Telepresence Robots and Controlling Techniques in Healthcare System

In this era of post-COVID-19,humans are psychologically restricted to interact less with other humans.According to the world health organization(WHO),there are many scenarios where human interactions cause severe multiplication of viruses from human to human and spread worldwide.Most healthcare systems shifted to isolation during the pandemic and a very restricted work environment.Investigations were done to overcome the remedy,and the researcher developed different techniques and recommended solutions.Telepresence robot was the solution achieved by all industries to continue their operations but with almost zero physical interaction with other humans.It played a vital role in this perspective to help humans to perform daily routine tasks.Healthcare workers can use telepresence robots to interact with patients who visit the healthcare center for initial diagnosis for better healthcare system performance without direct interaction.The presented paper aims to compare different telepresence robots and their different controlling techniques to perform the needful in the respective scenario of healthcare environments.This paper comprehensively analyzes and reviews the applications of presented techniques to control different telepresence robots.However,our feature-wise analysis also points to specific technical,appropriate,and ethical challenges that remain to be solved.The proposed investigation summarizes the need for further multifaceted research on the design and impact of a telepresence robot for healthcare centers,building on new perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study on Control Techniques of Virus Diseases in Facility Cherry

The diseases of sweet cherry caused by viruses and viroids have occurred in the main cherry producing areas of China and are increasing year by year, which has become an important factor affecting the yield and quality of sweet cherry. For this reason, this paper elaborated the prevention and countermeasures of virus diseases from six aspects, including soil treatment, cultivation of disease-free seedlings, prevention of disease and pest damage, reasonable pruning, water management, and treatment of virus diseases, in order to provide technical guidance for the disease resistance, high quality and high yield of facility cherry, as well as information reference for the further improvement of the technical system of virus disease prevention and cultivation of facility cherry.

Occurrence of Diaphorina citri in Guangxi and Integrated Control Technique

In order to promote the healthy and sustainable development of citrus industry in Guangxi and reduce the harm of Diaphorina citri and citrus Huanglongbing on citrus industry,the paper summarizes the occurrence of D.citri in Guangxi,and put forward comprehensive control technique,so as to provide the reference for guiding prevention and control of major pests in citrus industry.

Species and Control Techniques of Main Diseases and Insect Pests of Camellia oleifera in Anhui Province

[Objectives]The paper was to master the species,incidence regularity and control techniques of main diseases and insect pests of Camellia oleifera in Anhui Province.[Methods]The species of main diseases and insect pests of C.oleifera in major C.oleifera afforestation bases and seedling bases in Anhui Province were investigated through field survey and literature search.Afterwards,the symptom characteristics,occurrence regularity and harms of diseases and insect pests were analyzed,and scientific and reasonable control techniques were put forward.[Results]The main diseases of C.oleifera in Anhui Province were soft rot disease,blister blight,anthracnose,sooty blotch,etc.,and the main insect pests were Euproctis pseudoconspersa,Biston marginata,Hypomeces squamosus,Curculio chinensts,Chrenoma atritarsis,etc.The control techniques mainly included ecological regulation,physical prevention and control,chemical prevention and control,and biological prevention and control.[Conclusions]The results will promote the high-quality development of C.oleifera industry in Anhui Province,and contribute to the improvement of China s edible vegetable oil supply and national grain and oil security.

Investigation of Current Control Techniques of AC-DC Interleaved Boost PFC Converter

This paper presents the comparison of various current control strategies employed for an interleaved power factor correction (PFC) boost converter for improving the power quality. The major control strategies discussed in this paper are: peak current control, average current control, hysteresis control, borderline current control and non-linear control. These strategies are implemented in MATLAB/SIMULINK and the performance of the proposed converter is compared under open loop and closed loop operation. From the results, the input current waveform was close to input voltage waveform implying improved power factor and reduced total harmonic distortion for nonlinear current control technique. Experimental results validate the proposed method.

