Experimentally infused plant and controller optimization using iterative design of experiments—theoretical framework and airborne wind energy case study

N Deodhar, J Deese… - Journal of …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This research presents an iterative framework for optimizing the plant and controller for
complex systems by fusing expensive but valuable experiments with cheap yet less accurate …

A framework for fused experimental/numerical plant and control system optimization using iterative g-optimal design of experiments

N Deodhar, C Vermillion - … and Information in …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents a methodology for optimally fusing experiments and numerical
simulations in the design of a combined plant and control system. The proposed …

Experimentally-infused active system optimization framework: Theoretical convergence analysis and airborne wind energy case study

N Deodhar, C Vermillion - … and Information in …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This research presents a convergence analysis for an iterative framework for optimizing
plant and controller parameters for active systems. The optimization strategy fuses …

Nested plant/controller codesign using G-optimal design and continuous time adaptation laws: Theoretical framework and application to an airborne wind energy …

J Deese, C Vermillion - Journal of Dynamic Systems …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents a nested codesign (combined plant and controller design) formulation
that uses optimal design of experiments (DoE) techniques at the upper level to globally …

A case study in experimentally-infused plant and controller optimization for airborne wind energy systems

N Deodhar, C Vermillion… - 2015 American Control …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a combined plant and controller optimization process for airborne wind
energy systems (AWEs) that fuses numerical optimization with lab-scale experimental …

Gaussian Process-Driven, Nested Experimental Co-Design: Theoretical Framework and Application to an Airborne Wind Energy System

J Deese, P Tkacik, C Vermillion - Journal of …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents and experimentally evaluates a nested combined plant and controller
optimization (co-design) strategy that is applicable to complex systems that require …

Nested plant/controller co-design using g-optimal design and extremum seeking: Theoretical framework and application to an airborne wind energy system

J Deese, N Deodhar, C Vermillion - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a unique nested optimization framework for the co-design of a physical
system (plant) and controller, which leverages optimal Design of Experiments (DoE) …

Combined plant and controller design using Bayesian optimization: A case study in airborne wind energy systems

A Baheri, J Deese, C Vermillion - Dynamic Systems …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents a novel data-driven nested optimization framework that aims to solve
the problem of coupling between plant and controller optimization. This optimization strategy …

Combined plant and controller design using batch bayesian optimization: a case study in airborne wind energy systems

A Baheri, C Vermillion - Journal of Dynamic Systems …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents a novel data-driven nested optimization framework that addresses the
problem of coupling between plant and controller optimization. This optimization strategy is …

Multidisciplinary dynamic optimization of horizontal axis wind turbine design

AP Deshmukh, JT Allison - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2016 - Springer
The design of physical (plant) and control aspects of a dynamic system have traditionally
been treated as two separate problems, often solved in sequence. Optimizing plant and …