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12 May 2023

In this paper, we propose an active file mode change mechanism in which the file synchronization system of cloud storage automatically changes files in a directory of a client to the online or local mode by considering tradeoff between local storage...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cloud Computing and Big Data Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,588 Views
20 Pages

Leveraging Active Learning for Failure Mode Acquisition

  • Amol Kulkarni,
  • Janis Terpenny and
  • Vittaldas Prabhu

4 March 2023

Identifying failure modes is an important task to improve the design and reliability of a product and can also serve as a key input in sensor selection for predictive maintenance. Failure mode acquisition typically relies on experts or simulations wh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors for Machine Condition Monitoring, Diagnostics, Prognostics and Maintenance)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,212 Views
15 Pages

16 March 2023

A sliding mode control (SMC) strategy with a fractional-order scheme is developed to provide an effective way to compensate for the harmonic current and strengthen the performance of an active power filter (APF). The formulation of a fractional-order...

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
3,920 Views
14 Pages

16 November 2020

An active magnetic bearing (AMB) is a kind of high-performance bearing that uses controllable electromagnetic force to levitate the rotor. Its control performance directly affects the operation characteristics of high-speed motors and other electrome...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Electric Vehicle Techniques)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,264 Views
12 Pages

To overcome the limitations of traditional frequency selective surfaces in flexible state switching at the same frequency, this paper proposes a novel active frequency selective surface (AFSS) that simultaneously exhibits conversion between absorptio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
58 Citations
9,933 Views
16 Pages

Optimal Sliding Mode Control for an Active Suspension System Based on a Genetic Algorithm

  • Chen Zhou,
  • Xinhui Liu,
  • Wei Chen,
  • Feixiang Xu and
  • Bingwei Cao

14 December 2018

In order to improve the dynamic quality of traditional sliding mode control for an active suspension system, an optimal sliding mode control (OSMC) based on a genetic algorithm (GA) is proposed. First, the overall structure and control principle of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
2,664 Views
17 Pages

8 January 2025

This paper investigates the attitude control problem of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), especially in the presence of uncertainties and external disturbances. To address this challenge, a fractional-order reaching law sliding mode with active distur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
380 Views
21 Pages

Assessing Active-Mode Fatality Disproportionality in U.S. Cities: A Comparison of Fatality and Commute Shares

  • Wasan Mahdi Mahmood,
  • Hamid Ahmed Awad,
  • Arwa Hazim Ibraheem and
  • Grigorios Fountas

The fatality risk of pedestrians and bicyclists is often evaluated using exposure-adjusted measures, such as fatalities per population, commuter, trip, or distance traveled. While these measures are essential for estimating risk, they do not directly...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Road Design and Traffic Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
15,907 Views
22 Pages

23 April 2009

A comprehensive review of film-sensors shows that they are primarily operated in a passive mode, i.e. without being actively heated to an extent, whereby they create a heat transfer situation on their own. Only when these sensors are used for wall sh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue State-of-the-Art Sensors Technology in Germany)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,955 Views
27 Pages

4 September 2023

Active optics is a key technology in ground-based large-aperture telescopes. The active correction of the surface shape of the primary mirror is used to reduce the surface shape error and improve the imaging quality. At present, the structure of the...

(This article belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,106 Views
20 Pages

Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) voltage source inverters are widely used to power induction motors in industrial applications. However, they generate common-mode voltage (CMV), which induces high shaft voltages and bearing currents, leading to premature...

(This article belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,822 Views
14 Pages

16 August 2019

An adaptive fractional-order fuzzy control method for a three-phase active power filter (APF) using a backstepping and sliding mode controller is developed for the purpose of compensating harmonic current and stabilizing the DC voltage quickly. The d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Control and Soft Computing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,203 Views
17 Pages

A novel dual-mode control scheme is proposed in this paper that permits the active-clamp flyback (ACF) converter to operate in both the quasi-resonant (QR) mode under light load and the active-clamp mode under medium or heavy load. The mode transitio...

(This article belongs to the Topic Application of Innovative Power Electronic Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,547 Views
22 Pages

Multi-Mode Control of a Hybrid Transformer for the Coordinated Regulation of Voltage and Reverse Power in Active Distribution Network

  • Xiao Xu,
  • Teng Zhang,
  • Ziwen Qiu,
  • Hui Gao and ,
  • Haicheng Yu,
  • Zongxiong Ma and
  • Ruhai Zhang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

25 January 2024

The unprecedented growth of distributed renewable generation is changing the distribution network from passive to active, resulting in issues like reverse power flow, voltage violations, malfunction of protection relays, etc. To ensure the reliable a...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,326 Views
9 Pages

18 January 2023

At the field of nanometer positioning and machining, high-precision tracking is a key technology of the micro-positioning platform which is driven by a voice coil motor. To improve the tracking accuracy and response speed, the sliding-mode active dis...

