Collaborative Research: Sensing and Control of Digital Color Xerographic Imaging Systems

普渡大学，明尼苏达大学和施乐公司之间的合作研究和教育关系正在形成，以从事高风险和高回报的任务，为390亿美元的按需印刷行业开发传感和控制的新理论观点。 工业大学研究团队的职责是发展对数字彩色静电复印的传感和控制问题的基本理解，并开发实用和理论上合理的控制系统，扩大印刷系统的操作范围，同时以可预测的方式生产一致的高质量印刷品。 我们的方法将1）在控制分析和合成中使用现有的人类视觉感知模型，2）利用过程元素来最大化传感和驱动机会，3）使用协调原则来实现最终的性能目标，以及4）利用空间和时间系统表示之间的转换。 该方法和控制为中心的系统方法开发的这一努力将显着提高数字彩色静电复印的图像质量。 这项技术将有助于推动行业进入一个新时代，并保持美国短期和办公室印刷行业的竞争优势。 控制策略和设计方法将适用于其他印刷和成像系统，如喷墨，图像扫描仪和显微镜。

A collaborative research and education relationship among Purdue University, University of Minnesota, and Xerox Corporation is being formed to engage in the high risk and high payoff task of developing new theoretical perspectives for sensing and control for the 39 billion on-demand printing industry. The charge of the industry-university research team is to develop fundamental understanding of the sensing and control issues for digital color xerography and to develop practical and theoretically sound control systems that expand the operation envelop of printing systems while producing consistent, high quality prints in a predictable manner. Our approach will 1) use existing models of human visual perception in control analysis and synthesis, 2) exploit process elements to maximize sensing and actuation opportunities, 3) use the principle of coordination to achieve the final performance objectives, and 4) exploit the transformation between spatial and temporal system representations. The methodology and control-centric system approach developed by this endeavor will significantly improve the image quality of digital color xerography. This technology will help propel the industry to a new era and maintain the competitive edge of the U.S. short-run and office printing industry. The control strategies and design methodologies will be applicable to other printing and imaging systems, such as inkjet, image scanners and microscopy.