John R. Ferron

19 papers C 10Journal 2Unranked 7
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2020 — conf
Estimation and exploratory regulation of confinement-time based plasma performance in the DIII-D tokamak experiment.
CCTA
K. Erik J. Olofsson, John R. Ferron, David A. Humphreys, F. Turco, DIII-D Team
2017 — conf
Current profile and energy control in DIII-D plasmas using discrete-time variable-structure control.
MED
Menno Lauret, William Wehner, Eugenio Schuster, Christopher T. Holcomb, Timothy C. Luce, John R. Ferron, Michael L. Walker, David A. Humphreys, Benjamin G. Penaflor, Robert D. Johnson
2016 C conf
Predictive control of the tokamak q profile to facilitate reproducibility of high-qmin steady-state scenarios at DIII-D.
CCA
William Wehner, Menno Lauret, Eugenio Schuster, John R. Ferron, Chris Holcomb, Tim C. Luce, David A. Humphreys, Michael L. Walker, Ben G. Penaflor, Robert D. Johnson
2015 — conf
Current profile control for the development of consistent discharges in DIII-D.
CDC
William Wehner, Justin E. Barton, Mark D. Boyer, Eugenio Schuster, Tim C. Luce, John R. Ferron, Michael L. Walker, David A. Humphreys, Ben G. Penaflor, Robert D. Johnson
2014 J jnl
Backstepping Control of the Toroidal Plasma Current Profile in the DIII-D Tokamak.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol.
Mark D. Boyer, Justin Barton, Eugenio Schuster, Michael L. Walker, Timothy C. Luce, John R. Ferron, Ben G. Penaflor, Robert D. Johnson, David A. Humphreys
2013 C conf
Identification and control of magneto-kinetic response during advanced tokamak scenarios in DIII-D.
ACC
William Wehner, Wenyu Shi, Eugenio Schuster, Didier Moreau, Michael L. Walker, John R. Ferron, Tim C. Luce, David A. Humphreys, Ben G. Penaflor, Robert D. Johnson
2013 C conf
PTRANSP simulation and experimental test of a robust current profile and βN controller for off-axis current drive scenarios in the DIII-D tokamak.
ACC
Wenyu Shi, William Wehner, Justin Barton, Mark D. Boyer, Eugenio Schuster, Arnold Kritz, Didier Moreau, Tim C. Luce, John R. Ferron, Michael L. Walker, David A. Humphreys, Ben G. Penaflor, Robert D. Johnson
2013 — conf
Physics-based control-oriented modeling of the safety factor profile dynamics in high performance tokamak plasmas.
CDC
Justin E. Barton, Wenyu Shi, Karim Besseghir, Jo Lister, Arnold Kritz, Eugenio Schuster, Timothy C. Luce, Michael L. Walker, David A. Humphreys, John R. Ferron
2012 — conf
A two-time-scale model-based combined magnetic and kinetic control system for advanced tokamak scenarios on DIII-D.
CDC
Wenyu Shi, William Wehner, Justin Barton, Mark D. Boyer, Eugenio Schuster, Didier Moreau, Timothy C. Luce, John R. Ferron, Michael L. Walker, David A. Humphreys, Ben G. Penaflor, Robert D. Johnson
2012 C conf
Backstepping control of the plasma current profile in the DIII-D tokamak.
ACC
Mark D. Boyer, Justin Barton, Eugenio Schuster, Tim C. Luce, John R. Ferron, Michael L. Walker, David A. Humphreys, Ben G. Penaflor, Robert D. Johnson
2012 — conf
Current profile tracking for the DIII-D tokamak via LQI optimal control.
CDC
Mark D. Boyer, Justin Barton, Eugenio Schuster, Michael L. Walker, Timothy C. Luce, John R. Ferron, Ben G. Penaflor, Robert D. Johnson, David A. Humphreys
2012 C conf
First-principles model-based robust control of the current profile evolution in the DIII-D tokamak.
ACC
Justin E. Barton, Mark D. Boyer, Wenyu Shi, Eugenio Schuster, Timothy C. Luce, John R. Ferron, Michael L. Walker, David A. Humphreys, Ben G. Penaflor, Robert D. Johnson
2012 C conf
Multivariable robust control of the plasma rotational transform profile for advanced tokamak scenarios in DIII-D.
ACC
Wenyu Shi, William Wehner, Justin Barton, Mark D. Boyer, Eugenio Schuster, Didier Moreau, Tim C. Luce, John R. Ferron, Michael L. Walker, David A. Humphreys, Ben G. Penaflor, Robert D. Johnson
2012 C conf
Optimal feedback control of the poloidal magnetic flux profile in the DIII-D tokamak based on identified plasma response models.
ACC
William Wehner, Wenyu Shi, Eugenio Schuster, Didier Moreau, Michael L. Walker, John R. Ferron, Tim C. Luce, David A. Humphreys, Ben G. Penaflor, Robert D. Johnson
2011 J jnl
Optimal Tracking Control of Current Profile in Tokamaks.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol.
Yongsheng Ou, Chao Xu, Eugenio Schuster, Timothy C. Luce, John R. Ferron, Michael L. Walker, David A. Humphreys
2008 C conf
Closed-loop tracking control of poloidal magnetic flux profile in tokamaks.
ACC
Yongsheng Ou, Chao Xu, Eugenio Schuster, Tim C. Luce, John R. Ferron, Michael L. Walker, David A. Humphreys
2008 C conf
POD-based optimal control of current profile in tokamak plasmas via nonlinear programming.
ACC
Chao Xu, Joseph N. Dalessio, Yongsheng Ou, Eugenio Schuster, Timothy C. Luce, John R. Ferron, Michael L. Walker, David A. Humphreys
2007 C conf
Extremum-Seeking Finite-Time Optimal Control of Plasma Current Profile at the DIII-D Tokamak.
ACC
Yongsheng Ou, Chao Xu, Eugenio Schuster, Timothy C. Luce, John R. Ferron, Michael L. Walker
2006 — conf
Optimal estimation of vessel currents for equilibrium reconstruction enhancement at DIII-D.
CDC
Yongsheng Ou, Eugenio Schuster, John R. Ferron, Michael L. Walker