Real-Time Iterative Compensation Framework for Precision Mechatronic Motion Control Systems

With regard to precision/ultra-precision motion systems,it is important to achieve excellent tracking performance for various trajectory tracking tasks even under uncertain external disturbances.In this paper,to overcome the limitation of robustness to trajectory variations and external disturbances in offline feedforward compensation strategies such as iterative learning control(ILC),a novel real-time iterative compensation(RIC)control framework is proposed for precision motion systems without changing the inner closed-loop controller.Specifically,the RIC method can be divided into two parts,i.e.,accurate model prediction and real-time iterative compensation.An accurate prediction model considering lumped disturbances is firstly established to predict tracking errors at future sampling times.In light of predicted errors,a feedforward compensation term is developed to modify the following reference trajectory by real-time iterative calculation.Both the prediction and compen-sation processes are finished in a real-time motion control sampling period.The stability and convergence of the entire control system after real-time iterative compensation is analyzed for different conditions.Various simulation results consistently demonstrate that the proposed RIC framework possesses satisfactory dynamic regulation capability,which contributes to high tracking accuracy comparable to ILC or even better and strong robustness.

Comparison of delay compensation methods for real-time hybrid simulation using frequency-domain evaluation index

The delay compensation method plays an essential role in maintaining the stability and achieving accurate real-time hybrid simulation results. The effectiveness of various compensation methods in different test scenarios, however, needs to be quantitatively evaluated. In this study, four compensation methods （i.e., the polynomial extrapolation, the linear acceleration extrapolation, the inverse compensation and the adaptive inverse compensation） are selected and compared experimentally using a frequency evaluation index （FEI） method. The effectiveness of the FEI method is first verified through comparison with the discrete transfer fimction approach for compensation methods assuming constant delay. Incomparable advantage is further demonstrated for the FEI method when applied to adaptive compensation methods, where the discrete transfer function approach is difficult to implement. Both numerical simulation and laboratory tests with predefined displacements are conducted using sinusoidal signals and random signals as inputs. Findings from numerical simulation and experimental results demonstrate that the FEI method is an efficient and effective approach to compare the performance of different compensation methods, especially for those requiring adaptation of compensation parameters.

Low-Power Operational Amplifier for Real-Time Signal Processing System of Micro Air Vehicle

A low-power complementary metal oxide semiconductor（CMOS） operational amplifier （op-amp） for real-time signal processing of micro air vehicle （MAV） is designed in this paper.Traditional folded cascode architecture with positive channel metal oxide semiconductor（PMOS） differential input transistors and sub-threshold technology are applied under the low supply voltage.Simulation results show that this amplifier has significantly low power,while maintaining almost the same gain,bandwidth and other key performances.The power required is only 0.12 mW,which is applicable to low-power and low-voltage real-time signal acquisition and processing system.

Real-Time Operation of Microgrids

Microgrid (MG) systems effectively integrate a generation mix of solar, wind, and other renewable energy resources. The intermittent nature of renewable resources and the unpredictable weather conditions contribute largely to the unreliability of microgrid real-time operation. This paper investigates the behavior of microgrid for different intermittent scenarios of photovoltaic generation in real-time. Reactive power coordination control and load shedding mechanisms are used for reliable operation and are implemented using OPAL-RT simulator integrated with Matlab. In an islanded MG, load shedding can be an effective mechanism to maintain generation-load balance. The microgrid of the German Jordanian University (GJU) is used for illustration. The results show that reactive power coordination control not only stabilizes the MG operation in real-time but also reduces power losses on transmission lines. The results also show that the power losses at some substations are reduced by a range of 6% - 9.8%.

The Design of I/O Subsystem in Satellite Real-Time Microkernel Operating System

One of the most important features of modern minor satellites is to realize autonomous moving. The performance of the satellite autonomous computer operating system acting as the control center is utmost important. The recent trend in operating system development is adopting microkernel architecture which holds such advantages as microminiaturization, modularity, portability and extendibility. The performance of I/O subsystem is currently receiving considerable research attention. Object-orientation offers an approach to application development in which software system can be constructed by composing and refining the pre-designed plug-compatible software components.It also starts with some basic notions fairly well accepted in computer science, namely encapsulation and reuse. In this paper, a new object-oriented real-time I/O subsystem model has been designed.In this model, the traditional I/O subsystem framework is discarded and a stream mechanism based on the object-oriented concept is introduced. In addition, the I/O requests are classified according to their time emergency to obtain real-time performance. So, this model meets such satelliteperformance requirements as reliability, flexibility, portability and real-time performance.

