Robust State Estimation of Complex Multi-Object Systems. Conceptual advances will be made in the area of robust state estimation of complex systems. New design rules will be developed and published in the top international journals and major international conferences. The main benefit of this project will be its direct applications to industrial control problems in the military equipment and manufacturing industries, bio-engineering, and automobile industry. We also build a world class research ....Robust State Estimation of Complex Multi-Object Systems. Conceptual advances will be made in the area of robust state estimation of complex systems. New design rules will be developed and published in the top international journals and major international conferences. The main benefit of this project will be its direct applications to industrial control problems in the military equipment and manufacturing industries, bio-engineering, and automobile industry. We also build a world class research group at the University of New South Wales to focus attention on multi-object state estimation. There will be increased capacity for contract research, international collaboration with leading researchers in the area and high quality Ph.D. graduates in the field of Systems and Control.Read moreRead less
Mobile Device Autoconfiguration. Todays cellular networks are built to optimise spectrum efficiency by combining specific codecs and matching bearer services. With general purpose mobile terminals that can access different network types the applications will break this optimisation by using generic codecs. This project aims at solving this problem by letting the access networks configure the terminals with the natively supported codecs and bearer service definitions. The project will lead to con ....Mobile Device Autoconfiguration. Todays cellular networks are built to optimise spectrum efficiency by combining specific codecs and matching bearer services. With general purpose mobile terminals that can access different network types the applications will break this optimisation by using generic codecs. This project aims at solving this problem by letting the access networks configure the terminals with the natively supported codecs and bearer service definitions. The project will lead to considerably higher cost effectiveness in the emerging mobile Internet.Read moreRead less
A Spatially-Aware RFID-enhanced Sensor Network. Using radio frequency identity (RFID) tags to revolutionise sensor network technologies has the potential to have wide ranging impacts on many of Australia's key industries, including precision agriculture, health care and habitat monitoring (e.g., bush fires).
This fundamental research will create a new type of communication network that will have tremendous impact by allowing monitoring and tracking technologies to be deployed over large, infr ....A Spatially-Aware RFID-enhanced Sensor Network. Using radio frequency identity (RFID) tags to revolutionise sensor network technologies has the potential to have wide ranging impacts on many of Australia's key industries, including precision agriculture, health care and habitat monitoring (e.g., bush fires).
This fundamental research will create a new type of communication network that will have tremendous impact by allowing monitoring and tracking technologies to be deployed over large, infrastructure-free areas at nominal cost. By contributing to the solution of the cost and complexity problems that limit practical deployment of sensor networks, we hope help Australia become a global leader in realizing real-world benefits from information communication technologies.Read moreRead less
Advancing System Identification using Modern Optimisation Methods. This project lies within an ARC Research Priority Area. Namely, "Frontier Technologies". It involves the development of new technologies and fundamental theory that take data records from physical or abstract systems and generate mathematical models for use in prediction, control and diagnosis of the underlying system. In light of this, the project also lies within the ARC Research Priority Area of "Smart Information Use",
New Approaches for the Estimation of Complex Dynamic System Models. This project lies within an ARC defined Research Priority Area.
Namely, "Frontier Technologies". It is directed towards taking
available data records from physical and other processes, ranging from
petrochemical plant outputs to share market values, and using them to
determine equations that allow for the prediction, diagnosis, and
control of the underlying determining systems. As such, it lies
within the ARC identified ....New Approaches for the Estimation of Complex Dynamic System Models. This project lies within an ARC defined Research Priority Area.
