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The paper presents the application of the optimal control method at the energy performance index towards motion control of the 2-wheeled mobile robot. With the use of the proposed method of control the 2-wheeled mobile robot can realise effectively the desired trajectory. The problem of motion control of mobile robots is usually neglected and thus performance of the realisation of the high level control tasks is limited. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A method of vibration surveillance by using the optimal control at energy performance index has been creatively modified. The suggested original modification depends on consideration of direct relationship between the measured acceleration signal and the optimal control command. The paper presents the results of experiments and Hardware-in-the-loop simulations of a new active vibration reduction algorithm based on the energy performance index idea modified in such a way, that it directly utilises the acceleration feedback signal. Promising prospects towards real application of the modified method in case of the high speed milling are predicted as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Remarkable grow in demand both of mobile platform operability performance and reduction of project leading time development encourage to apply modern algorithms and reliable engineering tools for the design process. The paper discusses the mechatronic design applied for the surveillance system based on the energy performance index algorithm. The exploited mechatronic techniques i.e. virtual prototyping, Hardware-In-the-Loop Simulation (HILS) and rapid prototyping on target object, supported by the LabVIEW, allowed for integration of the developed control system and strongly nonlinear mobile platform, built simultaneously for the research purposes. Mathematical complexity of on-line algorithm and sophisticated model description affected all the process design. In order to boost mobile platform performance and handle its real time motion surveillance the authors implemented the Real Time controller. The presented design approach allowed authors to achieve the highest level of a mobile platform performance and increased probability of the final concept success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]