Title
An Iterative Approach to Automate the Tuning of Continuous Controller Parameters
Abstract
Cyber-physical systems evolving in uncertain environment endure fluctuating dynamics during their lifetime. In such a variable context, controlling systems towards safety and system performances is challenging. In particular, controller tuning (finding optimal control parameters) is a challenging process due to the multiplicity of contexts to be considered. In this paper, we use a combination of model-driven simulation, dimensionality reduction, clustering and prediction techniques to define adequate control parameter settings. First, we propose to explore the controller behavior by simulating different configurations, a configuration is defined by a context (controlled process, environment, sensors, actuators) and a control parameters setting. From simulation results, a discretization is performed by binning the evaluation of quality of control. Then, we apply feature selection algorithms to identify contextual parameters that have a significant impact on performances of the controller. Considering only selected parameters, we finally carry out a clustering aiming at identifying for context domains an optimal control parameter setting. The approach is iterative to define the boundaries of the controller for a given context domain. For non simulated contexts, we propose a prediction module based on regression techniques.To evaluate the proposed approach, we compare it with classical control theory and we apply it to a proportional controller used for a leader/follower application. The experiment shows effectiveness in the identification of control parameters setting for different contexts.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1109/EUC50751.2020.00008
2020 IEEE 18th International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC)
Keywords
DocType
ISBN
system performances,controller tuning,optimal control parameters,model-driven simulation,control parameter settings,controller behavior,controlled process,contextual parameters,optimal control parameter setting,proportional controller,iterative approach,continuous controller parameters,cyber-physical systems,regression techniques,leader-follower application
Conference
978-1-6654-0401-3
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hamza El Baccouri100.34
Goulven Guillou200.34
Jean-Philippe Babau300.34