2018 Texas Systems Day
April 6, 2018
Texas Systems Day (TSD) is a one day event to promote interaction between researchers in Texas who are working in the area of systems, controls and robotics.
Location
Symposium: TI Auditorium, ECSS 2.102, UT Dallas, Richardson, TX
Student Posters Session: ECS Courtyard (weather permitting)
ECSN Atrium (Inclement weather)
Poster Presentation Participants
Rice University
- Issam Ben Moallem, “Localization for Autonomous Underwater Robots Inside Oil Storage Tanks”
Texas A&M
- Sangjin Han, “PID Controller Design with an H Infinity Criterion”
- Dilshad R Akkam Veettil, Suman Chakravorty, “Particle Gaussian Mixture Filters-II
University of Houston
- Julien Leclerc, Benedict Isichei, Yitong Hao, and Aaron Becker, “Controlling Magnetic Miniature Robots Using Electromagnets Cooled with Liquid Nitrogen”
- Arun Mahadev, “Mapping an Unknown Region Using Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Particles”
University of North Texas
- Wen Du, Xinlei Yi, Jemin George, Karl H. Johansson, and Tao Yang, “Distributed Optimization with Dynamic Event-Triggered Mechanisms”
- Lisha Yao, Ye Yuan, Shreyas Sundaram, Tao Yang, “Distributed Finite-Time Optimization”
- Roya Norouzi Kandalan, “Impact of Mobility on Consensus Building in the Leader-Follower Model”
UT Arlington
- Mushuang Liu, “Analytical Framework of Airspace Capacity for Unmanned Aerieal Systems (UASs)”
- Victor G. Lopez, Yan Wan, and Frank L. Lewis, “Bayesian Graphical Games for Synchronization in Dynamical Systems”
- Diganta Bhattacharjee, Kamesh Subbarao, “Wing Inertia Effects of Flight Dynamics of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles”
- Rajnish Bhusal, Kamesh Subbarao, “Uncertainty Quantification Using Generalized Polynomial Chaos for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems”
- Ameya R. Godbole, Kamesh Subbarao, “Nonlinear Extended State Observer Based Stabilization and Control of Multi-Copters with Cable Slung Payloads”
- Paul Quillen, Kamesh Subbarao, “Path Planning and Trajectory Tracking Using Modified Wavefront Expansion and Nonlinear Model Predictive Control”
UT Austin
- Soovadeep Bakshi, Zeyu Yan, “A Fast Algorithm on Minimum-Time Scheduling of an Autonomous Ground Vehicle Using a Traveling Salesman Framework”
- Gray Thomas, “Uncertain Models and Robust Control for Series Elastic, Multi-Contact Robots”
- Gray Thomas, Binghan He, Luis Sentis, “Safety Control Synthesis with Input Limits: A Hybrid Approach”
- Taylor Niehues, Anna Shafer, and Ashish Deshpande, “Understanding Human Hand Dexterity Using A Human-Like Robotic Testbed”
- Asad Ul Haq, Dragan Djurdjanovic, “Robustly Stabilizing Dual-Mode Model Predictive Control of Nonlinear Systems”
- Zicheng Cai, Asad Ul Haq, Dragan Djurdjanovic, “HVAC Dual-Mode Model Predictive Control for Energy and Robustness Evaluation”
UT Dallas
- Cesar Contreras, “Stabilization of a Flying Inverted Pendulum Using Controlled Lagrangians”
- Edgar Bolivar, “How Much Energy Can Really Be Saved Using Series Elastic Actuators?”
- Olalekan Ogunmolu, Dan Nguyen, Nicholas Gans, Steve Jiang, “Automatic Beam Orientation Optimization via Deep Reinforcement Learning”
- Jianping Lin, “Optimal Path Planning For Stochastic Nonholonomic Systems Using Small Segment Sampling (SSS) Method”
- Mohammad Maroufi, Hamed Alemansour, M. Bulut Coskun, S. O. Reza Moheimani, “A Closed-loop MEMS Force Sensor with Adjustable Stiffness”
- Yi Guo, Tyler Summers, “Data-based Optimal Power Flow”
- Asif Iqbal, Nicholas R. Gans, “Localization of Classified Objects in SLAM using Nonparametric Statistics and Clustering”
- Yan Xiao, Yaoyu Li, Mario Rotea, “CART3 Field Tests for Wind Turbine Region-2 Operation with Extremum Seeking Controllers”
- Yan Xiao, Yaoyu Li, Mario Rotea, “Multi-objective Extremum Seeking Control for Enhancement of Wind Power Capture with Load Reduction”
- Moinak Pyne, Steve Yurkovich, “Battery Capacity Evaluations”
- Changyuan Li, “Information Structure Design in Dynamic Team Decision Problems”
- Nastaran Nikooienejad, Afshin Alipour, Mohammad Maroufi, S. O. Reza Moheimani, “Video-Rate Non-Raster AFM Imaging with Cycloid Trajectory: An Internal Model Control Approach”
- Zhongfan Zhao, “Input Selection for Multivariable Extremum Seeking Control with Application to Real-Time Optimization of a Chilled-Water Plant”
