IEEE

Development of a Hybrid Fractional-Order Fuzzy-PID Controller Applied to a DC-DC Buck Converter

Abstract: This brief focuses on developing a hybrid fractional-order PID (FOPID) controller enhanced with fuzzy logic to regulate the output voltage of a DC-DC Buck converter. The FOPID controller ...
IEEE

Real-Time Identification and Self-Tuning PID Controller for 1-DOF Helicopter System

Abstract: Obtaining an accurate mathematical model is critical in control design applications. Therefore, the parameter uncertainties that occur during modeling or operation should be identified, and ...
Ars Technica

Termite farmers fine-tune their weed control

Odontotermes obesus is one of the termite species that grows fungi, called Termitomyces, in their mounds. Workers collect dead leaves, wood, and grass to stack them in underground fungus gardens ...
Frontiers

Discrete-time deadbeat control for STATCOMs based on dq reference frame: a high-speed, tuning-free strategy for reactive current regulation

1 Inner Mongolia Wuhai Ultra High Voltage Power Supply Bureau, Wuhai, China 2 Inner Mongolia Electric Power Research Institute, Hohhot, China The increasing penetration of distributed generation and ...
Phys.org

Molecular switch discovery could open door to male birth control

Michigan State University scientists have pinpointed the molecular "switch" that supercharges sperm for their final sprint to an egg—a breakthrough that could reshape infertility treatments and pave ...