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Sensors 2005, 5(11), 488-508; doi:10.3390/s5110488
Abstract: In the present paper, in order to estimate the response of both a wheel speed sensor and an accelerometer placed in a car under performance tests, robust and optimal multivariable estimation techniques are used. In this case, the disturbances and noises corrupting the relevant information coming from the sensors' outputs are so dangerous that their negative influence on the electrical systems impoverish the general performance of the car. In short, the solution to this problem is a safety related problem that deserves our full attention. Therefore, in order to diminish the negative effects of the disturbances and noises on the car's electrical and electromechanical systems, an optimum observer is used. The experimental results show a satisfactory improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio of the relevant signals and demonstrate the importance of the fusion of several intelligent sensor design techniques when designing the intelligent sensors that today's cars need.
1. Introduction
Due to the continually growing need for better comfort and safety in today's cars, a revolutionary way of designing sensors, actuators, and electrical and electromechanical systems for the automotive industry has been set. As a matter of fact, researchers all around the world have been encouraged to work not only on the fabrication of sensors but also on the fabrication of intelligent systems consisting of sensors, signal conditioners and microprocessors, among other devices, that incorporate a certain amount of intelligence into the sensors themselves. What is more, these signal conditioning and signal processing stages added to the sensors transform such sensors into robust and optimal measuring systems that are able to work satisfactorily in polluted, corrupted environments where we have little or no prior knowledge of either the relevant signal coming from the sensors or the noise corrupting their electrical information.
In short, one of the worst environments for sensors is that of the automotive industry. In the automotive industry sensors and electrical systems have to work under severe working conditions such as the endurance of high temperatures, high humidity, dangerous chemical attacks, undesirably strong vibrations, electromagnetic interferences, pollution, and so on [1-9].
Therefore, with this scenario in mind, no one would dispute that the robustness, optimality, efficiency and reliability of a system have been, and will continue to be, crucial.
The aim of the present paper is to design a robust and optimal multi-input multi-output system able to cancel noise and disturbances that corrupt the relevant information coming from both a wheel speed sensor and an accelerometer placed in a car under performance tests.
In this paper, our system is linear and its equations are in state space notation, where the system state vector consists of the speed and the acceleration of the car.
Section 2 concerns a general description of the principles of the sensors used in this paper. Section 3 concerns the design of the robust and optimal multi-input multi-output system. Section 4 concerns the results of the experiment. Section 5 concerns the conclusions.
2. Sensors
2.1. Accelerometers
2.1.1. Principles
In the industrial world, the most common design is based on a combination of Newton's law of mass acceleration and Hooke's law of spring action (Fig. 1) [10-26].
According to Johnson [24], if the seismic mass m, is undergoing an acceleration a, then there must be a force F acting on the mass and given by F1 = m·a. In addition, the spring of spring constant k is extended (or stretched) from its equilibrium position for a distance Δx with a force F2 (opposite to F1) acting on the spring and given by F2 = k·Δx. This condition is described by equating Newton's and Hooke's laws. Thus, under steady-state accelerations, the measurement of acceleration is reduced to a measurement of spring extension (linear displacement) (Eq. (1)).In analyzing the transient response, we should take into account the friction associated with the seismic mass. Furthermore, if the system exhibits oscillations, its frequency of oscillation is calculated as in Eq. (2), where fN is the natural frequency (Eq. (3)) and ζ is the dimensionless damping ratio.
In this paper, it is considered that the movement of the vehicle's center of gravity can be discarded. Thus, the accelerometer is situated at the vehicle's center of gravity.
2.1.2. Types of accelerometers
There is a wide variety of accelerometers that could be used in different applications depending on the requirements of range, natural frequency, damping, temperature, size, weight, hysteresis, low noise, and so on. Piezoelectric accelerometers, piezoresistive accelerometers, variable capacitance accelerometers, linear variable differential transformers (LVDT), variable reluctance accelerometers, potentiometric accelerometers, gyroscopes used for sensing acceleration, strain gauges accelerometers, among others, are a part of the variety of accelerometers.
In this work, a variable capacitance accelerometer with range ± 2g (g = 9.81m/s2) and sensitivity 985.6mV/g at 5Hz is used. Fig. 2 shows the frequency response of such a sensor (temperature 75°F and humidity 57%).
