay long enough in the illuminated area to enable tracking. An area of...