Robust adaptive fuzzy tracking control for a class of strict-feedback nonlinear systems based on backstepping technique

In this paper, the robust adaptive fuzzy tracking control problem is discussed for a class of perturbed strict-feedback nonlinear systems. The fuzzy logic systems in Mamdani type are used to approximate unknown nonlinear functions. A design scheme of the robust adaptive fuzzy controller is proposed by use of the backstepping technique. The proposed controller guarantees semi-global uniform ultimate boundedness of all the signals in the derived closed-loop system and achieves the good tracking performance. The possible controller singularity problem which may occur in some existing adaptive control schemes with feedback linearization techniques can be avoided. In addition, the number of the on-line adaptive parameters is not more than the order of the designed system. Finally, two simulation examples are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.

CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR DIGESTION IN BAYER PROCESS

The control techniques for indirect heating digestion in Bayer process of alumina production were researched and developed. They include controlling chemical composition of slurry to be digested and controlling digestion status and energy consumption. Very good performances and technical and technical and economical figures for digestion process have been obtained by carefully applying these comprehensive control techniques in Pingguo alumina refinery.

Indirect robust control of agile missile via Theta-D technique

An agile missile with tail fins and pulse thrusters has continuous and discontinuous control inputs.This brings certain difficulty to the autopilot design and stability analysis.Indirect robust control via Theta-D technique is employed to handle this problem.An acceleration tracking system is formulated based on the nonlinear dynamics of agile missile.Considering the dynamics of actuators,there is an error between actual input and computed input.A robust control problem is formed by treating the error as input uncertainty.The robust control is equivalent to a nonlinear quadratic optimal control of the nominal system with a modified performance index including uncertainty bound.Theta-D technique is applied to solve the nonlinear optimal control problem to obtain the final control law.Numerical results show the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed strategy.

Integrated Control Technique of Poplar Diseases in China

The main disease species on poplar are introduced in this paper. The main content of the integrated control technique on poplar diseases is summarized:(1) Forecast technique based on the initial disease and provention factors. (2) Control index is established, based on the relationship among the disease index, height of tree, diameter grade and the loss rate of volume. (3) Five fine varieties are selected according to three integrated indexes of host, such as resistance, volume growth and form ratio; They are 613 (Poulus alba ×P. berolinensis), A15 (P. xiaohei × P. euramericana CV. Polska-15A), A98 (P.xiaohei×(P. simonii×P. nigra) CV. A98), A102 (P. xiaohei) × (P. simonee × P. nigra) CV. A102), L2 (P. simonii × P nigra var. italica) in northeast Chnia. (4) Sivicultural control is known as the main protection measures, combined with chemical control and biocontrol,based on the disease forecast and control index by tracing the whole process of forest production.

Performance Study of PID Controller and LQR Technique for Inverted Pendulum

The inverted pendulum is a classic problem in dynamics and control theory and is widely used as a benchmark for testing control algorithms. It is unstable without control. The process is non linear and unstable with one input signal and several output signals. It is hence obvious that feedback of the state of the pendulum is needed to stabilize the pendulum. The aim of the study is to stabilize the pendulum such that the position of the carriage on the track is controlled quickly and accurately. The problem involves an arm, able to move horizontally in angular motion, and a pendulum, hinged to the arm at the bottom of its length such that the pendulum can move in the same plane as the arm. The conventional PID controller can be used for virtually any process condition. This makes elimination the offset of the proportional mode possible and still provides fast response. In this paper, we have modelled the system and studied conventional controller and LQR controller. It is observed that the LQR method works better compared to conventional controller.