2.2. Wheel speed sensors
The speed of rotation of the wheels is one of the most important inputs to the optimal braking system of the car. In addition, other uses of the information from the rotational speed of the car's wheel include: traction control, vehicle stability control, transmission control, engine management, chassis control, hill-holder brakes, rollback detection or electronic parking brakes, brake-force distribution and roll-over protection, among others.
At this point, it is important to point out that in spite of the fact that many rotational speed sensors share similar characteristics, not all of them are suitable for use in the automotive industry [6-27]. The reality is that angular motion sensors based on magnetic field sensing principles stand out because of their many inherent advantages and sensing benefits [9, 27]. In fact, angular motion sensors are the perfect choice across the whole automotive applications spectrum.
In this paper, a proximity sensor held in a protective casing and mounted in a fixed position close to one of the wheels of the car was used as the wheel speed sensor. The proximity sensor is of the variable reluctance type and its coil is consists of a thin wire wounded around an insulating form and coupled to a permanent magnet.
For the kind of tests carried out in this paper, this device was only used to measure the rotation of the wheels of the car; however, in the process-control industry this kind of sensor has many applications in measuring rotation, position and location.
2.2.1. Principles
When the proximity sensor detects the presence of any of the ferrous teeth of a toothed wheel, an output voltage is obtained (Fig. 3) because the ferrous teeth cross the magnetic field that is created in front of the sensor, causing a change in the resulting flow and producing an electromotive force in the coil. Thus, the output is an alternating signal whose frequency and amplitude are both proportional to the speed of rotation. A block diagram representing the measurement system is shown in Fig. 4.
2.2.2. Considerations
Due to the fact that proximity sensors are widely used in many industrial applications, it is important to say something about their advantages and disadvantages [9].
On the one hand, they can be very small and we put embed them in places where other sensors may not fit. In addition, they are often sealed in protective cases and can be resistant to high temperatures and high pressures as well as chemical attacks.
Other advantages are their reliability, the low maintenance required, and their low cost.
On the other hand, they have to be placed very close to a suitable ferrous metal to produce an adequate output voltage. They also suffer from undesirable signals or noise. In fact, these sensors have a very low signal-to-noise ratio at automobile speeds lower than 5 km/h and give very corrupted and misleading information about the real speed of the car at speeds equal to or lower than the one previously mentioned. Such behavior is not appropriate for the braking performance. For this reason the anti-lock braking system (ABS) of most of today's cars is disconnected at the end of the braking process, and the car is finally braked but without the help of the electronic braking system.
In summary, despite the fact that there are disadvantages, the variable reluctance proximity sensors seem to be the most suitable choice to measure the speed of rotation of motor car wheels in the ABS of today's automobiles. In this sense, these sensors play an important role in the optimal braking system of today's cars, which is a safety-related problem where effective and reliable performance has the highest priority.
3. Design of the robust and optimal multi-input multi-output system
3.1. Introduction
In the previous section both the accelerometer's and wheel speed sensor's principles were given. However, such sensors as shown in the fore mentioned section are not prepared to reject the undesirable effects of noise and disturbances corrupting their measurements. The reality is that the designer needs to deal with the consequences of the inevitable disturbances, noise and errors that cause sensor operations to deviate from their true value, which causes an undesirable degree of uncertainty in the measurements carried out by the sensors.
In short, due to the fact that some parameters of the structure of the models are uncertain, the designer is faced with structured or parametric uncertainties. This type of uncertainty negatively affects parameters that define the dynamics of the process such as mass, damping, natural frequency, and so on.
What is more, owing to the fact that the models are also in error because of missing dynamics, usually at high frequency, the designer is faced with neglected and not modeled dynamics uncertainties, which are present in every model of a real system.
This section focuses on the application of linear quadratic Gaussian control and loop transfer recovery (LQG/LTR) control techniques to shape the multi-input multi-output loop transfer function of the system, so that both the accelerometer and the wheel speed sensor can succeed in dealing with the inevitable sources of the above mentioned uncertainties.
At this point, it is important to point out that Kalman filtering and LQG/LTR control techniques are useful in applications in which we need to carry out the optimal observation of the state variables of feedback-controlled systems [28-60]. In addition, the optimal and robust controller obtained as a result of applying the LQG/LTR control technique does not have a high computational burden. What is more, such a controller has good numerical properties, and good transient and tracking performance. Furthermore, the LQG/LTR controller has good disturbance rejection and robustness.
On the other hand, LTR procedures have several disadvantages as well. For instance, their main disadvantage is that they are limited to minimum phase systems. In short, they should not be used to designing the controllers for non-minimum phase systems because the recovery procedures work by canceling the system zeros, which could lead to instability [28-60].
