Tummala, R.L. “Section X – Systems”
The Electrical Engineering Handbook
Ed. Richard C. Dorf
Boca Raton: CRC Press LLC, 2000
This small robotic rover has been sent to Mars inside the Mars Pathfinder lander which was launched from Kennedy
Space Center on December 4, 1996. Known as Sojourner, this compact, semi-autonomous six-wheeler will become
the first vehicle to traverse the Martian surface.
The rover weighs just 22 lb (10 kg) and when fully deployed is 11 in. (280 mm) high, 25 in. (630 mm) long,
and 19 in. (480 mm) wide. It is equipped with three cameras and an alpha proton x-ray spectrometer which must
be in contact with rocks or soil to measure elemental composition. A sensor detects alpha particle scattering and
proton and x-ray emissions. Sojourner runs on a solar array, sufficient to power the rover for several hours per
day, even in the worst dust storms.
The rover control system features operator designation of targets and autonomous control to reach targets and
perform tasks. The instructions will be sent to the rover from a controller on earth. The onboard control system
is built around an Intel 80C85 processor, which is an 8-bit processor and runs at about 100,000 instructions per
second.
Landers and rovers of the future will share the heritage of Mars Pathfinder designs and technologies first tested
during this mission. (Photo courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.)
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X
Systems
100 Control Systems
W.L. Brogan, G.K.F. Lee, A.P. Sage, B.C. Kuo, C.L. Phillips,
R.D. Harbor, R.G. Jacquot, J.E. McInroy, D.P. Atherton, J.S. Bay, W.T. Baumann,
M-Y Chow
Models ? Deynamic Response ? Frequency Response Methods: Bode Diagram Approach ?
Root Locus ? Compensation ? Digital Control Systems ? Nonlinear Control Systems ?
Optimal Control and Estimation ? Neural Control
101 Robotics
T.A. Lasky, T.C. Hsia, R.L. Tummala, N.G. Odrey
Robot Configuration ? Dynamics and Control ? Applications
102 Aerospace Systems
C.R. Spitzer, D.A. Martinec, C.T. Leondes, A.H. Rana, W. Check
Avionics Systems ? Communications Satellite Systems: Applications
103 Command, Control and Communications (C
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)
G. Clapp, D. Sworder
Scope ? Background ? The Technologies of C
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? The Dynamics of Encounters ? The Role of the
Human Decisionmaker in C
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104 Industrial Systems
G.E. Cook, K. Anderson, R.J. Barnett, A.K. Wallace, R. Spée,
M. Sznaier, R.S. Sánchez Pe?a
Welding and Bonding ? Large Drives ? Robust Systems
105 Man-Machine Systems
D. McRuer
Seven Natures of Man ? Machine Control—A Catalog of Behavioral Complexities ? Full Attention
Compensatory Operations—The Crossover Model
106 Vehicular Systems
L.S. Boehmer
Design Considerations ? Land Transportation Classifications ? Propulsion ? Microprocessor
Controls ? Monitoring and Diagnostics
107 Industrial Illuminating Systems
K. Chen
New Concepts in Designing an Industrial Illuminating System ? Factors Affecting Industrial
Illumination ? System Components ? Applications ? System Energy Efficiency Considerations
108 Instruments
J.L. Schmalzel
Physical Variables ? Transducers ? Instrument Elements ? Instrumentation System ? Modeling
Elements of an Instrumentation System ? Summary of Noise Reduction Techniques ? Personal
Computer-Based Instruments ? Modeling PC-Based Instruments ? The Effects of Sampling ?
Other Factors
109 Navigation Systems
M. Kayton
Coordinate Frames ? Categories of Navigation ? Dead Reckoning ? Radio Navigation ? Celestial
Navigation ? Map Matching Navigation ? Navigation Software ? Design Trade-Offs
110 Reliability Engineering
R. Ramakumar
Catastrophic Failure Models ? The Bathtub Curve ? Mean Time To Failure (MTTF) ? Average
Failure Rate ?
A Posteriori
Failure Probability ? Units for Failure Rates ? Application of the
Binomial Distribution ? Application of the Poisson Distribution ? The Exponential Distribution ?
The Weibull Distribution ? Combinatorial Aspects ? Modeling Maintenance ? Markov Models ?
Binary Model for a Repairable Component ? Two Dissimilar Repairable Components ? Two
Identical Repairable Components ? Frequency and Duration Techniques ? Applications of Markov
Process ? Some Useful Approximations ? Application Aspects ? Reliability and Economics
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111 Environmental Effects
K. Blades, B. Allenby
Industrial Ecology ? Design for Environment ? Environmental Implications for the Electronics
Industry ? Emerging Technology ? Tools and Strategies for Environmental Design
112 Computer-Aided Control Systems Design
C.M. Rimvall, C.P. Jobling
A Brief History of CACSD ? The State of the Art in CACSD ? CACSD Block-Diagram Tools
R. Lal Tummala
Michigan State University
UNDAMENTAL IDEAS, CONCEPTS, AND TOOLS developed in system theory have contributed sig-
nificantly to the breakthroughs in aerospace, manufacturing, and medicine, to name a few. In 1990, the
National Academy of Engineering identified ten outstanding engineering achievements of the preceding
25 years. These feats included five accomplishments made possible by utilizing modern system theory: Apollo
lunar landings, satellites, computer-based manufacturing, computer axial tomography, and the jumbo jet. At
present, these ideas are being extended to increase the productivity of the manufacturing sector, improve
highway safety, increase fuel efficiency of automobiles, and design and produce environmentally friendly
products.
This section discusses conceptual approaches and tools of modern system theory and their applications. The
key concepts for the analysis and design of linear and non-linear control systems: modeling, dynamic response,
frequency response, root locus, compensation, digital control, describing functions, and phase plane are dis-
cussed in Chapter 100. Application of these concepts to a variety of systems is discussed in the following chapters.
These systems draw their name from their application, for example, vehicular systems. The topic discussed in
Chapter 101 is robotics. A robot is a computer-based mechanical manipulator which can be programmed to
perform a variety of tasks. The authors review modeling, control, and application of robots. Chapter 102
describes aerospace systems in avionics and their use in communication satellite systems. The next chapter
reviews the command, control, and communication systems used to monitor and control military aerospace
systems. Chapter 104 describes two key industrial systems: welding and bonding, and large drives. The authors
describe modeling, sensor requirements, control system requirements, and implementation for these systems.
Chapter 105 discusses man-machine systems and models used to analyze them. The next two chapters review
the key characteristics and electronic controls for vehicular systems, and industrial illumination systems.
Chapter 108 describes instruments, which are systems consisting of sensors and electronic circuits, usually for
measurement applications. Modern approaches to navigation on the land, sea, or in the air are discussed in
Chapter 109. Important topics such as reliability (Chapter 110) and environment (Chapter 111) are included
to emphasize their improtance in the design of modern products and processes. With the advent of computer
technology, system theory tools are widely available on the computer and the use of this is widespread and thus
deserves special attention. Chapter 112 discusses this software.
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