Title :
A hybrid hierarchical control architecture for paper transport systems
Author :
Rai, Sudhendu ; Jackson, Warren B.
Author_Institution :
Xerox Corp., El Segundo, CA, USA
Abstract :
Paper transport subsystems transport sheets of paper from a starting point to a final destination with high accuracy and reliability. Traditional roller-based transport systems consist of rollers operating in an open loop mode. Therefore, such systems do not exhibit graceful degradation and adaptable control. We present a distributed hybrid hierarchical control for transport systems which are flexible, modular, and exhibit graceful degradation of throughput
Keywords :
control system synthesis; distributed control; hierarchical systems; materials handling; paper industry; hybrid hierarchical control architecture; paper transport systems; roller-based transport systems; throughput degradation; Actuators; Centralized control; Communication system control; Control systems; Distributed control; Error correction; Motion control; Open loop systems; Trajectory; Velocity control;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 1998. Proceedings of the 37th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tampa, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4394-8
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.1998.761980
