Dr  Diego Carrasco Yanez

Dr Diego Carrasco Yanez

Research Academic

School of Engineering

Career Summary

Biography

Diego S. Carrasco received his professional title of Ingeniero Civil Electronico and M.Sc. Degree in Electronic Engineering from Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Chile, in 2009. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Newcastle, Australia, in 2014, where he is currently a Research Academic. His research interests include sampled-data control, sampling, numerical analysis, artificial pancreas development, and biomass boiler control.

Qualifications

  • PhD (Electrical & Computer Eng), University of Newcastle

Keywords

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Automatic Control
  • Boiler Control
  • Modelling

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
490199 Applied mathematics not elsewhere classified 40
490103 Calculus of variations, mathematical aspects of systems theory and control theory 60

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title Organisation / Department
Research Academic University of Newcastle
School of Engineering
Australia
Lecturer University of Newcastle
School of Engineering
Australia

Academic appointment

Dates Title Organisation / Department
14/8/2014 - 31/1/2023 Research Academic School of Electrical Engineering and Computing | The University of Newcastle
Australia
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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.


Chapter (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2014 Yuz JI, Goodwin GC, 'The Euler Frobenius polynomials', Communications and Control Engineering 253-263 (2014)

The Euler¿Frobenius polynomials have been throughout the book to characterize asymptotic sampling zeros in discrete models as the sampling period goes to zero. This chapter presen... [more]

The Euler¿Frobenius polynomials have been throughout the book to characterize asymptotic sampling zeros in discrete models as the sampling period goes to zero. This chapter presents a brief historical account of these polynomials, and a summary of (equivalent) definitions and properties found in the literature.

DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-5562-1_20
Co-authors Graham Goodwin

Journal article (12 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2023 Carrasco DS, Goodwin GC, Peirce RD, 'Novel modelling for a steam boiler under fast load dynamics with implications to control', Automatica, 156 (2023) [C1]

This paper describes a new nonlinear dynamic model for a natural circulation boiler. The model is based on physical principles, i.e. mass, energy and momentum balances. A systemat... [more]

This paper describes a new nonlinear dynamic model for a natural circulation boiler. The model is based on physical principles, i.e. mass, energy and momentum balances. A systematic approach is followed leading to new insights into the physics of drum water level and downcomer mass flow. The model captures fast dynamic responses that are necessary to describe the operation of a boiler under highly variable load conditions. New features of the model include (i) a multi-compartment model for the risers, (ii) a new model for drum water level, and (iii) a new dynamic model for the flow of water in the downcomers. Implications of the model for control system design are explored in detail. Finally, the suggested improvements are validated in a sugar mill boiler (50 [MW] Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boiler).

DOI 10.1016/j.automatica.2023.111184
Co-authors Graham Goodwin
2019 Seron MM, Goodwin GC, Carrasco DS, 'Stochastic model predictive control: Insights and performance comparisons for linear systems', International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 29 5038-5057 (2019) [C1]
DOI 10.1002/rnc.4106
Citations Scopus - 12Web of Science - 8
Co-authors Maria Seron, Graham Goodwin
2018 Goodwin GC, Carrasco DS, Seron MM, Medioli AM, 'A fundamental control performance limit for a class of positive nonlinear systems', Automatica, 95 14-22 (2018) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.automatica.2018.05.008
Citations Scopus - 16Web of Science - 11
Co-authors Graham Goodwin, Maria Seron
2017 Carrasco DS, Goodwin GC, Yuz JI, 'Modified Euler-Frobenius Polynomials With Application to Sampled Data Modelling', IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL, 62 3972-3985 (2017) [C1]
DOI 10.1109/TAC.2017.2650784
Citations Scopus - 11Web of Science - 8
Co-authors Graham Goodwin
2016 Carrasco DS, Goodwin GC, Yuz JI, 'Sampled Data Models for Nonlinear Stochastic Systems: Truncation Errors and Sampling Zero Dynamics', IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL, 61 103-115 (2016) [C1]
DOI 10.1109/TAC.2015.2433572
Citations Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4
Co-authors Graham Goodwin
2015 Goodwin GC, Medioli AM, Carrasco DS, King BR, Fu Y, 'A fundamental control limitation for linear positive systems with application to Type 1 diabetes treatment', Automatica, 55 73-77 (2015) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.automatica.2015.02.041
Citations Scopus - 45Web of Science - 38
Co-authors Bruce King, Graham Goodwin
2014 Carrasco DS, Goodwin GC, 'Connecting filtering and control sensitivity functions', Automatica, 50 3319-3322 (2014) [C1]

In this paper we establish a relationship between the complementary sensitivity function of output feedback control and two other sensitivity functions, namely a (scaled) compleme... [more]

In this paper we establish a relationship between the complementary sensitivity function of output feedback control and two other sensitivity functions, namely a (scaled) complementary sensitivity function associated with feedback control based on an auxiliary variable, and a complementary sensitivity function associated with an observer. Implications of the results in related problem areas, e.g. robust model predictive control, are briefly discussed.

