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Distributed nonlinear model predictive control of an autonomous tractor-trailer system
Erkan Kayacan, Erdal Kayacan, Herman Ramon +1
This paper addresses the trajectory tracking problem of an autonomous tractor-trailer system by using a fast distributed nonlinear model predictive control algorithm in combination…
Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Control of a Spherical Rolling Robot Using Sliding-Mode-Control-Theory-Based Online Learning Algorithm
Erkan Kayacan, Erdal Kayacan, Herman Ramon +1
As a model is only an abstraction of the real system, unmodeled dynamics, parameter variations, and disturbances can result in poor performance of a conventional controller based o…
Towards agrobots: Identification of the yaw dynamics and trajectory tracking of an autonomous tractor
Erkan Kayacan, Erdal Kayacan, Herman Ramon +1
More efficient agricultural machinery is needed as agricultural areas become more limited and energy and labor costs increase. To increase their efficiency, trajectory tracking pro…
Towards Agrobots: Trajectory Control of an Autonomous Tractor Using Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Controllers
Erdal Kayacan, Erkan Kayacan, Herman Ramon +2
Provision of some autonomous functions to an agricultural vehicle would lighten the job of the operator but in doing so, the accuracy should not be lost to still obtain an optimal…
Robust Tube-Based Decentralized Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of an Autonomous Tractor-Trailer System
Erkan Kayacan, Erdal Kayacan, Herman Ramon +1
This paper addresses the trajectory tracking problem of an autonomous tractor-trailer system by using a decentralized control approach. A fully decentralized model predictive contr…
Learning in Centralized Nonlinear Model Predictive Control: Application to an Autonomous Tractor-Trailer System
Erkan Kayacan, Erdal Kayacan, Herman Ramon +1
One of the most critical tasks in tractor operation is the accurate steering during field operations, e.g., accurate trajectory following during mechanical weeding or spraying, to…
Robust Trajectory Tracking Error Model-Based Predictive Control for Unmanned Ground Vehicles
Erkan Kayacan, Herman Ramon, Wouter Saeys
This paper proposes a new robust trajectory tracking error-based control approach for unmanned ground vehicles. A trajectory tracking error-based model is used to design a linear m…
Experimental Validation of Linear and Nonlinear MPC on an Articulated Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Erkan Kayacan, Wouter Saeys, Herman Ramon +2
This paper focuses on the trajectory tracking control problem for an articulated unmanned ground vehicle. We propose and compare two approaches in terms of performance and computat…
Tension and chemical efficiency of Myosin-II motors
Pieter Baerts, Christian Maes, Jiří Pešek +1
Recent experiments demonstrate that molecular motors from the Myosin II family serve as cross-links inducing active tension in the cytoskeletal network. Here we revise the Brownian…
Emergent structures and dynamics of cell colonies by contact inhibition of locomotion
Bart Smeets, Ricard Alert, Jiri Pesek +3
Cells in tissues can organize into a broad spectrum of structures according to their function. Drastic changes of organization, such as epithelial-mesenchymal transitions or the fo…