This paper considers augmentation of an existing inertial damping mechanism by neural network-based adaptive control, for controlling a micromanipulator that is serially attached to a macromanipulator. The approach ...

This paper describes an approach for augmenting a linear controller design with a neural-network-based adaptive element. The basic approach involves formulating an architecture for which the associated error equations have ...

A decentralized adaptive output feedback control design is proposed for large-scale interconnected systems. It is assumed that all the controllers share prior information about the system reference models. A linearly ...

We develop a Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI) tool for analyzing the stability and performance of adaptive controllers that employ σ−modification. The formulation involves recasting the error dynamics composed of the tracking ...

Most active vibration isolation systems that try to a provide quiescent acceleration environment for space-science experiments have utilized linear design methods. In this paper, we address adaptive control augmentation ...

A method of adaptive output feedback design for uncertain nonlinear systems is presented. The development is in a form that is suitable for augmenting a linear controller. The approach is applicable to non-affine, non-minimum ...

We consider the problem of adaptive output feedback control in the presence of saturating input characteristic. The adaptive control architecture augments an existing linear control design. The approach is applicable to ...

A solar sail is an example of a gossamer structure that is proposed as an propulsion system for future space missions. Since it is a large scale flexible structure that requires a long time for its deployment, active ...

Most active vibration isolation systems that try to a provide quiescent acceleration environment for space-science experiments have utilized linear design methods. In this report, we address adaptive control augmentation of ...