Namely, "Frontier Technologies". It is directed towards taking
available data records from physical and other processes, ranging from
petrochemical plant outputs to share market values, and using them to
determine equations that allow for the prediction, diagnosis, and
control of the underlying determining systems. As such, it lies
within the ARC identified area of "Smart Information Use", but has further
potential to foster new approaches and new technologies, by way of the
improved system modelling, prediction and diagnosis capabilities it will provide.Read moreRead less
New Methods for Dynamic System Estimation. The estimation of dynamic system models from records of normal operating data is a significant problem across many engineering applications ranging from (at least) chemical process control to the implementation of telecommunications networks. This project, based on a promising pilot study, will develop and analyse new methods for solving these problems. This will lead to significant advances in the simplicity, robustness and generality of methods for a ....New Methods for Dynamic System Estimation. The estimation of dynamic system models from records of normal operating data is a significant problem across many engineering applications ranging from (at least) chemical process control to the implementation of telecommunications networks. This project, based on a promising pilot study, will develop and analyse new methods for solving these problems. This will lead to significant advances in the simplicity, robustness and generality of methods for accurate model generation with attendant benefits of more efficient and higher performance operation of many engineering systems.Read moreRead less
Monitoring and Control of Complex Power Systems via Robust Control of Jump Parameter Systems. The project will involve research on a robust state estimation and control theory of systems with uncertain and random structure. This theory will be applied to develop new tools for dynamic voltage stability analysis and control of complex power systems by taking into account discrete switching of devices comprising the system. The theory will address both performance and robustness of power systems ag ....Monitoring and Control of Complex Power Systems via Robust Control of Jump Parameter Systems. The project will involve research on a robust state estimation and control theory of systems with uncertain and random structure. This theory will be applied to develop new tools for dynamic voltage stability analysis and control of complex power systems by taking into account discrete switching of devices comprising the system. The theory will address both performance and robustness of power systems against variety of uncertainties including those due to modelling errors associated with uncertain nature of discrete switching and nonlinearity of underlying power generation system models.Read moreRead less
Analysis and Design of Networked Control Systems. Rapid advances in communications technology have opened up the possibility of large scale control systems in which the control task is distributed among several processors and the communication between the processors, sensors and actuators is via communication channels. This enables control systems to be distributed over large distances and to use large numbers of actuators and sensors. This project will be directed towards the development of a t ....Analysis and Design of Networked Control Systems. Rapid advances in communications technology have opened up the possibility of large scale control systems in which the control task is distributed among several processors and the communication between the processors, sensors and actuators is via communication channels. This enables control systems to be distributed over large distances and to use large numbers of actuators and sensors. This project will be directed towards the development of a theory of networked control systems in which control and communication issues are combined together, and all the limitations of the communication channels are taken into account.Read moreRead less
Mobility and Location Information providing Social Equality for Blind and Vision Impaired persons. Providing reliable situational information to the blind and visually impaired (BVI) can deliver far greater independence. Confidence and autonomy will result from knowing where they are, what is in that location, how to go to the destination and the location related information. This will not only save a significant welfare costs but will also provide social equality to BVI. The underlying technolo ....Mobility and Location Information providing Social Equality for Blind and Vision Impaired persons. Providing reliable situational information to the blind and visually impaired (BVI) can deliver far greater independence. Confidence and autonomy will result from knowing where they are, what is in that location, how to go to the destination and the location related information. This will not only save a significant welfare costs but will also provide social equality to BVI. The underlying technology can also readily be extended to other socially useful and profitable applications.Read moreRead less
Novel Architecture for Next Generation Wireless Relay Networks. The proposed project will provide a diverse range of benefits for the nation, by providing future solutions to address a number of key telecommunication networking requirements in Australia. One such area is the provision of broadband connectivity to rural and remote regions of Australia. It is well known, that wireless relay networks could potentially provide low-cost networking infrastructure for rural and remote communities. The ....Novel Architecture for Next Generation Wireless Relay Networks. The proposed project will provide a diverse range of benefits for the nation, by providing future solutions to address a number of key telecommunication networking requirements in Australia. One such area is the provision of broadband connectivity to rural and remote regions of Australia. It is well known, that wireless relay networks could potentially provide low-cost networking infrastructure for rural and remote communities. The solutions developed in this project will enable a wider deployment of such networks, as they would increase the capacity of these networks both in terms of bandwidth and their coverage. This is of major benefit to Australia, due to our large desert land-mass and sparsely populated remote and rural communities.Read moreRead less