Trajectory tracking through the control of non-equilibrium Casimir force. (October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Iizuka, Hideo; Fan, Shanhui
• Is Part Of: Journal of quantitative spectroscopy & radiative transfer. Volume 289(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-10
• Subjects: Casimir force -- Radiative heat transfer -- Non-equilibrium -- Feedback control -- Control theory; Spectrum analysis -- Periodicals; Radiation -- Periodicals; Analyse spectrale -- Périodiques; Rayonnement -- Périodiques; Radiation; Spectrum analysis; Periodicals; 543.0858
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2022.108281
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-4073

Abstract

Abstract : We consider systems consisting of multiple plates, where the dynamics of the positions and the temperatures of the plates is determined by the non-equilibrium Casimir forces and the heat transfer between them, respectively. We numerically and theoretically show that in these systems, the temporal dependence of the position of a plate can be made to conform to a prescribed trajectory through a feedback control scheme. We illustrate by simulations on both two-plate and three-plate systems. Our results indicate the significant potentials of using feedback control schemes to engineer the behaviors of mechanical systems governed by quantum and thermal fluctuations.