However, the multi-input multi-output sensor presented in this paper is a minimum phase system, and the results of the application of the LQG/LTR control technique were satisfactory.
3.2. Modeling of the sensors as a multi-input multi-output dynamic system
The multi-input multi-output dynamic system is given by Eq. (4) and Eq. (5) [28-60].
In these equations, the plant under consideration is time-invariant and A, B1, C and D are constant matrices and B2 is a constant vector. x(t) is the state vector, which consists of three components: the first component (that is, x1(t)) is the displacement; and the second and third components (that is, x2(t) and x3(t)) are the velocity and the acceleration, respectively.
In this paper, the velocity and the acceleration are estimated by using a Kalman filter (optimum observer). In addition, it is assumed that the acceleration is a Wiener process [61-63].
Furthermore, u(t) is the plant input and y(t) is the plant output. What is more, both u(t) and y(t) are vectors. w1(t) is white noise and represents process noise, and w2(t) is also white noise and represents extra process noise added directly to the control input. v(t) is white noise as well and represents measurement noise [61-63].
Moreover, the process noise intensities have the same properties and are equal to W, which is in general a positive definite symmetric matrix. The measurement noise intensity is V, which is a positive definite symmetric matrix. A, B1, B2, C, D and E are given below (see Eq. (6) – Eq. (11)).
3.3. The LQG/LTR method
At this point, it is important to highlight that between the modern and post-modern control methods, the LQG/LTR control method is an outward one. It is focused on shaping the target feedback loop. However, there are others like the H∞ optimal control method where the designer of the controller shapes both the sensitivity function and the complementary sensitivity function [28-60, 64-67].
According to Doyle and Stein [33], the idea behind the LQG/LTR method is a complex one and it could be summarized as follows:
First of all, the attributes that the controller must have should be clearly established. To that end, the true design objectives should be expressed in mathematical terms as clear as possible. In short, a trade-off should be established between what the designer wants and how the designer formulates it in mathematical terms.
In this method either the optimum observer is adjusted so that the loop transfer function can have a gain margin of +∞ dB and a minimum phase margin of 600 for single-input single-output systems; or the optimum observer is adjusted so that the sensitivity function satisfies the condition that its maximum singular value is lower than or equal to 1.
Secondly, a loop transfer function should be designed by using linear-quadratic optimal control methods so that the loop can have the desired margins mentioned above. In this step, the choice of the state-weighting matrix Q and the control-weighting matrix R depends on the kind of cost of the control that the designer wants to achieve and how the deviations of the state variables from the origin are going to be penalized. Consequently, a linear-quadratic optimal regulator (LQR) is obtained.
Thirdly, a Kalman filter should be designed so that the characteristics of the loop transfer function obtained in this step are similar to the ones obtained with the LQR designed in the previous step. In short, according to an adjusting procedure the Kalman filter is designed and shaped. The intensity of the extra process noise added directly to the control input of the plant is gradually increased and the more the intensity is increased, the better the robustness properties of the loop transfer function. In other words, the more the intensity of such a fictitious noise approaches infinity, the more the loop transfer function of the system recovers its robustness properties.
On the other hand, this ad-hoc design procedure of shaping the singular values of the loop transfer function could cause problems with unmodeled dynamics, because while it is carrying out the recovery of the robustness of the system, the gains get bigger step-by-step. This is why the recovery procedures are rarely carried out until their limits. Basically, the designers stop the process of recovering the robustness of the loop at the point where they consider that an acceptable design has been achieved.
3.4. Design of the loop transfer function
In accordance with the adopted approach in the previous subsections, Eq. (12) and Eq. (13) show the metasystem.where KC is the controller matrix gain and KO is the observer matrix gain. Furthermore, the procedure for the calculation of the previously mentioned matrices depends on solving the following equations where the matrices Ag and Bg are given by Eq. (18) and Eq. (19).
Moreover, after studying the characteristics of the noise and disturbances corrupting the electrical signals in today's cars [4-9,66,67], the process noise intensities W1 = W2 = W, the measurement noise intensity V, the state weighting matrix Q and the control weighting matrix R were chosen as given below (Eq. (20) - Eq.(23)).