(This article belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,252 Views
17 Pages

Aimed at the poor performance of guidance algorithms designed based on a linearized model in active defense under large leading angle deviation, both-way and one-way cooperative sliding mode guidance algorithms based on the smooth nonsingular termina...

(This article belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,466 Views
17 Pages

17 July 2022

To maintain the safe operation and acceptable performance of robot manipulators when faults occur inside the system, fault-tolerant control must deal differently uncertainties and disturbances, especially with the occurrence of loss-effective faults....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dynamics and Control of Robot Manipulators)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,726 Views
22 Pages

Active Fault-Locating Scheme for Hybrid Distribution Line Based on Mutation of Aerial-Mode Injected Pulse

  • Zhuang Jiang,
  • Xiangjun Zeng,
  • Feng Liu,
  • Kun Yu and ,
  • Lanxi Bi and
  • Youpeng Wang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

7 May 2024

Due to the overlap of initial traveling wave signals, the traveling wave propagation process in hybrid distribution lines is complicated to analyze. The most significant challenge posed by the traditional passive traveling wave-locating method for hy...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,122 Views
19 Pages

8 August 2022

Vehicle seats have a significant impact on the comfort of passengers. The development of seats is a field in which scholars are widely concerned. In this study, we add an electromagnetic levitation structure and design a new active seat suspension ba...

(This article belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
4,924 Views
19 Pages

22 June 2021

The electromagnetic linear actuator is used as the core drive unit to achieve high precision and high response in the direct-drive actuation system. In order to improve the response performance and control accuracy of the linear drive unit, an improv...

(This article belongs to the Section Actuators for Surface Vehicles)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,048 Views
18 Pages

4 August 2022

When the energy management and coordinated control of the hybrid electric vehicle power system are not proper, torsional vibration problems will occur in various working states, especially in the mode switching process. These vibrations will affect t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Noise and Vibration Control in Dynamic Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,933 Views
26 Pages

This study introduces a novel magnetorheological (MR) damper for semi-active vehicle suspension systems that enhance ride comfort and handling stability. The proposed damper integrates reverse and normal damping modes, enabling independent control of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Adaptive Control Using Magnetorheological Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,895 Views
16 Pages

Sliding Mode Control for Semi-Active Damping of Vibrations Using on/off Viscous Structural Nodes

  • Mariusz Ostrowski,
  • Aleksandra Jedlińska,
  • Błażej Popławski,
  • Bartlomiej Blachowski and ,
  • Grzegorz Mikułowski,
  • Dominik Pisarski and
  • Łukasz Jankowski
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

26 January 2023

Structural vibrations have adverse effects and can lead to catastrophic failures. Among various methods for mitigation of vibrations, the semi-active control approaches have the advantage of not requiring a large external power supply. In this paper,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dynamics Analysis of Structures with Viscoelastic Elements)
  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
5,552 Views
27 Pages

23 October 2020

In the paper authors consider the active suspension of the wheeled vehicle. The proposed controller consists of a sliding mode controller used to roll reduction and linear regulators with quadratic performance index (LQRs) for struts control was show...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Fluid Power Drive Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,134 Views
18 Pages

With the ongoing development of electronic power technologies, harmonic pollution in the power grid has become a topic of great concern. This study takes a substation as its background. The safe and steady operation of the station’s equipment w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,142 Views
23 Pages

11 February 2023

Faced with serious harmonic pollution, a global fast terminal sliding mode control (GFTSMC) based on a novel recurrent fuzzy neural network (NRFNN) strategy for an active power filter (APF) with uncertainty is proposed in this article, which is aimed...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Control Theory and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,158 Views
24 Pages

Aiming at the problems of poor overall vibration reduction and high energy consumption of in-wheel motor-driven electric vehicle (IWM-EV) active suspension on mixed pavement, a multi-mode switching control strategy based on pavement identification an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design, Modelling and Control Strategies for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles)
  • Feature Paper
  • Letter
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,696 Views
8 Pages

Narrowing Linewidth of Wavelength-Swept Active Mode Locking Laser Based on Cross Gain Modulation

