Winfred Anakwa

Biography

Hobbies:

• Music Appreciation
• Puzzles
• Watching Soccer Matches

Scholarship

Research and Professional Interests:

• Modeling and Simulation of Multivariable Dynamic Systems
• Rapid Prototyping of Control Algorithms
• Using Embedded System Development Tools
• Magnetic Levitation
• Robust Control using H-infinity Methodology
• System Identification and Adaptive Control
• Digital Control
• Development of Prototype Plants for Control Experimentation

Recent Publications:

• Winfred K.N. Anakwa, Namik K. Akyil and Jose A. Lopez, “Control of a Magnetic Suspension System Using TMS320C31-Based dSPACE DS1102 and Simulink”, Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, July 10-12, 2005, Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 25-27.
• Jose A. Lopez and Winfred K.N. Anakwa, “Identification and Control of a Magnetic Suspension System using Simulink and dSPACE Tools”, Proceedings of the ASEE Illinois/Indiana Section 2004 Conference, March 26-27, 2004, East Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A., pp. 24-30.
• W. K.N. Anakwa, H. P. Roca, Jo. Lopez, A. Malinowski, “Environments for Rapid Implementation of Control Algorithms And Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation,” Proc. of the Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON’02), Sevilla, Spain, November 5-8, 2002, pp. 2288-2293.
• “Development and Control of a Prototype Pneumatic Active Suspension System” (with students), IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 45, No. 1, February 2002, pp. 43-49.
• “Tools for Rapid Prototyping of Embedded Control Systems” (with students), Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. November 29- December 2, 2001, pp. 90-94.
• “Real-Time System Identification Using TMS320C30 Digital Signal processor” (with Robert Weber and Sean Gregerson), Computers in Education Journal, Vol. IX, No. 2, April-June, 1999, pp. 15-19.
• “Coordinated Control of Multi-Degree-of Freedom Fuel Systems” (with Michael S. Lukich and Travis E. Barnes), SAE 1997 Transactions, Journal of Commercial Vehicles, Section 2, pp. 65-75.
• “Implementation of Communication and Control Algorithms on TMS320C30 Using MATLAB” (with Chris Hoadley and T.L. Stewart), Computers in Education Journal, Vol. IV, No. 2, April-June 1994, pp. 41-47.
• “Motorola DSP 56001 Implementation of a Self-Tuning Controller” (with J.H. Lan), Proceedings of the 1993 American Control Conference, June 1993, pp. 2241-2245.
• “Equivalent Cascade Versions of Observer-based Controllers for SISO and MIMO Linear Systems” (with M.N.S. Swamy), International Journal of System Science, Vol. 19, No. 6, June 1988, pp. 1021-1029.
• “Flexible TMS320 Microprocessor-Based Systems for Real-Time Signal Processing and Digital Control” (with T.L. Stewart), Pittsburgh Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Pittsburgh PA, May 1988, pp. 1165-1168.
• “Boiler Plant Control using a Minimum Order Dynamic Pole Placement Compensator” (with M.N.S. Swamy), IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol.35, No. 1, February 1988, pp. 113-118.
• “Implementation of a Non-Linear Kalman-Bucy Filter Using TMS 32010 Microprocessor”, International Conference of the Society of Mini and Micro Computers, Honolulu HI, February 1988, pp. 68-71.
• Co-inventor U.S. patent number 5,383,390.