Some Recent (-ly attempted) Publications

Nonlinear System Identification

S.M. Savaresi, R.R. Bitmead and W.J. Dunstan,``Nonlinear system identification using closed-loop data with no external excitation: the case of a lean combustion chamber,'' International Journal of Control, vol. 74, pp. 1796-1806, 2001.

W.J. Dunstan, R.R. Bitmead and S.M. Savaresi, ``Fitting nonlinear low-order models for combustion instability control,'' Control Engineering Practice, vol. 9, pp. 1301-1317, 2001.

R.A. Casas, R.R. Bitmead, C.A. Jacobson and C.R. Johnson~Jr, ``Prediction Error Methods for Limit Cycle Data," Automatica, vol. 38, pp. 1753-1760, October 2002.

W.J. Dunstan and R.R. Bitmead, ``Model confidence for nonlinear systems,'' IFAC World Congress, Barcelona Spain, 2002.

W.J. Dunstan and R.R. Bitmead, ``Identification of resonant systems using periodic multiplicative reference systems,'' 13th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, Rotterdam NL, 2003.

W.J. Dunstan and R.R. Bitmead, ``Empirical estimation of parameter distributions in system identification,'' 13th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, Rotterdam NL, 2003.

W.J. Dunstan and R.R. Bitmead, ``Nonlinear model validation using multiple experiments," 42nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Maui HI, 2003.

S.M. Savaresi, R.R. Bitmead and R.D. Peirce, “Modelling and control of a rotary sugar dryer,” Control Engineering Practice, vol. 9, pp. 249-266, 2001.

F. Bouziani, I.D. Landau, R.R. Bitmead and A. Voda-Besancon, “An Analytically Tractable Model for Combustion Instability,” 44th IEEE Conference on Decision & Control – European Control Conference, Seville, December 2005.

System Identification for Control

R.R. Bitmead, “JointModeling and Control Design, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6” Advanced Process Control Applications for Industry Workshop, Full-day Plenary TutorialWorkshop, Vancouver April 2004.

Floating Point Digital Filter Realizations

S. Ko and R.R. Bitmead, ``Covariance calculation for floating-point state space realizations,'' IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol 52, pp. 3370-3377, 2004.

S. Ko and R.R. Bitmead, ``Covariance calculation for floating point state space realizations,'' IFAC World Congress, Barcelona Spain, 2002.

Model Predictive Control & Coordinated Vehicles

Jun Yan and R.R. Bitmead, “A Constrained Model-Predictive Approach to Coordinated Control,” Automatica, submitted.

Keunmo Kang, Jun Yan and R.R. Bitmead, “Communication Design for Coordinated Control with a Non-Standard Information Structure,” 44th IEEE Conference on Decision & Control – European Control, Conference, Seville, December 2005.

Jun Yan, Keunmo Kang and R.R. Bitmead, “State Estimation in Coordinated Control with a Non-standard Information Architecture,” 16th IFAC World Congress, Prague, July 2005.

Jun Yan and R.R. Bitmead, “Incorporating state estimation into model predictive control and its application to network traffic control,” Automatica, vol 41, pp. 595-604, 2005.

J. Yan and R.R. Bitmead, ``Model predictive control and state estimation: a network example,'' IFAC World Congress, Barcelona Spain, 2002.

B.J. Brunell, R.R. Bitmead and A.J. Connolly, ``Nonlinear model predictive control of an aircraft gas turbine engine,'' IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Las Vegas, 2002.

Hiroaki Fukushima and R.R. Bitmead, ``Robust constrained predictive control using comparison model," Automatica, vol 41, pp. 97-106, 2005.

H. Fukushima and R.R. Bitmead, ``Robust constrained Model Predictive Control using closed-loop prediction,'' 2003 American Control Conference, Denver Co, 2003.

Jun Yan and R.R. Bitmead, ``Coordinated control and information architecture," IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Maui, 2003.

M. Hovd and R.R. Bitmead, “Interaction between control and state estimation in nonlinear MPC,” 7th International Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems, Boston MA, July 2004.

Telecommunications

Chengjin Zhang and R.R. Bitmead, “Subspace system identification for training-based MIMO channel estimation,” Automatica, vol. 41, pp. 1623-1632, 2005.

C. Zhang and R.R. Bitmead, “Adaptive Channel Modeling for MIMO Wireless Communications,” Defence Applications of Signal Processing, Midway Utah, March 2005.

Chengjin Zhang and R.R. Bitmead, “State Space Modeling for MIMO Wireless Channels,” IEEE International Conference on Communications, Seoul, May 2005.

R.R. Bitmead and C. Zhang, ``Multiple antenna system equalization using semi-blind subspace identification methods,'' 13th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, Rotterdam NL, 2003.

W. Cooper, J.R. Zeidler and R.R. Bitmead, ``Modeling dynamic channel assignment algorithms in multi-basestation TDD wireless networks with internet based traffic,'' IEEE Trans Vehicular Technology, vol. 53, pp. 783-804, 2004.

G.A. Einicke, L.B. White and R.R. Bitmead, ``The use of the Fake Algebraic Riccati equation for co-channel demodulation,'' IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol 51, pp. 2288-2293, 2003.

R.R. Bitmead, ``Available bit rate teletraffic control using model predictive control,'' Defence Applications of Signal Processing, South Australia, 2001.

Control & Adaptive Control

Morten Hovd and R.R. Bitmead, “Directional Leakage and Parameter Drift,” International Journal of Adaptive Control & Signal Processing, to appear.

M. Hovd and R.R. Bitmead, “Directional leakage and parameter drift,” 7th International Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems, Boston MA, July 2004.

Sangho Ko and R.R. Bitmead, “State Estimation for Linear Systems with State Equality Constraints,” Automatica, to appear.

Sangho Ko and R.R. Bitmead, “Optimal Control of Linear Systems with State Equality Constraints,” Automatica, to appear.

Sangho Ko and R.R. Bitmead, “State Estimation for Linear Systems with State Equality Constraints,” 16th IFAC World Congress, Prague, July 2005.

Sangho Ko and R.R. Bitmead, “Optimal Control of Linear Systems with State Equality Constraints,” 16th IFAC World Congress, Prague, July 2005.

Jisang Park and R.R. Bitmead, “Controller Certification,” 44th IEEE Conference on Decision & Control – European Control Conference, Seville, December 2005,

J. Park and R.R. Bitmead, “Vinnicombe’s winding number condition is not transitive: impacts for adaptive control,” IFAC Workshop on Adaptation and Learning, Yokohama Japan, August 2004.

L.C. Kammer, R.R. Bitmead and P.L. Bartlett, “Direct Iterative Tuning via Spectral Analysis,” Automatica, vol. 36, pp. 1301-1307, 2000.

R.R. Bitmead, B.D.O. Anderson, M. Gevers and L.C. Kammer, ``Cautious Controller Tuning," Manuscript, 1999.

R.R. Bitmead and R.A. de Callafon, ``Control Related Topics in Identification - Closed Loop Experiments and Identification for Control,'' 13th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, Rotterdam NL, 2003.

L.C. Kammer, B.D.O. Anderson and R.R. Bitmead, ``On the performance assessment of scalar nonminimum-phase plants,'' 2003 American Control Conference, Denver Co, 2003.