no code implementations • 2 Jun 2021 • Vedant Bhandari, Erkan Kayacan
This paper demonstrates the applicability of the combination of concurrent learning as a tool for parameter estimation and non-parametric Gaussian Process for online disturbance learning.
no code implementations • 20 Apr 2021 • Erkan Kayacan, Erdal Kayacan, Herman Ramon, Wouter Saeys
This paper addresses the trajectory tracking problem of an autonomous tractor-trailer system by using a fast distributed nonlinear model predictive control algorithm in combination with nonlinear moving horizon estimation for the state and parameter estimation in which constraints on the inputs and the states can be incorporated.
no code implementations • 14 Apr 2021 • Erkan Kayacan, Erdal Kayacan, Herman Ramon, Wouter Saeys
More efficient agricultural machinery is needed as agricultural areas become more limited and energy and labor costs increase.
no code implementations • 9 Apr 2021 • Erdal Kayacan, Erkan Kayacan, Herman Ramon, Okyay Kaynak, Wouter Saeys
Autonomous navigation of an agricultural vehicle involves the control of different dynamic subsystems, such as the yaw angle dynamics and the longitudinal speed dynamics.
no code implementations • 5 Apr 2021 • Erkan Kayacan, Erdal Kayacan, Herman Ramon, Wouter Saeys
One of the most critical tasks in tractor operation is the accurate steering during field operations, e. g., accurate trajectory following during mechanical weeding or spraying, to avoid damaging the crop or planting when there is no crop yet.
no code implementations • 4 Apr 2021 • Erkan Kayacan, Erdal Kayacan, Mojtaba Ahmadieh Khanesar
Moreover, the proposed learning algorithm has a closed form, and it is easier to implement than the other existing methods.
no code implementations • 27 Mar 2021 • Erkan Kayacan, Joshua M. Peschel, Girish Chowdhary
This paper represents a novel online self-learning disturbance observer (SLDO) by benefiting from the combination of a type-2 neuro-fuzzy structure (T2NFS), feedback-error learning scheme and sliding mode control (SMC) theory.
no code implementations • 25 Mar 2021 • Erkan Kayacan
Autonomous vehicle following systems are playing a decisive role to increase vehicle density on roads by shortening inter-vehicle time gaps.
no code implementations • 25 Mar 2021 • Erkan Kayacan, Wouter Saeys, Herman Ramon, Calin Belta, Joshua M. Peschel
The experimental results for a time-based trajectory show that the NMHE-NMPC framework with the proposed real-time iteration scheme gives better trajectory tracking performance than the ISL-LMPC framework and the required computation time is feasible for real-time applications.
no code implementations • 22 Mar 2021 • Joseph Chai, Eran Medagoda, Erkan Kayacan
Engineering notes in Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics does not have an abstract.
no code implementations • 21 Mar 2021 • Erkan Kayacan, Thor I. Fossen
The FLC based on BNDO (FLC-BNDO) demonstrates robust control performance only against mismatched time-invariant uncertainties while the FLC based on SLDO (FLC-SLDO) demonstrates robust control performance against mismatched time-invariant and -varying uncertainties, and both of them maintain the nominal control performance in the absence of mismatched uncertainties.
no code implementations • 21 Mar 2021 • Zhongzhong Zhang, Erkan Kayacan, Benjamin Thompson, Girish Chowdhary
The robot, termed TerraSentia, is designed to automate the measurement of plant traits for efficient phenotyping as an alternative to manual measurements.
no code implementations • 21 Mar 2021 • Erkan Kayacan
In this framework, the NFS estimates the mismatched disturbances and becomes the leading disturbance estimator while the former feeds the learning error to the NFS to learn system behavior.
no code implementations • 21 Mar 2021 • Erkan Kayacan
To address this shortcoming, a novel control structure with a novel sliding surface is proposed in this paper and the stability of the overall system is proven for nth-order uncertain nonlinear systems.