  • Se Jin Park,
  • Gyeong Hun Kim,
  • Hwi Don Lee,
  • Chang-Seok Kim and
  • Minsik Jo

26 September 2019

We demonstrate a novel narrow-linewidth configuration of a wavelength-swept active mode locking (AML) fiber laser. The frequency response of the modulation depth of a semiconductor optical amplifier can be improved in a higher modulation frequency re...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Optical Devices and Systems for Biomedical Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,077 Views
15 Pages

Sliding Mode Robust Active Disturbance Rejection Control for Single-Link Flexible Arm with Large Payload Variations

  • Fan Wang,
  • Peng Liu,
  • Feng Jing,
  • Bo Liu and ,
  • Wei Peng,
  • Min Guo and
  • Meilin Xie
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

1 December 2021

This paper proposes a novel robust control scheme for tip trajectory tracking of a lightweight flexible single-link arm. The developed control scheme deals with the influence of tip payload changes and disturbances during the working process of the f...

(This article belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,348 Views
11 Pages

With the continuous development of synchrotron radiation light sources, higher requirements have been put forward for the stability of double-crystal monochromators in synchrotron radiation facilities. This paper designs an active adjustment mechanis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
8,110 Views
23 Pages

24 July 2017

This article investigates vibration rejection for a continuous smart structure using piezoelectric bimorph patches. Such a structure has inherent nonlinearities, such as hysteresis and creep, and the whole system may experience unexpected disturbance...

(This article belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,984 Views
19 Pages

A Cross-Mode Universal Digital Pre-Distortion Technology for Low-Sidelobe Active Antenna Arrays in 5G and Satellite Communications

  • Yunfeng Li,
  • Yonghui Huang,
  • Martin Hedegaard Nielsen,
  • Feridoon Jalili and ,
  • Wei Wei,
  • Jian Ren,
  • Yingzeng Yin,
  • Ming Shen and
  • Gert Frølund Pedersen
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

22 August 2021

A cross-mode universal digital pre-distortion (CMUDPD) technology is proposed here to linearize low-sidelobe active antenna arrays with non-uniform fixed power levels for each branch, which are desired in satellite communications with stringent requi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 5G Front-End Transceivers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,876 Views
20 Pages

5 May 2019

Due to the use of multiple observers and controllers in multi-sensor fault-tolerant control of PMSM drive systems, the algorithm is complex and the system control performance is affected. In view of this, the paper studies multi-sensor fault diagnosi...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,323 Views
10 Pages

A Simple Scan Driver Circuit Suitable for Depletion-Mode Metal-Oxide Thin-Film Transistors in Active-Matrix Displays

  • Yikyoung You,
  • Junhyung Lim,
  • Kyoungseok Son,
  • Jaybum Kim and ,
  • Youngoo Kim,
  • Kyunghoe Lee,
  • Kyunghoon Chung and
  • Keechan Park
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Metal-oxide (MOx) thin-film transistors (TFTs) require complex circuit structures to cope with their depletion mode characteristics, making them applicable only to large-area active matrix (AM) displays despite their low manufacturing cost and decent...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Microelectronics and Semiconductor Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,171 Views
16 Pages

Active Region Mode Control for High-Power, Low-Linewidth Broadened Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers for Light Detection and Ranging

  • Hui Tang,
  • Meng Zhang,
  • Lei Liang,
  • Tianyi Zhang and ,
  • Li Qin,
  • Yue Song,
  • Yuxin Lei,
  • Peng Jia,
  • Yubing Wang and
  • Lijun Wang
  • + 11 authors+ 6 authors

20 September 2024

This paper introduces a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) with high power and narrow linewidth broadening achieved through active region mode control. By integrating mode control with broad-spectrum epitaxial material design, the device achieves...

(This article belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,157 Views
19 Pages

An improved super-twisting sliding mode and linear active disturbance rejection control strategy is proposed to improve the dynamic response performance and immunity performance in switched reluctance motor speed control systems. Firstly, the linear...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Control and Optimization of Power Converters and Drives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,649 Views
13 Pages

A Single-Phase Ground Fault Line Selection Method in Active Distribution Networks Based on Transformer Grounding Mode Modification

  • Shi Su,
  • Qingyang Xie,
  • Pengfei Ma,
  • Yuan Li and ,
  • Fahui Chen,
  • Jing Zhang,
  • Botong Li and
  • Changqi Wang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

23 September 2024

Reliable fault line selection technology is crucial for preventing fault range expansion and ensuring the reliable operation of distribution networks. Modern distribution systems with neutral earthing via arc extinguishing coil face challenges during...

