UNB PAWS Team's Publications

The following refereed conference papers and student theses may be downloaded using the links provided below:
  1. J. H. Taylor and J. Slipp, "An Integrated Testbed for Advanced Wireless Networked Control Systems Technology", accepted for the 36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON-2010), Phoenix, Arizona, 7-10 November 2010.  Download the final paper (6 pages, 522666 bytes).
  2. Hazem S. M. Ibrahim, MScEng thesis, March 2010, Wireless Networked Control System Coordination Agent -- download his thesis here.
  3. J. H. Taylor, H. S. Ibrahim, J. Slipp and James Nicholson, "A Safe Communication Scheme for an Intelligent Wireless Networked Control System Coordination Agent", accepted for the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC2010), Istanbul, Turkey, 10-13 October 2010.  Download the final paper (6 pages, 153323 bytes).
  4. J. H. Taylor and H. S. Ibrahim, "A New, Practical Approach to Maintaining an Efficient Yet Acceptably-performing Wireless Networked Control System", Proc. IEEE International Conference of System Science and Engineering (ICSSE 2010), Taipei, Taiwan, 1-3 July 2010.  Download the final paper (6 pages, 796753 bytes).
  5. Rocio del Pilar Moreno, MScEng thesis, January 2010, Steady State Detection, Data Reconciliation, and Gross Error Detection: Development for Industrial Processes -- download her thesis here.
  6. J. H. Taylor, Jacketed Continuous Stirred-tank Reactor - Models, Control Systems and Simulators, PAWS Internal Memo (available from the author), November 2009.  Download the memo (9 pages, 151599 bytes).
  7. Maira Omana, PhD thesis, October 2009, Fault Detection, Isolation and Accommodation Using the Generalized Parity Vector Technique -- download her thesis here.
  8. A. Sayda and J. H. Taylor, "A Multi-agent System for Integrated Control and Asset Management of Petroleum Production Facilities - Part 1: Prototype Design and Development", Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, San Antonio, Texas, 3-5 September 2008.  Download the final paper (8 pages, 303125 bytes).
  9. A. Sayda and J. H. Taylor, "A Multi-agent System for Integrated Control and Asset Management of Petroleum Production Facilities - Part 2: Prototype Design Verification", Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, San Antonio, Texas, 3-5 September 2008.  Download the final paper (8 pages, 1102570 bytes).
  10. A. Sayda and J. H. Taylor, "A Multi-agent System for Integrated Control and Asset Management of Petroleum Production Facilities - Part 3: Performance Analysis and System Limitations", Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, San Antonio, Texas, 3-5 September 2008.  Download the final paper (8 pages, 1563034 bytes).
  11. J. H. Taylor and A. Sayda, "Prototype Design of A Multi-agent System for Integrated Control and Asset Management of Petroleum Production Facilities", Proc. American Control Conference, Seattle, Washington, 11-13 June 2008.   Download the final paper (7 pages, 268567 bytes).
  12. J. H. Taylor and M. Omana, "Fault Detection, Isolation and Accommodation Using the Generalized Parity Vector Technique", Proc. IFAC World Congress, Seoul, Korea, 6-11 July 2008.   Download the final paper (8 pages, 1064736 bytes).
  13. Atalla Sayda, PhD thesis, May 2008, Intelligent Control and Asset Management of Oil and Gas Production Facilities -- download his thesis here.
  14. A. Sayda and J. H. Taylor, "Toward A Practical Multi-agent System for Integrated Control and Asset Management of Petroleum Production Facilities", Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, Singapore, 1-3 October 2007.  Download the final paper (7 pages, 268567 bytes).
  15. M. Omana and J. H. Taylor, "Fault Detection and Isolation Using the Generalized Parity Vector Technique in the Absence of an a Priori Mathematical Model", Proc. IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Singapore, 1-3 October 2007.  Download the final paper (6 pages, 1009073 bytes).
  16. A. Sayda and J. H. Taylor, "Modeling and Control of Three-Phase Gravity Separators in Oil Production Facilities", Proc. American Control Conference, New York, 11-13 July 2007.  Download the final paper (7 pages, 963264 bytes).
  17. A. Sayda and J. H. Taylor, "An Intelligent Multi Agent System for Integrated Control & Asset Management of Petroleum Production Facilities", Proc. Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (2007 FAIM), Philadelphia, 18-20 June 2007.  Download the final paper (8 pages, 118790 bytes).
  18. J. H. Taylor and M. Laylabadi, "A Novel Adaptive Nonlinear Dynamic Data Reconciliation and Gross Error Detection Method", Proc. IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Munich, Germany, 4-6 October 2006.  Download the final paper (6 pages, 208566 bytes).
  19. A. Sayda and J. H. Taylor, "An Implementation Plan for Integrated Control and Asset Management of Petroleum Production Facilities", Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, Munich, Germany, 4-6 October 2006.  Download the final paper (8 pages, 515705 bytes).
  20. M. Omana and J. H. Taylor, "Enhanced Sensor/Actuator Resolution and Robustness Analysis for FDI Using the Extended Generalized Parity Vector Technique", Proc. American Control Conference, Minneapolis, Minn., 14-16 June 2006.  Download the final paper (7 pages, 210947 bytes).
  21. M. Laylabadi and J. H. Taylor, "ANDDR with Novel Gross Error Detection and Smart Tracking System", Proc. 12th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing (INCOM2006), Saint-Etienne, France, 17-19 May 2006.  Download the final paper (6 pages, 369338 bytes).
  22. Mazyar Laylabadi, MScEng thesis, May 2006, Adaptive Nonlinear Dynamic Data Reconciliation and Gross Error Detection -- download his thesis here.
  23. Maira Omana, MScEng thesis, December 2005, Robust Fault Detection and Isolation Using a Parity Equation Implementation of Directional Residuals -- download her thesis here.
  24. J. H. Taylor and A. Sayda, "Intelligent Information, Monitoring, and Control Technology for Industrial Process Applications", Proc. Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (2005 FAIM), Bilbao, Spain, July 18-20, 2005.  Download the final paper (8 pages, 101650 bytes).
  25. J. H. Taylor and A. Sayda, "An Intelligent Architecture for Integrated Control and Asset Management for Industrial Processes", Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, Limassol, Cyprus, 27-29 June 2005.  Download the final paper (8 pages, 232968 bytes).
  26. M. Omana and J. H. Taylor, "Robust Fault Detection and Isolation Using a Parity Equation Implementation of Directional Residuals", Proc. IEEE Advanced Process Control Applications for Industry Workshop (APC2005), Vancouver, Canada, 9-11 May 2005.  Download the final paper (6 pages, 147920 bytes).
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Information supplied by: Jim Taylor
Last update: 5 August 2010
Email requests for further information to: Jim Taylor (jtaylor@unb.ca)