All Outputs (9)

Defense and Tolerance Technique Against Attacks and Faults on Leader-Following Multi-USVs (2023)
Journal Article
Liu, C., Xia, Z., Tian, Y., & Patton, R. J. (in press). Defense and Tolerance Technique Against Attacks and Faults on Leader-Following Multi-USVs. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2023.3330570

This study explores the leader-following consensus tracking control issue of multiple unmanned surface vehicles (multi-USVs) in the presence of malicious connectivity-mixed attacks in the cyber layer, and concurrent output channel noises, sensor/actu... Read More about Defense and Tolerance Technique Against Attacks and Faults on Leader-Following Multi-USVs.

Bioartificial scaffolds fabrication and their use for in vitro testing of wound healing devices (2023)
Thesis
Mandolini, N. Bioartificial scaffolds fabrication and their use for in vitro testing of wound healing devices. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4386661

In the last decades Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has shown its efficacy in wound healing, applying continuous or intermittent subatmospheric pressure to the wound surface by means of dressing systems. While there is general consen... Read More about Bioartificial scaffolds fabrication and their use for in vitro testing of wound healing devices.

A novel flexible fault eliminator with active disturbance rejection and soft grid-connection in distribution networks (2023)
Journal Article
Zheng, Z.-Y., Qiu, H.-Y., Zhang, B.-L., Guo, M.-F., Lin, S., & Cai, W.-Q. (2023). A novel flexible fault eliminator with active disturbance rejection and soft grid-connection in distribution networks. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 154, Article 109425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.109425

Among the possible fault types in the distribution networks, single-line-to-ground (SLG) fault has the highest probability. The SLG fault current and arc can easily cause personal injury and death. This study proposed a flexible fault eliminator (FFE... Read More about A novel flexible fault eliminator with active disturbance rejection and soft grid-connection in distribution networks.

Sensor Fault Tolerant Control for a 3-DOF Helicopter Considering Detectability Loss (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Wang, Y., Zhang, Z., Wang, X., & Patton, R. (2023). Sensor Fault Tolerant Control for a 3-DOF Helicopter Considering Detectability Loss. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2023.3303153

This paper proposes a novel active fault tolerant control (FTC) scheme for a 3-degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) helicopter with sensor faults. As a challenge, only attitude angles are considered available, so that when the sensors measuring the elevation/tr... Read More about Sensor Fault Tolerant Control for a 3-DOF Helicopter Considering Detectability Loss.

The wave energy converter control competition (WECCCOMP): Wave energy control algorithms compared in both simulation and tank testing (2023)
Journal Article
Ringwood, J. V., Tom, N., Ferri, F., Yu, Y. H., Coe, R. G., Ruehl, K., Bacelli, G., Shi, S., Patton, R. J., Tona, P., Sabiron, G., Merigaud, A., Ling, B. A., & Faedo, N. (2023). The wave energy converter control competition (WECCCOMP): Wave energy control algorithms compared in both simulation and tank testing. Applied Ocean Research, 138, Article 103653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2023.103653

The wave energy control competition established a benchmark problem which was offered as an open challenge to the wave energy system control community. The competition had two stages: In the first stage, competitors used a standard wave energy simula... Read More about The wave energy converter control competition (WECCCOMP): Wave energy control algorithms compared in both simulation and tank testing.

Model Predictive Energy-Maximising Tracking Control for a Wavestar-Prototype Wave Energy Converter (2023)
Journal Article
Li, D., & Patton, R. (2023). Model Predictive Energy-Maximising Tracking Control for a Wavestar-Prototype Wave Energy Converter. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11(7), Article 1289. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11071289

To date, one of the main challenges in the wave energy field is to achieve energy-maximizing control in order to reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCOE). This paper presents a model predictive velocity tracking control method based on a hierarchic... Read More about Model Predictive Energy-Maximising Tracking Control for a Wavestar-Prototype Wave Energy Converter.

Application of Semantic Segmentation in High-Impedance Fault Diagnosis Combined Signal Envelope and Hilbert Marginal Spectrum for Resonant Distribution Networks (2023)
Journal Article
Gao, J.-H., Guo, M.-F., Lin, S., & Chen, D.-Y. (2023). Application of Semantic Segmentation in High-Impedance Fault Diagnosis Combined Signal Envelope and Hilbert Marginal Spectrum for Resonant Distribution Networks. Expert Systems with Applications, 231, Article 120631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.120631

The diagnosis of high-impedance fault (HIF) is a critical challenge due to the presence of faint signals that exhibit distortion and randomness. In this study, we propose a novel diagnostic approach for HIF based on semantic segmentation of the signa... Read More about Application of Semantic Segmentation in High-Impedance Fault Diagnosis Combined Signal Envelope and Hilbert Marginal Spectrum for Resonant Distribution Networks.

Actuator fault tolerant offshore wind turbine load mitigation control (2023)
Journal Article
Liu, Y., Patton, R. J., & Shi, S. (2023). Actuator fault tolerant offshore wind turbine load mitigation control. Renewable energy, 205, 432-446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.01.092

Offshore wind turbine (OWT) rotors have large diameters with flexible blade structures which are subject to asymmetrical loads caused by blade flapping and turbulent or unsteady wind flow. Rotor imbalance inevitably leads to enhanced fatigue of blade... Read More about Actuator fault tolerant offshore wind turbine load mitigation control.

Flexible neutral point displacement overvoltage suppression method based on backstepping control in unbalanced distribution networks (2023)
Journal Article
Zheng, Z.-Y., Xu, J.-F., Zhang, B.-L., Wang, H., Guo, M.-F., & Lin, S. (2023). Flexible neutral point displacement overvoltage suppression method based on backstepping control in unbalanced distribution networks. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 148, Article 108950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.108950

Three-phase AC distribution networks are required to operate as symmetrically as possible for optimal performance, but the three-phase-to-ground parameters are asymmetric in the field due to network construction deviation, resulting in the three-phas... Read More about Flexible neutral point displacement overvoltage suppression method based on backstepping control in unbalanced distribution networks.