(This article belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,697 Views
21 Pages

28 August 2025

To improve the dynamic response and disturbance rejection performance of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) speed control system, this paper designs a speed control strategy of PMSM based on super-twisting sliding mode corrected differential...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
7,900 Views
14 Pages

3 August 2020

Rigorous model-based design and control for intelligent vehicle suspension systems play an important role in providing better driving characteristics such as passenger comfort and road-holding capability. This paper investigates a new technique for m...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Modeling and Computational Methods in Science and Engineering II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
6,279 Views
20 Pages

13 October 2017

This paper presents a new fuzzy sliding mode controller (FSMC) to improve control performances in the presence of uncertainties related to model errors and external disturbance (UAD). As a first step, an adaptive control law is designed using Lyapuno...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,567 Views
20 Pages

Speed Estimation Method of Active Magnetic Bearings Magnetic Levitation Motor Based on Adaptive Sliding Mode Observer

  • Lei Gong,
  • Yu Li,
  • Wenjuan Luo,
  • Jingwen Chen and ,
  • Zhiguang Hua and
  • Dali Dai
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

20 March 2025

The installation distance between the speed sensor of the traditional rolling or sliding bearing permanent magnet synchronous motor and the rotor was very close, and the rotor of the magnetic levitation motor supported by Active Magnetic Bearings (AM...

(This article belongs to the Section F3: Power Electronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,549 Views
18 Pages

21 April 2025

This paper presents a twisting controller (TC) based on a high-order sliding mode observer (HOSMO) for linear induction motors (LIMs), accounting for dynamic end effects. Based on the LIM model in the field-oriented frame, two extended subsystems are...

(This article belongs to the Section Control Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,976 Views
26 Pages

Research on the Stability of UAV Attitude Under Hybrid Control Integrating Active Disturbance Rejection Control and Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Control

  • Baoju Wu,
  • Yunqian Guo,
  • Jiaxiang Zheng,
  • Zhongsheng Li and ,
  • Jinyu Gong,
  • Nanmu Hui and
  • Xiaowei Han
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

5 May 2025

In response to the inherent nonlinearity and complex coupling of quadrotor UAV systems, as well as the challenge of maintaining a stable flight attitude under external disturbances, this paper proposes a UAV pose control method based on a fusion of A...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,610 Views
15 Pages

27 April 2023

Diversified noise sources pose great challenges in the engineering of an ANC (active noise control) system design. To solve this problem, this paper proposes an ANC method based on VMD (variational mode decomposition) and Ensemble Learning. VMD is us...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Active Vibration and Noise Control)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,202 Views
18 Pages

11 July 2024

A combined control method integrating Linear Active Disturbance Rejection Control (LADRC) and Sliding Mode Control (SMC) is proposed to mitigate model uncertainty and external disturbances in the attitude control of fixed−wing unmanned aerial v...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emerging Technologies and Innovations in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Control Systems)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,802 Views
18 Pages

Current-Mode Active Filter Using EX-CCCII

  • Montree Kumngern,
  • Fabian Khateb,
  • Tomasz Kulej and
  • Siraphop Tooprakai

This paper presents a novel multiple-input and multiple-output current-mode universal analog filter with electronic tuning capability. The proposed circuit uses a single second-generation current-controlled current conveyor with extra-X terminals (EX...

(This article belongs to the Section Circuit and Signal Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,884 Views
23 Pages

20 January 2021

A polar crane is a large-scale special lifting equipment operated in a nuclear power plant. To address the precise locating control problem of a polar crane with the center of gravity shifting, with cross-coupling, and with external disturbance, an e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,121 Views
17 Pages

Due to the existing coupling loop between the motor drive system and the ground, when switching devices in the drive system operate at a high speed, common-mode (CM)-conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI) is generated in the loop. The electroma...

(This article belongs to the Section Electrical Machines and Drives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
7,544 Views
17 Pages

4 March 2017

In this paper, we report on the use of piezoelectric sensors and actuators for the active suppression of vibrations associated with the motor-driven rotation of thin flexible plate held vertically. Motor-driven flexible structures are multi-input mul...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Dissipation and Vibration Control: Modeling, Algorithm and Devices)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,135 Views
22 Pages

Dual-Active-Bridge (DAB) DC–DC converters are becoming increasingly favored for their efficiency in transferring electrical power across varying voltage levels. They are crucial in enhancing safety and reliability in various fields, such as ren...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles)

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