The purpose of the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) training is to develop laparoscopic surgery skills by using simulation experiences. Several advanced training methods based on simulation have been created to enable training in a non-patient environment. Laparoscopic box trainers-cheap, portable devices-have been deployed for a while to offer training opportunities, competence evaluations, and performance reviews.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis article presents a supervisory model predictive control system to track the desired speed profile and simultaneously prevent the wheels from slipping in acceleration mode of electrical trains. The proposed control strategy employs field-oriented control (FOC) to control the angular speed of the wheel. Model predictive control (MPC) is used to control the longitudinal velocity of the train to track the desired speed profile and prevent the wheels from slipping by generating the desired angular velocity for the FOC.
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