A novel capacitive mass sensor using an open-loop controlled microcantilever

We present a mode localized mass sensor prototype based on a hybrid system excited at a fixed frequency slightly below the resonances. Indeed, we show, both theoretically and experimentally, that this condition yields higher sensitivities and similar sensitivity ranges than that of resonance peak tracking while being less time consuming than a classical open-loop configuration due to the absence of frequency sweep. The system is made of a quartz resonator and a hardware that includes a resonator and the coupling. The digital aspect allows maximum sensitivity to be achieved with a fine tuning of the different parameters and the implementation of a coupling, regardless of the physical resonator geometry. This allows the generation of mode localization on shear waves resonant structures such as the quartz cristal microbalance widely used in biosensing. This solution has been successfully implemented using resin micro balls depositions. The sensitivities reach almost their maximum theoretical values which means this fixed frequency method has the potential to reach lower limit of detection than the open loop frequency tracking method.

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Set of open-loop block-diagonalizers of transfer matrices

International Journal of Control ◽

10.1080/00207178908961237 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 161-168

Author(s):

A. Bülent Özgü Ler ◽

Vasfi Eldem

Keyword(s):

Open Loop ◽

Transfer Matrices

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On closed-loop equilibrium strategies for mean-field stochastic linear quadratic problems

ESAIM Control Optimisation and Calculus of Variations ◽

10.1051/cocv/2019057 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. 41

Author(s):

Tianxiao Wang

Keyword(s):

Optimal Control ◽

Closed Loop ◽

Optimal Control Problems ◽

Mean Field ◽

Open Loop ◽

Time Inconsistency ◽

Control Problems ◽

Linear Quadratic ◽

Linear Quadratic Optimal Control ◽

Equilibrium Strategies

This article is concerned with linear quadratic optimal control problems of mean-field stochastic differential equations (MF-SDE) with deterministic coefficients. To treat the time inconsistency of the optimal control problems, linear closed-loop equilibrium strategies are introduced and characterized by variational approach. Our developed methodology drops the delicate convergence procedures in Yong [Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 369 (2017) 5467–5523]. When the MF-SDE reduces to SDE, our Riccati system coincides with the analogue in Yong [Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 369 (2017) 5467–5523]. However, these two systems are in general different from each other due to the conditional mean-field terms in the MF-SDE. Eventually, the comparisons with pre-committed optimal strategies, open-loop equilibrium strategies are given in details.

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Open-Loop Tracking of GNSS Signals at Audio Processing Rates

Proceedings of the 29th International Technical Meeting of The Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2016) ◽

10.33012/2016.14582 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

C.R. Benson ◽

S.U. Qaisar

Keyword(s):

Open Loop ◽

Audio Processing

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Comparison of Dc-Dc SEPIC, CUK and Flyback Converters Based LED Drivers

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2018-70 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 99-107

Author(s):

Erdal Sehirli

Keyword(s):

Integrated Circuit ◽

Closed Loop ◽

Input Voltage ◽

Open Loop ◽

Current Sensor ◽

Switching Frequency ◽

Led Driver ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Led Drivers ◽

Conduction Mode

This paper presents the comparison of LED driver topologies that include SEPIC, CUK and FLYBACK DC-DC converters. Both topologies are designed for 8W power and operated in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) with 88 kHz switching frequency. Furthermore, inductors of SEPIC and CUK converters are wounded as coupled. Applications are realized by using SG3524 integrated circuit for open loop and PIC16F877 microcontroller for closed loop. Besides, ACS712 current sensor used to limit maximum LED current for closed loop applications. Finally, SEPIC, CUK and FLYBACK DC-DC LED drivers are compared with respect to LED current, LED voltage, input voltage and current. Also, advantages and disadvantages of all topologies are concluded.

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