Theses

PhD Theses | MASc Theses | MEng Theses

PhD Theses

Name Title Supervisor Year
Feng, Lei Computationally Efficient Supervisor Design for Discrete-Event Systems Wonham 2007
Marshall, Joshua Coordinated Autonomy: Pursuit Formations of Multivehicle Systems Broucke, Francis 2005
Ma, C. Nonblocking Supervisory Control of State-Stree Structures. Wonham 2004
Su, R. Distributed Diagnosis for Discrete-Event Systems. Wonham 2004
Milman, R. Speedup in the Quadratic Programming Problem and Other Issues in Model Predictive Control Davison 2004
Gohari-Moghadam, P. Fair Supervisory Control of Discrete-Event Systems. Wonham 2002
Minhas, R.S. Complexity Reduction in Discrete Event Systems. Wonham 2002
Leduc, R.J. Hierarchical Interface-based Supervisory Control. Wonham 2002
Abdelwahed, S. Interacting Discrete-Event Systems: Modeling, Verification, and Supervisory Control. Wonham 2002
Jahromi, O. Theory of Multirate Statistical Signal Processing Francis, Kwong 2002
Hu, G. Robustness Measures for Linear Time-Invariant Time-delay Systems Davison 2001
Ishii, H. Limited Data Rate in Control Systems with Networks Francis 2001
Ben Jemaa, Lamia Performance Limitations in the Robust Servomechanism Problem for Discrete and Sampled Data Systems Davison 2000
Aghdam, Amir G. Control of Decentralized Systems Using Switching Methods Davison 2000
Hashtrudi Zad, ShahinFault Diagnosis in Discrete-Event and Hybrid SystemsKwong1999
Lynch, Alan Nonlinear Observer Synthesis and Error Linearizion Bortoff 1999
Ho, Tan-Jan The Control of Real-Time Discrete-Event Systems Subject to Predicate-Based Constraints - Abstract Wonham 1997
Langari, Alireza Sampled-Data Repetitive Control Systems -
Abstract and Download
Francis 1996
Lawford, Mark Model Reduction of Discrete Real-Time Systems - Abstract and Download Wonham 1996
Chen, Shu-Lin Control of Discrete-Event Systems of Vector and Mixed Structural Type - Abstract and Download Wonham 1996
Chang, Michael Adaptive Switching Control Applied to Multivariable Systems - Abstract Davison 1996
Boulet, Benoit Modeling and robust control of large flexible space structures - Abstract Francis 1995
Goldsmith, Peter Stability of hybrid position/force control applied to robots with flexible joints - Abstract Francis, Goldenberg 1995
Leung, Gary Bilateral control of teleoperators: Time delay and nonlinear robust control issues - Abstract Francis 1994
Wong, Kai Discrete-event control architecture: An algebraic approach - Abstract Wonham 1994
Brandin, B.A. Real-Time Supervisory Control of Automated Manufacturing Systems. Wonham 1992
Rudie, K. Decentralized Control of Discrete-Event Systems. Wonham 1992
Zhong, H. Hierarchical Control of Discrete-Event Systems. Wonham 1991
Thistle, J.G. Control of Infinite Behaviour of Discrete-Event Systems. Wonham 1991

M.A.Sc. Thesis

Name Title Supervisor Year
Owen, Brydon Implementation of High Precision Positioning Systems Using Contactless Magnetic Levitation - Download Maggiore 2005
Fahkri, Payam Application of Polytopic Separation Techniques to Nonlinear Observer Design - Download Maggiore 2005
Stefanovic, Nem Robust L2 nonlinear control of EDFA with amplified spontaneous emission - Download Pavel 2005
Lam, S. Real Stability and Stabilizability Radii of the Multi-Link Inverted Pendulum Davison 2005
Ching, S. Control of LTI Systems with Sudden Changes using Adaptive Control Davison 2005
Nawrot, Jacek Time Optimal Control for Collision Avoidance Recovery of Two Unicycles Broucke 2005
Roszak, Bartek Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Reachability on a Simplex Broucke 2005
Smith, Stephen Strategies for Rendezvous and Formation Stabilization of Multi-Agent Systems Broucke, Francis 2005
Yi, S. Hierarchical Supervision with Nonblocking. Wonham 2000
Saadatpoor, A. State-Based Control of Timed Discrete-Event Systems Using Binary Decision Diagrams. Wonham 2000
Nielsen, Chris Maneuver Regulation, Transverse Feedback Linearization and Zero Dynamics - Download Maggiore 2004
Ping, Lin Hoberman's twiddlestix as a paradigm for Multivehicle reconfiguration Broucke 2004
Fadaie, Farid A least restrictive collision avoidance controller Broucke 2004
Bercerril, Rafael Nonlinear Control Design For a Magnetic Levitation System - Download Maggiore 2003
Levis, Mitch Nonlinear Control of A Planar Magnetic Levitation System - Download Maggiore 2003
Sum, Alfred Multi-agent reconfiguration using hybrid optimal control Broucke, Francis 2003
Bouchette, Gail Automatic synthesis of a swing-up controller for the pendulum Broucke 2003
Lidstone, C. The Gimballed Helicopter Testbed: Design, Build, and Validation Davison 2003
Ravichandran, V.J. Distributed Diagnosis for State-Based Discrete- Event Systems. Wonham 2000
Zhang, Z.H. Smart TCT: An Efficient Algorithm for Supervisory Control Design. Wonham 2001
Sakurai, A. Sliding Mode Control of Switched Reluctance Motors Francis, Maggiore 2001
Saad, G. Multivariable Control of Web Processes Francis 2000
Wang, Y.W. Supervisory Control of Boolean Discrete-Event Systems. Wonham 2000
Su, R. Decentralized Fault Diagnosis for Discrete-Event Systems. Wonham 2000
Pu, K.Q. Modeling and Control of Discrete-Event Systems with Hierarchical Abstraction. Wonham 2000
Liu, Weixuan Multivariable Servomechanism Controller Design of Web-Handling Systems Davison 2000
Ma, Chuan A Computational Approach to Top-Down Hierarchical Supervisory Control of DES Wonham 1999

M.Eng Projects

Name Title Supervisor Year
Rajaeesani, Ali Robust Output Feedback Stabilization, Compressors Surge and Stall Example - Download Maggiore 2003
El-Hage, Wassim Control of a Hydraulic Experimental System Using the QNX Operating System Davison 2000
Askander, Ashraf 3D Simulation of a Flexible Beam Kwong 1999
Villalta, Peter Laser Light Sensor Circuit Design for Position and Attitude Determination of an Autonomous Flying Helicopter Using Laser Triangulation Bortoff 1998
Ng, Kam On A Switching Matrix LMS Algorithm: Some Theoretical and Experimental Results Kwong 1997