A bull-heading water control technique of thermo-sensitive temporary plugging agent

Aimed at the disadvantages of secondary damage to oil layers caused by the conventional bull-heading water control technique, a thermo-sensitive temporary plugging agent for water control was synthesized by water solution polymerization and applied in the field with a new secondary temporary plugging technique. The optimization and performance evaluation of thermo-sensitive temporary plugging agent were carried out through laboratory experiments. The optimized formula is as follows:(6%-8%) acrylamide +(0.08%-0.12%) ammonium persulfate +(1.5%-2.0%) sepiolite +(0.5%-0.8%) polyethylene glycol diacrylate. The thermo-sensitive temporary plugging agent is suitable for formation temperatures of 70-90 ?C, it has high temporary plugging strength(5-40 k Pa), controllable degradation time(1-15 d), the apparent viscosity after degradation of less than 100 m Pa?S and the permeability recovery value of simulated cores of more than 95%. Based on the research results, secondary temporary plugging technique was used in a horizontal well in the Jidong Oilfield. After treatment, the well saw a drop of water cut to 27%, and now it has a water cut of 67%, its daily increased oil production was 4.8 t, and the cumulative oil increment was 750 t, demonstrating that the technique worked well in controlling water production and increasing oil production.

Theories and techniques of coal bed methane control in China

Coal bed methane control with low permeability is a hot issue at present. The current status of coal bed methane control in China is introduced. The government-support policies on coal bed methane control are presented. This paper proposes the theories of methane control in depressurized mining, including methane extraction in depressurized mining, simultaneous mining technique of coal and methane without coal pillar, and circular overlying zone for high-efficiency methane extraction in coal seams with low permeability. The techniques of methane control and related instruments and equipments in China are introduced. On this basis, the problems related to coal bed methane control are addressed and further studies are pointed out.

CONTROL TECHNIQUE OF BACTERIAL CANKER OF POPLAR

The poplar bacterial canker caused by Erwinia sp. is a serious disease spreading in most parts of Northeast China, where poplars are cultivated. The disease seriously infects those poplars belonging to section Aigeiros or the intersection hybrids of section Tacamahaca and section Aigeiros and their clones. Five fine poplar cultivars resistant to the bacterial canker have been obtained by screening tests. They are Lz2(Populus simonii × nigra var. italica), A15(P. × sp.), 613(P. × sp.), A102and A98(P. × simonii × sp.). The following chemicals are obviously effective, such as: 50% DT germicide, 40% XF-136 and 10% C.C.M.A. or 12.5% ramphencol and 50,000 ppm/ml validamycin, with which the stems or the roots can be watered.

Power Ratio Gain Technique and General Integral Control

In conjunction with general integral control, and synthesizing Singular perturbation and Equal ratio gain techniques, this paper proposes a new control design technique, named Power ratio gain technique, and then by Lyapunov method, theorem to ensure regionally as well as semi-globally asymptotic stability is established in terms of some bounded information. The highlight point is that it not only inherits all the essences of Singular perturbation and Equal ratio gain techniques but also makes up for their shortcomings, and then the conservatism of control input can be improved by compromising the Power ratio coefficients. Theoretical analysis, design example and simulation results show that Power ratio gain technique is a simple, practical and powerful tool to deal with the uncertain nonlinear system.

Performance index based learning controls for the partial non-regular systems using lifting technique

Deficiencies of the performance-based iterative learning control （ILC） for the non-regular systems are investigated in detail, then a faster control input updating and lifting technique is introduced in the design of performance index based ILCs for the partial non-regular systems. Two ldnds of optimal ILCs based on different performance indices are considered. Finally, simulation examples are given to illustrate the feasibility of the proposed learning controls.

Intravascular ultrasound-guided “extended” reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde subintimal tracking technique using a cutting balloon for recanalizing chronic coronary total occlusion with a side branch

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusion (CTO) represents the most technically challenging procedure in contemporary interventional cardiology.[1] Blunt lesions and presence of proximal side branch are considered to be strong predictors of reduced technical success.[ 2,3] For such lesions, the antegrade approach may not be feasible or desirable, and the retrograde approach can be used as the initial crossing strategy. However, when treating the blunt CTO with a large side branch proximal to the occlusion, the side branch might be occluded after stent implantation if the retrograde guidewire passed the occluded segment through the subintimal space and re-entered into the true lumen at the opposite side of the side branch.[4] We reported a useful method to solve the above issue which utilizes intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to guide “extended” reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde subintimal tracking (CART) technique with a cutting balloon.

