Optimal Sensor Location for Distributed Parameter Systems
Abstract
For control systems that are distributed in space, such as structural vibrations in aircraft and space structures, the locations of the control hardware, the actuators and sensors, are important design variables. The optimal locations of actuators and sensors are often dierent from locations chosen based on physical intuition. Moreover, placing the control hardware in optimal locations is crucial, as it is often to dicult move hardware once it is placed. A mechatronic approach, where the controller design is integrated with actuator location, has been followed by the Principal Investigator in recent work on optimal actuator location. Recent research by the Principal Investigator and collaborators led to fundamental state- ments about the well-posedness of various actuator location problems and also conditions under which approximations provide correct results. The focus of the present proposal is optimal sensor location. This aspect of the research has a number of important applications; including structural control, thermostat placement to improve building eciency and sensor placement to study environmental changes in lakes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 23, 2016
- Source ID
- FA95501610061
Entities
People
- Kirsten Morris
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- University of Waterloo