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    A gain-switched self-optimizer for braking controller
    (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2017-06) Dinçmen, Erkin
    An emergency braking controller is developed with improved operation characteristics near the maximum friction zone. The methodology is based on self-seeking a-priori unknown optimum operation point to maximize a performance function representing the optimal behavior of the considered dynamic system. Sliding mode with uncertain direction of control vector approach is utilized in the algorithm. An adaptive variable gain is utilized in the algorithm to improve its performance. Via the variable gain, both fast convergence to the a-priori unknown optimum operation point and reduced magnitude of oscillations in the braking moment inputs resulting less aggressive control action are achieved.
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    Design of a global extremum seeking algorithm for an omni-directional robot model
    (Romanian Soc Control Tech Informatics, 2017-06) Dinçmen, Erkin
    A global extremum seeking algorithm is developed for a mobile robot model where the aim is to find the location of the most powerful signal source among the others. In other words, the control problem is to seek the global extremum point of a performance function when there are local extremas. The locations of the signal sources and signal distribution characteristics are unknown, i.e. the gradient of the performance function is unknown. The control algorithm also doesn't use any position measurement of the mobile robot itself. Henceforth, the controller is suitable for the missions where the robot moves in an unknown terrain with no GPS signal and no inertial measurements. Only the signal magnitude should be measured via a sensor mounted on the robot during the motion. A gradient estimator is designed to determine the motion direction towards the extremum point. When a local extremum is found, the robot will continue its search for another extremum points. Once each extremums have been visited, the robot will compare the signal levels on each source and identify the global extremum i.e. the most powerful signal source. In the absence of any position measurements, the robot can move towards the global extremum by repeating its motion history backwards. In the literature, this is the first global extremum seeking algorithm that has been developed for an omni-directional mobile robot model. Via the simulation studies it has been shown that the control algorithm can seek and find both stationary and non stationary signal sources and it can find the global extremum point when there are local extremas.
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    Extremum seeking dead-zone pre-compensator for an industrial control system
    (Walter De Gruyter GMBH, 2018-06-26) Dinçmen, Erkin
    PID type industrial controllers such as PI, PD, PID are mature control algorithms and they are intensively used in industry due to their simplicity and easily implementability. However, they start to fail when there is an unknown or unpredictable nonlinear behavior in the plant or actuator. In this paper, a novel compensation algorithm is proposed for PD type industrial control systems, which possess an unknown dead-zone nonlinearity. An extremum-seeking technique is utilized in the compensation algorithm. The aim is to propose a new, effective and robust compensator which can be added easily to an existing industrial controller without any need to change/retune the controller settings/parameters. It is shown that by adding the compensator to an existing PD control system, the sensitivity of the controller to the dead-zone nonlinearity is removed.
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    Neural network steering control algorithm for autonomous ground vehicles having signal time delay
    (SAGE Publications Ltd, 2024-03) Dinçmen, Erkin
    An adaptive neural network–based steering control algorithm is proposed for yaw rate tracking of autonomous ground vehicles with in-vehicle signal time delay. The control system consists of two neural networks: the observer neural network and the controller neural network. The observer neural network adapts itself to the system dynamics during the training phase. Once trained, the observer neural network cooperates with the controller neural network, which constantly adapts itself during the control task. In this way, an adaptive and intelligent control structure is proposed. Through simulation studies, it has been shown that while a proportional-integral-derivative type steering controller fails to perform its control task in case of steering signal delay, the proposed control algorithm manages to adapt itself according to the control problem and achieves reference yaw rate tracking. The robustness of the control algorithm according to the signal delay magnitude has been demonstrated by simulation studies. A rigorous Lyapunov stability analysis of the control algorithm is also presented.
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    A cooperative neural network control structure and its application for systems having dead-zone nonlinearities
    (Springer International Publishing Ag, 2022-03) Dinçmen, Erkin
    An adaptive control structure utilizing two feed-forward neural networks (NN) is proposed to deal with systems having unknown nonlinearities. One of the networks is trained to mimic the nonlinear system dynamics. Its training will be repeated with periods in order to keep it an updated valid model of the system all the times since the parameters and/or nonlinearities of the system may change during time. The other network, which is the Controller NN, adapts itself continuously by collaborating with the Model NN. The stability-convergence analysis of both networks is performed via Lyapunov method. An example system is chosen to show the applicability of the control algorithm. This example system is created by combining a linear dynamics model with a dead-zone function to represent a nonlinear system to be controlled. It should be noted that the proposed control structure can be used in any nonlinear system without knowing the system dynamics. The only information required by Model NN is the training set consisting input-output data pairs of the system. The Model NN is trained offline with this training set, and afterward the Controller NN adapts its weights online continuously during the control task with the help of Model NN. The performances of PD and PID controllers are also given for comparison purposes.
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    Extremum-seeking control of ABS braking in road vehicles with lateral force improvement
    (IEEE-INST Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc, 2014-01) Dinçmen, Erkin; Güvenç, Bilin Aksun; Acarman, Tankut
    An ABS control algorithm based on extremum seeking is presented in this brief. The optimum slip ratio between the tire patch and the road is searched online without having to estimate road friction conditions. This is achieved by adapting the extremum-seeking algorithm as a self-optimization routine that seeks the peak point of the tire force-slip curve. As an additional novelty, the proposed algorithm incorporates driver steering input into the optimization procedure to determine the operating region of the tires on the "tire force"-"slip ratio" characteristic-curve. The algorithm operates the tires near the peak point of the force-slip curve during straight line braking. When the driver demands lateral motion in addition to braking, the operating regions of the tires are modified automatically, for improving the lateral stability of the vehicle by increasing the tire lateral forces. A validated, full vehicle model is presented and used in a simulation study to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Simulation results show the benefits of the proposed ABS controller.