TWO NEW TYPES OF MICROWAVE RADIOMETER: A COMPUTER GAIN COMPENSATIVE DESIGN AND A REAL-TIME CALIBRATED DESIGN

Long term stability is the main factor that influences the minimum detectable signal of microwave radiometers. Two new types of microwave radiometer were studied: a computer gain compensative microwave radiometer and a real-time calibrated microwave radiometer. The long term stability of both designs was optimal because they were insensitive to system gain fluctuations. The continuous calibrated microwave radiometer was also insensitive to system noise fluctuations. The minimum detectable signals were 0.13 and 0.19K respectively under an integration time of 0.6s.

Digital arc welding power supply based on real-time operating system

A digital arc welding power supply was designed with the advanced reduced instruction set computer machine （ARM） and embedded real-time multi-task operating system micro C/OS- Ⅱ. The ARM, with its powerful calculating speed and complete peripheral equipments, is very suitable to work as the controller of the digital power supply. The micro C/OS- Ⅱ transplanted in ARM, helps to improve the respondent speed against various welding signals, as well as the reliability of the controlling software. The welding process consists of nine tasks. The tasks of great significance on reliability of the welder, for example, the A/D conversion of current and voltage, enjoy top priority. To avoid simultaneous-sharing on A/D converter and LCD module, two semaphores are introduced in to ensure the smooth performance of the welding power supply. Proven by experiments ,the ARM and the micro C/OS- Ⅱ can greatly improve both the respondent speed and the reliability of the digital welder.

A Smart Phone-oriented Embedded Real-time Operating System

This article presents an embedded Smart Phone Operating System (SPOS) independently designed by ZTE Corporation. The SPOS is based on single kernel architecture with its multi-task real-time kernel supporting hardware platforms and resources of mainstream mobile phones. It has remarkable advantages such as highly efficient and dynamic power management, priority - based preemptive scheduling, fast startup, a variety of drivers, and excellent system stability and operability. For the development of upper layer communication protocols and application software, the SPOS provides wireless communication interfaces and the application program framework.

Periodic Error Compensation for Quartz MEMS Gyroscope Drift of INS

In order to improve the navigation accuracy of an inertial navigation system （INS）, composed of quartz gyroscopes, the existing real-time compensation methods for periodic errors in quartz gyroscope drift and the periodic error term relationship between sampled original data and smoothed data are reviewed. On the base of the results, a new compensation method called using former period characteristics to compensate latter smoothness data （UFCL for short） method is proposed considering the INS working characteristics. This new method uses the original data without smoothing to work out an error conversion formula at the INS initial alignment time and then compensate the smoothed data errors by way of the formula at the navigation time. Both theoretical analysis and experimental results demonstrate that this method is able to cut down on computational time and raise the accuracy which makes it a better real-time compensation approach for periodic error terms of quartz micro electronic mechanical system （MEMS） gyroscope＇s zero drift.

A Concept of Dynamically Reconfigurable Real-time Vision System for Autonomous Mobile Robotics

This paper describes specific constraints of vision systems that are dedicated to be embedded in mobile robots. If PC-based hardware architecture is convenient in this field because of its versatility, flexibility, performance, and cost, current real-time operating systems are not completely adapted to long processing with varying duration, and it is often necessary to oversize the system to guarantee fail-safe functioning. Also, interactions with other robotic tasks having more priority are difficult to handle. To answer this problem, we have developed a dynamically reconfigurable vision processing system, based on the innovative features of Cleopatre real-time applicative layer concerning scheduling and fault tolerance. This framework allows to define emergency and optional tasks to ensure a minimal quality of service for the other subsystems of the robot, while allowing to adapt dynamically vision processing chain to an exceptional overlasting vision process or processor overload. Thus, it allows a better cohabitation of several subsystems in a single hardware, and to develop less expensive but safe systems, as they will be designed for the regular case and not rare exceptional ones. Finally, it brings a new way to think and develop vision systems, with pairs of complementary operators.