DOI 10.1016/j.automatica.2014.10.042
Citations Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2
Co-authors Graham Goodwin
2013 Carrasco DS, Goodwin GC, Yuz JI, 'Vector Measures of Accuracy for Sampled Data Models of Nonlinear Systems', IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 58 224-230 (2013) [C1]
DOI 10.1109/TAC.2012.2203061
Citations Scopus - 10Web of Science - 9
Co-authors Graham Goodwin
2012 Goodwin GC, Carrasco Yanez DS, Seron MM, 'Predictive control: A historical perspective', International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 22 1296-1313 (2012) [C1]
DOI 10.1002/rnc.2824
Citations Scopus - 17Web of Science - 17
Co-authors Graham Goodwin, Maria Seron
2011 Carrasco Yanez DS, Goodwin GC, 'Feedforward model predictive control', Annual Reviews in Control, 35 199-206 (2011) [C1]
Citations Scopus - 52Web of Science - 39
Co-authors Graham Goodwin
2010 Carrasco DS, Salgado ME, 'Optimal multivariable controller design using an ITSE performance index', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTROL, 83 2340-2353 (2010) [C1]
DOI 10.1080/00207179.2010.520033
Citations Scopus - 5Web of Science - 2
2009 Carrasco DS, Salgado ME, 'ITSE optimal controller design and achievable performance bounds', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTROL, 82 2115-2126 (2009) [C1]
DOI 10.1080/00207170902913583
Citations Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7
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Conference (13 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2020 Sánchez C, Goodwin GC, Yuz JI, Serón M, Carrasco D, 'Towards a simple sampled-data control law for stably invertible linear systems', IFAC-PapersOnLine, Berlin, Germany (2020) [E1]
DOI 10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.483
Citations Scopus - 3Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Maria Seron, Graham Goodwin
2017 Carrasco DS, Matthews AD, Goodwin GC, Delgado RA, Medioli AM, 'Design of MDIs for Type 1 Diabetes Treatment via Rolling Horizon Cardinality-Constrained Optimisation', IFAC PAPERSONLINE, Toulouse, FRANCE (2017) [E1]
DOI 10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.2516
Citations Scopus - 5Web of Science - 3
Co-authors Graham Goodwin
2016 Phan HV, Carrasco DS, Goodwin GC, Medioli AM, King BR, Smart C, Stephen C, 'A performance limitation for blood glucose regulation in type 1 diabetes accounting for insulin delivery delays', 2016 IEEE 55th Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2016 (2016) [E1]

The usual recommendation made by clinicians to type 1 diabetics is that they should inject insulin when consuming a meal or, preferably, slightly earlier. However, in practice, in... [more]

The usual recommendation made by clinicians to type 1 diabetics is that they should inject insulin when consuming a meal or, preferably, slightly earlier. However, in practice, insulin injection maybe delayed. In this paper we develop a fundamental limit on performance when insulin is delivered at some time other than the preferred time. The paper develops an optimal injection policy which minimizes the maximum blood glucose response whilst ensuring that the minimum response does not fall below a pre-specified level. The result provides a 'gold standard' against which other insulin injection policies can be compared. Implementation issues are also briefly described.

DOI 10.1109/CDC.2016.7799036
Citations Scopus - 3
Co-authors Bruce King, Graham Goodwin
2016 Phan HV, Goodwin GC, Carrasco DS, Medioli AM, Stephen C, Feuer A, 'Individualization of stochastic models from population statistics for blood glucose regulation in Type 1 diabetes patients', 2016 Australian Control Conference, AuCC 2016, Newcastle, NSW (2016) [E1]
DOI 10.1109/AUCC.2016.7867923
Citations Web of Science - 2
Co-authors Graham Goodwin
2015 Carrasco DS, Salgado ME, 'Achievable performance bound for ITSE optimal controller design', 2009 European Control Conference, ECC 2009 (2015)

© 2009 EUCA. This paper proposes a methodology to compute achievable performance bounds in the control of linear, stable discrete-time SISO plants. The performance is measured usi... [more]

© 2009 EUCA. This paper proposes a methodology to compute achievable performance bounds in the control of linear, stable discrete-time SISO plants. The performance is measured using a time-weighted cost function (ITSE) that quantifies the control error for a step reference or a step output disturbance. The proposed methodology relies on the use of a function space product that, for stable systems, can be defined in both frequency and time domain. The solution technique requires the expansion of stable functions in orthogonal series. An analytical expression is found for the computation of the optimal coefficients of the expansion. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the results.