At this point, it is important to point out that KC is a two by three matrix consisting of the optimum deterministic controller KLQR given by Eq. (15), which is obtained after solving for Π in the algebraic Riccati equation (ARE) Eq. (14) [68-70], and a unitary gain vector. In addition, KO is given by Eq. (17) and is obtained after solving for Θ in the ARE Eq. (16), where the parameter q is a scalar variable. Also, as q approaches infinity, the loop transfer function recovers asymptotically its robustness properties.
Furthermore, in accordance with the separation theorem, the optimization of performance in the presence of disturbances was carried out ignoring the noise, achieving an optimum deterministic controller whose gain matrix is given by Eq. (24).
Moreover, the optimization of the observer for estimating the state vector in the presence of white noise on the observation and white noise disturbances was carried out satisfactorily, achieving the Kalman filter gains given by Eq. (25) for q equal to 100.
Therefore, after carrying out all the procedure explained in this section, the loop transfer function given by Eq. (26) - Eq. (31) (or Eq. (32) – Eq. (36), in state-space form) was achieved, and the singular values of the sensitivity function of the system (see Eq. (37)) are shown in Fig. 5. Note that for q equal to 100, a maximum singular value of approximately 2.41 dB (or 1.32) is achieved, which is considered a satisfactory result.where In addition, the loop transfer function in state-space form is given by Eq. (32) – Eq. (36).where Furthermore, the sensitivity function of the closed loop feedback system is given by Eq. (37)where I stands for the 2-by-2 identity matrix and L(s) is the loop transfer function.
Basically, a trade-off was established between the noise rejection performance of the system and its robustness, resulting in the achievement of a satisfactory compromise between them by adjusting the parameter q. Such an adjustment process was carried out by increasing q step-by-step from zero up to the value given above.
4. The results of the experiment
The system designed in this research was implemented as an intelligent system embedded in a car under performance tests. To that end, a laptop computer and the National Instruments Data Acquisition Card DAQCard-700 were used along with an analogue signal conditioning circuit consisting of a general-purpose operational amplifier TL084 and a few resistors and capacitors reasonably situated. In addition, the sampling frequency was 500 Hz.
Fig. 6 shows the information coming from the wheel speed sensor, after being conditioned, and Fig. 7 shows the information coming from the accelerometer during one of the performance tests. During this test, the car was at approximately 84 km/h when the driver hit on the brakes. Note that there is a high quantity of noise corrupting such information.
The reality is that working with the information shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 can lead to misleading conclusions. Such a corruption in the signals coming from both sensors justified the use of the robust estimator designed in this paper. Fig. 8 shows the power spectrum magnitude of the information coming from the sensors.
Consequently, Fig. 9 and Fig. 10 show the result of the robust estimation process of the true signal from the corrupted information shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, respectively. Note that the system based on the LQG/LTR regulator has considerably diminished the noise corrupting the relevant signals while leaving them practically unchanged from the engineering standpoint.
Fig. 11 shows the power spectrum magnitude of the estimated speed and acceleration. It is important to point out the satisfactory reduction of the noise corrupting the important information.
In Fig. 7 and Fig. 10 the ringing (or damped oscillation) shown at the end of both figures is the effect of the vertical movement, the pitch and the roll, yielded by the car when the driver hit on the brakes. The eigenfrequencies of this ringing lay between 1 Hz and 2 Hz. Their effects do not alter the experiment. Furthermore, the final acceleration read from the sensor should be zero because the car is stopped, but the accelerometer has a small offset that we usually cancel by using software techniques.
Before moving on to the conclusions, it is important to point out that the satisfactory results obtained in this paper made a comparison between this estimator and any other unnecessary. If the random processes are white and Gaussian, the optimum observer will be optimum under any reasonable performance criterion. However, according to Friedland [37], the theoretical framework hardly exists for the treatment of anything but white noise.
Even though the uncertainty in the parameters that define the dynamics of our process is not white noise, one practical way of dealing with this uncertainty is to assume that it is white noise, and the justification for this is the satisfactory improvement of the robustness of the resulting feedback controlled system. Furthermore, if we had used another estimator, the results of the experiment might not have been as good as the ones achieved in this paper.
However, another way to solve the problem of estimation presented is to carry out the estimation of the acceleration of the car under performance tests and its speed by using two independent single-input single-output optimal filters. Nevertheless, this solution implies using more electronic devices, which increases the cost of the system and the number of operations that the microprocessor embedded in the car has to carry out.
To sum up, despite there being several ways to carry out the estimation of the speed and the acceleration of a car under performance tests, the method presented here seems to be one of the most reliable, practical, inexpensive and efficient methods to estimate the above dynamic variables in today's cars.