MODEL-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF REAL-TIME SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC UNIT PUMP SYSTEM

A real-time operating system （RTOS）, also named OS, is designed based on the hardware platform of MC68376, and is implemented in the electronic control system for unit pump in diesel engine. A parallel and time-based task division method is introduced and the multi-task software architecture is built in the software system for electronic unit pump （EUP） system. The V-model software development process is used to control algorithm of each task. The simulation results of the hardware-in-the-loop simulation system （HILSS） and the engine experimental results show that the OS is an efficient real-time kernel, and can meet the real-time demands of EUP system; The built multi-task software system is real-time, determinate and reliable. V-model development is a good development process of control algorithms for EUP system, the control precision of control system can be ensured, and the development cycle and cost are also decreased.

Allocation Methodology of Multiple SVCs Considering Operation Scheme Changing

针对多静止同步补偿器（staticvarcompensator，SVC）对系统共同影响的问题，提出计及运行方式变化的多SVC布点方法。利用规范形分析，基于摄动方程2阶解析解信息建立拓展静态电压稳定边界的多SVC布点分析方法。首先根据静态电压稳定分析方法，确定系统危险运行方式（即距离系统电压崩溃最近的运行方式1；然后在该运行方式下，利用规范形方法对系统进行小扰动电压稳定分析，求出所有负荷节点的电压振荡曲线解析解；最后利用2阶解析解所给出的小扰动1阶振荡幅值和2阶振荡幅值信息，以多SVC布点多种方案对系统降低小扰动幅值的贡献为指标，给出多SVC布点结果。所提方法应用于IEEE30节点系统，试验结果表明，该方法相对于不考虑多点共同影响的多SVC布点方式，其静态电压稳定边界的拓展效果更好。

DEVELOPMENT OF AN AIRBORNE SAR REAL-TIME DIGITAL IMAGING PROCESSOR

An airborne SAR real-time digital imaging processor is presented, and its realtime digital imaging principle and main technical parameters are analyzed briefly. The system configuration and logical structure are described in detail. Finally the main features of this system and examples of imagery obtained with the system are also presented.

Design to conditioning circuits of dynamic compensation of reactive power in the intelligence voltage controller

The paper introduces one design idea that making use of SCM to control Real-timely the dynamic compensation of reactive power.Firstly,design one Circuit to Sample the voltage and current,and by these datas we can easily calculate the power factor,and Voltage controller in the microcontroller to determine whether input the compensation capacitance according to the size of power factor,the paper also analyzes the principle of capacitance compensation and calculation method. Dynamic compensation for the entire process is quick and accurate.

Seismic attenuation compensation with spectral-shaping regularization

Because of the viscoelasticity of the subsurface medium,seismic waves will inherently attenuate during propagation,which lowers the resolution of the acquired seismic records.Inverse-Q filtering,as a typical approach to compensating for seismic attenuation,can efficiently recover high-resolution seismic data from attenuation.Whereas most efforts are focused on compensating for highfrequency energy and improving the stability of amplitude compensation by inverse-Q filtering,low-frequency leakage may occur as the high-frequency component is boosted.In this article,we propose a compensation scheme that promotes the preservation of lowfrequency energy in the seismic data.We constructed an adaptive shaping operator based on spectral-shaping regularization by tailoring the frequency spectra of the seismic data.We then performed inverse-Q filtering in an inversion scheme.This data-driven shaping operator can regularize and balance the spectral-energy distribution for the compensated records and can maintain the low-frequency ratio by constraining the overcompensation for high-frequency energy.Synthetic tests and applications on prestack common-reflectionpoint gathers indicated that the proposed method can preserve the relative energy of low-frequency components while fulfilling stable high-frequency compensation.

High performance reconfigurable hardware system for real-time image processing

A novel reconfigurable hardware system which uses both muhi-DSP and FPGA to attain high performance and real-time image processing are presented. The system structure and working principle of mainly processing multi-BSP board, extended multi-DSP board are analysed. The outstanding advantage is that the communication among different board components of this system is supported by high speed link ports ＆ serial ports for increasing the system performance and computational power. Then the implementation of embedded real-time operating systems （RTOS） by us is discussed in detail. In this system, we adopt two kinds of parallel structures controlled by RTOS for parallel processing of algorithms. The experimental results show that exploitive period of the system is short, and maintenance convenient. Thus it is suitable for real-time image processing and can get satisfactory effect of image recognition.

