ACTC Technical Reports

Technical Reports provide a detailed theoretical description of specific advanced control techniques. These documents are written to be a concise and complete source of information that any engineer working in that particular field will find invaluable.

List of Technical Reports

The following is a list of Technical Reports produced by the ACTC. These are available to ACTC members free of charge. To download these reports (ACTC Members only), please proceed to our Download Centre or click on the appropriate links.

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Application of Expert Systems in Industrial control (ACT Report 1/1990)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    A Tutorial of Polynomial LQG/H∞ Optimal Control for Industrial Users (ACT Report 2/1990)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    A Tutorial of Digital LQG and H∞ Self-Tuning Control for Industrial Applications (ACT Report3/1990)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    μ-Analysis and Synthesis (An overview of an Optimisation - Based Methodology for Multivariable Control Design) (ACT Report 4/1990)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Weighting Functions in H∞ Control (ACT Report 5/1991)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Introduction to Non-linear Self Tuning Control (ACT Report 6/1992)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    An Introduction to the Control of Non-linear Processes (ACT Report 7/1993)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Mathematical Notations and Glossary (TR08/1993)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    On the Performance of Generic Model Control (TR09/1993)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    An introduction to Neural Networks (TR10/1994)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Long Range Predictive Control: A Review (TR11/1994)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Introduction to the Benefits of Controller with Several Degrees of Freedom and the Use of Feedforward Control (TR12/1995)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Applications of Fuzzy Logic Control (TR13/1995)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Design of l1 Optimal Controllers for Practical Problems: A Tutorial (TR14_v2/2001)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Comparison of the Design of a Marine Autopilot using H∞ Design and Quantitative Feedback Theory (TR15/1997)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Advances in Autotune Methods (TR16/1998)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Fibre Optics and their use in Field Trials Measurements (TR17/1998)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    A Design Methodology for Handling Parametric Uncertainty (TR18/2001)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Subspace Identification Methods (TR19/2003)

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Carbon Emission Control in Coal-Fired Power Plants: Recent Developments (TR20/2006)

Forthcoming:

images/M_blue.gif (1008 bytes)    Application of Neural Networks to Ship Modelling and Control