5. Conclusions
To conclude, in this paper a robust and optimal estimator for a multi-input multi-output sensor system was designed and tested under laboratory conditions. Here, the noise corrupting the electrical information coming from both a wheel speed sensor of a car under performance tests and its acceleration was diminished by using robust estimation techniques.
In addition, the two-input two-output dynamic system and the optimum observer were shaped in the sense that the system was robust against modeled and unmodeled uncertainties. For this reason, the robust estimator designed here can work satisfactorily in environments where the working conditions are severe, for example, in the automotive industry.
The results show that despite the signals coming from real physical systems are corrupted by noise and interferences, and that the behavior of such systems is affected negatively by undesirable disturbances, the use of robust and optimal control techniques can bring satisfactory results.
Furthermore, it is important to stress that the system designed in this paper is easy to implement and was built by using low-cost components, which makes the use of this technology affordable for car manufacturers.
Moreover, as the loop transfer function resulting from the method presented was shaped to deal with models whose parameters have a certain degree of uncertainty, the system does not need expensive sensors to work satisfactorily. Actually, the cost of the electronic devices is a very important factor to be taken into consideration when building non-luxury cars.
Last but not least, the use of this paper's design method can bridge the gap between intelligent control methods and the design of sensors and actuators for a wide range of applications. The reality is that only by the fusion of these concepts can the designer find the way clear to build the intelligent sensors that today's cars need.
This work has been supported by the Department of Circuits and Systems in the EUIT de Telecomunicación, School of Telecommunication Engineering at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- cbjones1943 Sep 30, 2011 04:21 PM
For what it is worth, I write intermittent mini-reviews of Asheville, NC (and the occasional other) restaurants on Twitter: http://twitter.com/cbjones1943 However, I plan to post most of my reviews to Chowhound in future
For a number of reasons that I detail from time to time on Twitter, the restaurant scene in Asheville is not competitive or remarkable. Some restaurants deserve mention primarily because their climate/ambiance is highly representative of particular neighborhoods in the city [e.g., The Admiral* $$ or DeSoto Lounge (Ethiopian dinner $10 after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays) or Sunny Point or Universal Joint or West End Bakery in West Asheville**]. Relative to other venues in Asheville, I consider Bouchon French Bistro $$ to win the prize of "best restaurant" because, among other reasons, this restaurant demonstrates consistency in preparation and quality and, almost unique compared to other $$ Asheville food venues, an impressive degree of quality-control, exerted from within [n.b. this is a (French) family-owned & run business]. Many residents and visitors consider The Admiral to be the best $$ restaurant in Asheville; while I think the atmosphere is authentic West Asheville and the energy funky & unique, IMO, the food preparation leaves much to be desired (though, admittedly, the quality of ingredients are, on whole, local and generally of high order). I cannot recall ever having food @The Admiral that for one reason or another was not, effectively, ruined by some egregious culinary mistake (eg an insipid gravy over exquisite fish & amazingly fresh vegetables) or sloppiness & inattention (eg lukewarm soup) or potentially dangerous items (eg oysters served @ almost room temperature); food concepts, though, are not immature or uninformed--despite the very young staff (typical for Asheville--20- 30-somethings playing gourmand, playing chef).
There are not a few $$ restaurants in Asheville whose owners deserve to be sued for exploitation of customers & for violations of "truth-in-advertising". These venues survive, and probably do well economically, for a number of reasons detailed from time to time in my mini-reviews, not the least being, however, that Asheville lacks, on whole, discriminating, knowledgeable consumers and, because most of the many tourists don't visit for the food, although visiting with lots of ready cash, outlays of $$ to restaurants depends upon seductive, hyped advertising & "fuzzy", highly opinionated, undiscriminating, uninformed, & persistently effusive local hearsay.
Though several pizza places in Ashville designate themselves, "New York Pizza" (and at least one of these places is owned by a New Yorker), I consider Favilla's, a storefront, "mom & pop", street food, neighborhood pizza place in West Asheville, to be the only authentic NY pizza parlor in Asheville. Andrew is a "hoot" (for those of you not from the NE, that's a compliment). BTW, I am a NJ/NY "girl" raised in a working-class Italian neighborhood.
Asheville is a "fuzzy-wuzzy" place; you will not find a critical, much less negative, restaurant review here. In fact, I would guess that the online sites, eg TravelAdviser, are paid by food establishments to censor all but a few negative comments (posting a few negative comments, of course, gives the impression of athenticity. I suspect that most people knowing of high food standards find themselves dishing out a lot of dinero to discover what the restaurant scene here is really about.