Influences of Network Delay on Quality of Experience for Soft Objects in Networked Real-Time Game with Haptic Sense

In this paper, we investigate the influences of network delay on QoE (Quality of Experience) such as the operability of haptic interface device and the fairness between players for soft objects in a networked real-time game subjectively and objectively. We handle a networked balloon bursting game in which two players burst balloons (i.e., soft objects) in a 3D virtual space by using haptic interface devices, and the players compete for the number of burst balloons. As a result, we find that the operability depends on the network delay from the local terminal to the other terminal, and the fairness is mainly dependent on the difference in network delay between the players’ terminals. We confirm that there exists a trade-off relationship between the operability and the fairness. We also see that the contribution of the fairness is larger than that of the operability to the comprehensive quality (i.e., the weighted sum of the operability and fairness). Assessment results further show that the output timing of terminals should be adjusted to the terminal which has the latest output timing to maintain the fairness when the difference in network delay between the terminals is large. In this way, the comprehensive quality at each terminal can be maintained as high as possible.

一种拓展模块化多电平变换器的光伏系统稳定运行范围的谐波补偿调制策略

由于阴影遮挡、损坏等问题,基于模块化多电平变换器的光伏系统中存在光伏(PV)输出功率不平衡的现象,会使高输出功率PV对应的子模块过调制。谐波补偿调制策略是解决该问题的一种常见方案,通过向高功率PV的子模块中注入谐波而避免子模块过调制,低功率PV的子模块(称为正常子模块)则需要补偿数量相同、相位相反的谐波,使桥臂内的谐波相抵消而不会造成桥臂电压和电流畸变。然而,在PV功率严重不平衡时,为了避免高功率PV的子模块过调制,现有谐波补偿调制策略需要注入的谐波过大,会超过正常子模块的补偿范围,使正常子模块出现过调制,导致桥臂电压和电流畸变,影响系统的稳定运行。该文提出一种新型谐波补偿调制策略,在高功率PV的子模块不发生过调制的前提下避免正常子模块过调制,保证系统的稳定运行。同时,该文对不同谐波补偿调制策略稳定运行范围进行了定性和定量评估,表明所提谐波补偿调制策略能在更多PV功率不平衡工况下稳定运行。通过仿真与实验验证谐波补偿调制策略在模块化多电平变换器光伏系统中的可行性与理论分析的正确性。

双有源桥DC-DC变换器三移相调制及其死区效应分析和补偿

针对双有源桥(DAB)变换器宽电压范围应用,该文研究一种全工况连续、表达形式统一、计算量小的三移相(TPS)调制策略,并分析其功率传输特性及软开关性能。结合工程应用中的非理想因素,对TPS调制不同开关模式下的死区效应及其边界进行研究,给出DAB宽电压范围运行时避免电压跌落和极性反转的约束条件。针对死区引入的移相比损失、软开关范围减小等问题,提出一种基于开关脉冲调整的死区补偿策略以补偿移相比损失,重新获取全工况软开关范围,降低死区引入的附加电流应力及损耗、提升效率。最后通过仿真和实验验证所提策略的有效性。

基于偏流补偿的低失调运算放大器的设计

基于双极型工艺,设计了一种具有低输入失调电压、低输入偏置电流的运算放大器。电路结构包含偏置电路、差分输入级电路、中间级电路和输出级电路。差分输入级电路采用共射-共基耦合对,能够降低失调电压,并且采用基极电流补偿结构抵消输入偏置电流在外围电路上所产生的影响,提高电路精度。中间级为整个电路提供增益,并且将双端输入信号转换为单端输出信号。输出级电路为AB类输出级,具有低静态功耗,能够提高电路效率,增大电路带负载能力并为负载提供更多功率。电路采用齐纳修调技术,在封装后对芯片进行修调,避免封装后引入的二次失调。流片后测试结果表明:在±15 V电源电压条件下,输入失调电压≤10μV,输入偏置电流≤3 nA,输入失调电流≤1.5 nA,大信号电压增益≥110 dB。