- Tunga R., Justin Ruths, Carlos Murguia, “Tuning of Windowed Chi-Squared Detectors for Sensor Attacks”
- Fenglin Zhou, Yaoyu Li, Wenyi Wang, “Energy Management of Smart Community with EV Charging Using Distributed Model Predictive Control
- Yuanzhi Liu, Jie Zhang, “Air-Based Battery Thermal Management System for Electric Vehicles: Experimental Study and Optimization”
- Samragni Dutta Roy, “Grid Scale Energy Storage Sharing Among Wind Farms”
- Muncun Sun, Cong Feng, Jie Zhang, Erol Kevin Chartan, Bri-Mathias Hodge, “Probalistic Short-term Wind Forecasting Based on Pinball Loss Optimization”
- Mohsen Jafarzadeh, Sharon Choi, Stephen Brooks, Mark Cordova, Manpreet Dhot, Luis Hall-Valdez, and Yonas Tadesse, “Developing loT based Control System for a Social Humanoid Robot (HBS2)
- Mohsen Jafarzadeh, Nicholas Gans, and Yonas Tadesse, “Control of Twisted and Coiled Polymer (TCP) Muscles using Fuzzy Inference System”
- Armita Hamidi, Yonas Tadesse, “Additive Manufacturing of Multifunctional Structures for Robots”
- Chih-Lun Chang, “Data-Driven Distributed PV Sharing in Microgrid with Dynamic Electricity Prices”
- Umberto Ciri, Mario A. Rotea, Stefano Leonardi, “Model-free Control of Wind Farms: A Comparative Study Between Individual and Coordinated Extremum Seeking”
- Umberto Ciri, Mario A. Rotea, Stefano Leonardi, “Effect of the Turbine Scale on Yaw Control”
- M. Bulut Coskun, Hamed Alemansour, Mohammad Maroufi, S. O. Reza Moheimani, “Dealing with Electrical Feedthrough in Active AFM Cantilevers”
- Farzad Karami, “Modeling of Twisted and Coiled Polymer (TCP) Muscles Actuation”
- Akshay Potnuru, Yonas Tadesse, “Coiled SMA Actuators for Soft Robots”
- Zhongyou Wu, “Platform Stabilization and Load Reduction of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Using Dynamic Vibration Absorbers”
- Kaveh Fathian, Tyler Summers, Nicholas Gans, “Robust Distributed Formation Control of Agents with Higher-Order Dynamics”
- Venkatraman Renganathan, Tyler Summers, “Spoof Resilient Coordination in Distributed and Robust Multi-Robot Systems”
- Sahand Hadizadeh Kafash, and Justin Ruths, “Constraining Attacker Capabilities Through Actuator Saturation”
- Mahsa Lotfi, M. Vidyasagar, “Non-Iterative Recovery Algorithm in Compressed Sensing”
Parking Information
If you plan on driving to campus, here is link to the parking map: http://www.utdallas.edu/maps/ . The best location to park is in Parking Structure 4 (PS4 on the map). TSD will be held in the Engineering & Computer Science Building (ECSS on the map). You’ll need to contact Kathryn Owens @ kxo121030@utdallas.edu for the Pay-by-Space, parking code and directions.
Meals
The following will be provided by the organizers during Texas Systems Day 2018: morning break, lunch and an afternoon reception during the poster session.
Symposium Schedule
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. | Keynote |
| 9:30-10:00 a.m. | Coffee Break |
|
10:00-12:00 p.m. | Morning Session Robustly Stable, Computationally Feasible Model Predictive Control of Nonlinear Systems Polynomial Optimization via Parabolic Relaxation with Applications to Power System Control and Planning Throughput-Optimal Scheduling for Multi-Hop Networked Transportation Systems with Switch-Over Delay Cooperative Learning Control Information Theory for Feedback Systems: Recent Developments and Perspectives Computational Optimization of Internal Combustion Engines |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
|
1:00-2:20 p.m. | Afternoon Session Bio-inspired Underwater Robots Enabled by Electroactive Polymer Artificial Muscles Soft actuators for Soft Robots and Humanoids Aerospace Robotics: Structural and Sensing Systems Hierarchical Control of Aircraft Electro-Thermal Systems |
| 2:20-3:00 p.m. | NSF Talk |
| 3:00-5:00 p.m. | Poster session |
Hotel Information
If you plan on staying overnight in Dallas we have set up a block of rooms at the Wingate by Wyndham in Richardson: 1577 Gateway Blvd. Richardson, TX 75080. 972-234-5400. These rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis for both Thursday 4/5 and Friday 4/6 with a room rate of $79. Just ask for the Texas Systems Day room block.
Steering Committee
- Ari Arapostathis (UT Austin)
- Mark Spong (UT Dallas)
- P. R. Kumar (TAMU)
2018 Organizational Committee
- Reza Moheimani (Chair, from Host Institution UT Dallas)
- Steve Yurkovich (UT Dallas)
- Raktim Bhattacharya (Texas A&M)