Citations Scopus - 1
2015 Goodwin GC, Carrasco DS, Medioli AM, King BR, Stephen C, 'Nonlinear insulin to carbohydrate rule for treatment of type 1 diabetes', IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline) (2015) [E1]

This paper develops a nonlinear insulin to carbohydrate rule for use by type 1-diabetes patients. The goal is to refine the commonly used Insulin to Carbohydrate Ratio (ICR) formu... [more]

This paper develops a nonlinear insulin to carbohydrate rule for use by type 1-diabetes patients. The goal is to refine the commonly used Insulin to Carbohydrate Ratio (ICR) formula. The latter is a strictly linear rule relating carbohydrates consumed to insulin infusion. The new relationship presented in this paper is nonlinear and depends on the availability of a nonlinear dynamic model describing a patient's blood glucose response to food and insulin. Such a model can be obtained by use of nonlinear system identification tools applied to patient test data. The suggested procedure is of similar complexity to the existing standard ICR rule. Hence it has the potential to be of clinical importance especially in developing countries where sophisticated solutions such as an artificial pancreas are unlikely to be used due to excessive cost. Simulations are presented which show that there exists a significant difference between the suggested insulin provided by the rule developed here and that given by the standard ICR rule.

DOI 10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.09.183
Citations Scopus - 5
Co-authors Graham Goodwin, Bruce King
2014 Carrasco DS, Fu Y, Goodwin GC, King BR, Medioli AM, 'Performance limitations arising in closed loop control of blood glucose in type 1 diabetes', IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline) (2014) [E1]

This paper presents a preliminary study of performance limitations that arise in the closed-loop control of blood glucose, using an autonomous artificial pancreas. It is shown tha... [more]

This paper presents a preliminary study of performance limitations that arise in the closed-loop control of blood glucose, using an autonomous artificial pancreas. It is shown that a major source of limitations is due to model uncertainty, specifically due to the combined effect of the insulin infusion system (IIS), the continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and the human glucose regulatory system. It is argued that the uncertainty associated with each of these elements compromises the achievable closed-loop bandwidth, and, in the presence of disturbances, e.g. meal intake and exercise, the closed-loop response will necessarily be poor. A proposition to overcome this problem is given based on feedforward action.

DOI 10.3182/20140824-6-za-1003.02070
Citations Scopus - 3
Co-authors Graham Goodwin, Bruce King
2013 Carrasco DS, Goodwin GC, 'The role of asymptotic sampling zero dynamics in the sampled-data control of continuous nonlinear systems', Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Florence, Italy (2013) [E1]
DOI 10.1109/CDC.2013.6760632
Citations Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2
Co-authors Graham Goodwin
2011 Carrasco Yanez DS, Goodwin GC, 'An input-output sampled data model for a class of continuous-time nonlinear systems having no finite zeros', 2011 9th IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation (ICCA), Santiago, Chile (2011) [E1]
DOI 10.1109/ICCA.2011.6137994
Citations Scopus - 4
Co-authors Graham Goodwin
2011 Carrasco Yanez DS, Ljung L, Goodwin GC, Aguero JC, 'On the accuracy of parameter estimation for continuous time nonlinear systems from sampled data', 2011 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference (CDC-ECC), Orlando, FL (2011) [E1]
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2
Co-authors Graham Goodwin
2011 Carrasco Yanez DS, Goodwin GC, 'Preview and feedforward in model predictive control: A preliminary robustness analysis', Proceedings of the 18th IFAC World Congress, 2011, Milano, Italy (2011) [E1]
DOI 10.3182/20110828-6-it-1002.02296
Citations Scopus - 4
Co-authors Graham Goodwin
2011 Goodwin GC, Carrasco Yanez DS, Mayne DQ, Salgado ME, Seron MM, 'Preview and feedforward in model predictive control: Conceptual and design issues', Proceedings of the 18th IFAC World Congress, 2011, Milano, Italy (2011) [E1]
DOI 10.3182/20110828-6-it-1002.02298
Citations Scopus - 7
Co-authors Graham Goodwin, Maria Seron
2010 Silva EI, Carrasco DS, 'Upper Bounds on the Best Achievable Performance for time-weighted Cost Functionals', 49TH IEEE CONFERENCE ON DECISION AND CONTROL (CDC), Atlanta, GA (2010)
DOI 10.1109/CDC.2010.5717708
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Preprint (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2020 Carrasco DS, Goodwin GC, 'A Nonlinear Dynamic Boiler Model accounting for Highly Variable Load Conditions. (2020)
Co-authors Graham Goodwin
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Dr Diego Carrasco Yanez

Positions

Research Academic
School of Engineering
College of Engineering, Science and Environment

Lecturer
School of Engineering
College of Engineering, Science and Environment

Contact Details

Email diego.carrascoyanez@newcastle.edu.au
Phone (02) 4921 5091

Office

Room ES335
Building ES Building
Location Callaghan
University Drive
Callaghan, NSW 2308
Australia
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