2020
Authors
Costelha, H; Calado, J; Bento, LC; Oliveira, P;
Publication
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
Abstract
2020
Authors
Oliveira, PM; Pires, EJS; Boaventura Cunha, J; Pinho, TM;
Publication
TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE OF MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL
Abstract
A significant number of search and optimisation techniques whose principles seek inspiration from nature and biology phenomena have been proposed in the last decades. These methods have been successfully applied to solve a wide range of engineering problems. This is also the case of greenhouse environment control, which has been incorporating this type of techniques into its design. This paper addresses evolutionary and bio-inspired methods in the context of greenhouse environment control. Algorithm principles for reference techniques are reviewed, namely: simulated annealing, genetic algorithm, differential evolution and particle swarm optimisation. The last three techniques are considered using single and multiple objective formulations. A review of these algorithms within greenhouse environment control applications is presented, considering single and multiple objective problems, as well as their current trends.
2020
Authors
Oliveira, J; Oliveira, PM; Boaventura Cunha, J; Pinho, T;
Publication
ROBOTICS
Abstract
The design of Multi-Input Multi-Output nonlinear control systems for a quadrotor can be a difficult task. Nature inspired optimization techniques can greatly improve the design of non-linear control systems. Two recently proposed hunting-based swarm intelligence inspired techniques are the Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO) and the Ant Lion Optimizer (ALO). This paper proposes the use of both GWO and ALO techniques to design a Sliding Mode Control (SMC) flight system for tracking improvement of altitude and attitude in a quadrotor dynamic model. SMC is a nonlinear technique which requires that its strictly coupled parameters related to continuous and discontinuous components be correctly adjusted for proper operation. This requires minimizing the tracking error while keeping the chattering effect and control signal magnitude within suitable limits. The performance achieved with both GWO and ALO, considering realistic disturbed flight scenarios are presented and compared to the classical Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm. Simulated results are presented showing that GWO and ALO outperformed PSO in terms of precise tracking, for ideal and disturbed conditions. It is shown that the higher stochastic nature of these hunting-based algorithms provided more confidence in local optima avoidance, suggesting feasibility of getting a more precise tracking for practical use.
2020
Authors
Pereira, CA; Oliveira, PM; Reis, MJ;
Publication
Revista Meta: Avaliação
Abstract
2020
Authors
Duarte, D; Moura Oliveira, PBd; Solteiro Pires, EJ;
Publication
Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning - IDEAL 2020 - 21st International Conference, Guimaraes, Portugal, November 4-6, 2020, Proceedings, Part I
Abstract
Recently Shannon’s Entropy has been incorporated in nature inspired metaheuristics with good results. Depending on the problem, the Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) algorithm may suffer from premature convergence. Here, an Entropy Grey Wolf Optimization (E-GWO) technique is proposed with the overall aim to improve the original GWO performance. The entropy is used to track the GWO swarm diversity, comparing the distance values between the Alpha in relation to the Beta and Delta wolves. The aim of the E-GWO variant is to improve convergence and prevent stagnation in local optima, since ideally restarting the swarm agents will prevent this from happening. Simulation results are presented showing that E-GWO restarting mechanism can achieve better results than the original GWO algorithm for some benchmark functions. © 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
2020
Authors
Oliveira, PBD; Hedengren, JD; Pires, EJS;
Publication
ALGORITHMS
Abstract
Simple and easy to use methods are of great practical demand in the design of Proportional, Integral, and Derivative (PID) controllers. Controller design criteria are to achieve a good set-point tracking and disturbance rejection with minimal actuator variation. Achieving satisfactory trade-offs between these performance criteria is not easily accomplished with classical tuning methods. A particle swarm optimization technique is proposed to design PID controllers. The design method minimizes a compromise cost function based on both the integral absolute error and control signal total variation criteria. The proposed technique is tested on an Arduino-based Temperature Control Laboratory (TCLab) and compared with the Grey Wolf Optimization algorithm. Both TCLab simulation and physical data show that satisfactory trade-offs between the performance and control effort are enabled with the proposed technique.
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