An overview on hybrid integrator-gain systems with applications to wafer scanners

M Heertjes, S van Den Eijnden… - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hybrid integrator-gain systems (HIGS) are non-linear control elements that switch between
simple integrator dynamics and gain characteristics. Switching is done in a way that …

Analysis of sampled-data hybrid integrator-gain systems: A discrete-time approach

B Sharif, D Alferink, M Heertjes, H Nijmeijer… - Automatica, 2024 - Elsevier
Hybrid integrator-gain systems (HIGS) are hybrid control elements used to overcome
fundamental performance limitations of linear time-invariant feedback control, and have …

Negative imaginary control using hybrid integrator-gain systems: Application to MEMS nanopositioner

K Shi, N Nikooienejad, IR Petersen… - … on Control Systems …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we propose a new approach to address the control problem for negative
imaginary (NI) systems by using hybrid integrator-gain systems (HIGSs). We investigate the …

Existence and completeness of solutions to extended projected dynamical systems and sector-bounded projection-based controllers

W Heemels, A Tanwani - IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Projection-based control (PBC) systems have significant engineering impact and receive
considerable scientific attention. To properly describe closed-loop PBC systems, extensions …

On the relationship between control barrier functions and projected dynamical systems

G Delimpaltadakis, W Heemels - 2023 62nd IEEE Conference …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we study the relationship between systems controlled via Control Barrier
Function (CBF) approaches and a class of discontinuous dynamical systems, called …

Targeted pH-Activated Peptide-Based Nanomaterials for Combined Photodynamic Therapy with Immunotherapy

B Sun, H Yang, Y Li, JF Scheerstra… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has demonstrated efficacy in eliminating local tumors, yet its
effectiveness against metastasis is constrained. While immunotherapy has exhibited …

A small-gain approach to incremental input-to-state stability analysis of hybrid integrator-gain systems

S Van Den Eijnden, MF Heertjes… - IEEE Control …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Incremental input-to-state stability plays an important role in the analysis of nonlinear
systems, as it opens up the possibility for accurate performance characterizations beyond …

Digital control of negative imaginary systems: a discrete-time hybrid integrator-gain system approach

K Shi, IR Petersen - arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.16046, 2024 - arxiv.org
A hybrid integrator-gain system (HIGS) is a control element that switches between an
integrator and a gain, which overcomes some inherent limitations of linear controllers. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Stability analysis of hybrid integrator-gain systems: A frequency-domain approach

S van den Eijnden, M Heertjes, H Nijmeijer… - Automatica, 2024 - Elsevier
The hybrid integrator-gain system (HIGS) has been introduced recently with the aim to
overcome fundamental limitations of linear time-invariant (LTI) control systems. To support …

Filtering in Projection-based Integrators for Improved Phase Characteristics

H Chu, SJA Eijnden, MF Heertjes… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Projection-based integrators are effectively employed in high-precision systems with
growing industrial success. By utilizing a projection operator, the resulting projection-based …