1.0 V low voltage CMOS mixer based on voltage control load technique

A CMOS active mixer based on voltage control load technique which can operate at 1.0 V supply voltage was proposed,and its operation principle,noise and linearity analysis were also presented.Contrary to the conventional Gilbert-type mixer which is based on RF current-commutating,the load impedance in this proposed mixer is controlled by the LO signal,and it has only two stacked transistors at each branch which is suitable for low voltage applications.The mixer was designed and fabricated in 0.18 μm CMOS process for 2.4 GHz ISM band applications.With an input of 2.44 GHz RF signal and 2.442 GHz LO signal,the measurement specifications of the proposed mixer are:the conversion gain (GC) is 5.3 dB,the input-referred third-order intercept point (PIIP3) is 4.6 dBm,the input-referred 1 dB compression point (P1dB) is -7.4 dBm,and the single-sideband noise figure (NFSSB) is 21.7 dB.

Weighing and Prioritizing Noise Control Methods Using the Delphi Technique and the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) in an Iranian Tire Manufacturing Factory

Undoubtedly,noise has become a major hazardous issue in today’s industrial world,with a lot of people suffering from exposure to excessive noise in their work environments.This study was conducted to weigh and prioritize noise control methods in an Iranian tire manufacturing complex in Iran.The Delphi method and the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity and an Ideal Solution(TOPSIS)were utilized for this purpose.This cross-sectional,descriptive study was conducted in the baking hall of an Iranian tire manufacturing factory in 2016.To weigh and prioritize noise control methods,Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP)and TOPSIS were applied.In total,4 criteria and 8 alternatives were examined.An AHP and TOPSIS questionnaire was then designed to prioritize noise control methods in the light of the objectives,criteria,and alternatives.Then,the collected data were fed into Expert Choise.V.11 and Excel and data analysis was carried out using TOPSIS.The results of data analysis indicated that the inconsistency rate in all the cases was smaller than 10%,hence the consistency of the responses was verified.According to the TOPSIS results and experts’opinions about the criteria,implementation and maintenance cost(with a weight of 0.481)and method effectiveness and efficiency(with a weight of 0.046)had the highest and lowest priority respectively.Based on the weights TOPSIS,the appropriate methods for controlling noise in tire manufacturing are designing and manufacturing silencer,requiring people in charge to quickly fix the leaks and change baking press washers on time.

Integrated Prevention and Control Techniques of Infectious Diseases of Vegetables

Based on years of experience in prevention and control of vegetable diseases and insect pests,three characteristics of infectious diseases of vegetables,including complex symptoms,fast propagation and severe damage,are summarized.The host place,infection way,infection process and prevalence conditions of pathogens are analyzed,and comprehensive,ecological,efficiency principles for the prevention and control of infectious diseases are put forward.Eventually,integrated prevention and control techniques of infectious diseases of vegetables are put forward from five aspects of plant quarantine,agricultural control,physical control,biological control and chemical control.

Nonlinear General Integral Control Design via Equal Ratio Gain Technique

This paper proposes two kinds of nonlinear general integral controllers, that is, one is generic and another is practical, for a class of uncertain nonlinear system. By extending equal ratio gain technique to a canonical interval system matrix and using Lyapunov method, theorems to ensure regionally as well as semi-globally asymptotic stability are established in terms of some bounded information. Moreover, for the practical nonlinear integral controller, a real time method to evaluate the equal ratio coefficient is proposed such that its value can be chosen moderately. Theoretical analysis and simulation results demonstrated that not only nonlinear general integral control can effectively deal with the uncertain nonlinear system but also equal ratio gain technique is a powerful and practical tool to solve the control design problem of dynamics with the nonlinear and uncertain actions.