Every food-slinger in Asheville is called "chef".
*The Admiral is considered by many to be the best (?) restaurant in Asheville.
**One either is or is not a "West Asheville person"; I am.
Mario Batali keeps food costs <20 % of total cost at all of his restaurants. Whenever I eat out, I very carefully estimate food costs & overhead.
The Admiral is considered by many to be the best restaurant in Asheville.
17 Asheville restaurants are applying for "Green" status. Making $$ on the tails of a national, multi-million (maybe billion-) $$ trend Free advertising Hype Probably higher prices for sub-par food If you are an informed consumer If you value your food $$ If you value food quality If you want to know a restaurant's food cost Think this through for what it means for your pocketbook and for the financial benefits of these restaurants Consider whether a major benefit from a "Green" designation might be attracting a consumer-base beyond the Asheville area, decreasing these restaurants' dependence upon local consumers & increasing profits from tourists & other broad-based consumers The "Green" designation will, of course, creating a ripple-effect for other businesses & benefiting their (mostly successful) owners Particularly egregious is the fact that most of these venues & "chefs" wear the cloak/mask of "counter-culture", environmentalist, alternative, (mostly) young people committed to healthy-living These "counter-culture" entrepeneurs are making their (mostly well-to-do) parents proud--at your expense
Clara B. Jones
"...the Asheville food scene is not remarkable". That's a typo, right? In my opinion, Asheville is one of he 2 or 3 best food towns in the Southeast, especially considering it's relatively small size.
I haven't been to the Admiral, but others on this site whose opinions I trust sing it's praises effusively. As for reviews, I certainly think this site provides honest and real opinions. But think my real point is A'ville has a much better overall restaurant scene than your post would indicate. There are many fine places, visited by knowledge and discriminating diners, providing remarkable food. For me those include Tupelo Honey, Zambra, Curate, 12 Bones, and many more.
Tupelo Honey Cafe
12 College St, Asheville, NC 28801
re: Notaslavetofashion
No, the statement is not a typo, it is my informed judgment that is not intended to compete with other opinions of the food scene in Asheville. In the related post I think that I do a relatively good job detailing a few of my reasons for my opinions. I am not a confrontational person, all opinions are mine alone, and are/will be accompanied by specific rationales for any statement(s) I make. Based upon a significant amount of on-line research of Google entries for the term "what makes a restaurant a good restaurant", it seems clear that most consumers rate a food venue primarily on atmosphere, "climate", and related factors, rather than food. This is not to say, I would guess, that food is not important to consumers, but that it appears not to be a priority. A few responses to my search indicated that a restaurant was highly rated base on a single criterion, eg wine. Atmosphere is not irrelevant to me (c.f. my comment re: The Admiral); however, when I express an evaluation, it is primarily based upon my expectations for and assessment of food, especially taste, but including presentation and a few other factors. BTW, probably as important as food, I place a v high value on consistency over time. I am not impressed when a kitchen turns out something good or v good sometimes but not at others. How and why I conclude what I conclude is based on a particular method/strategy/set of criteria that vary some but not too much depending on the food venue in question. Finally, there are some food venues that I consider to be unworthy of serious attention. Among these is 12 Bones. May I add that I rarely express an opinion without having visited a food venue several times (I have eaten @12 Bones many times because several of my friends/acquaintances like it v much); however, I have very specific criteria as well concerning the infrequent times when I comment on a food venue after only one sitting.
re: cbjones1943
You might want to take some time to read the Chowhound Manifesto,
and the FAQ,
to get a better sense of this site. And this link "New to the Southeast Board, for specifics about this community,
re: Melanie Wong
Thank you for these 3 links. I had read the Manifesto & don't think I'm breaking any of the guidelines now. FAQ is definitely a good reference that I didn't know about. I think I've pretty much caught up to speed. If you were referring to the content of my long post above, I'm pretty certain that it is not in violation of the M.
re: cbjones1943
My criteria for assessing food has nothing to do with chimpanzees or the iq of my fellow homo sapiens, its has to do with the taste, the smell, the look and sometimes, how it well it follows the the form of the dish.
I am not at all concerned with the complexity or inventiveness of the dish, and in fact, I often find that the meals I enjoy most are simple presentations of fresh, high quality ingredients. This is not to say I don't enjoy complex dishes, but when we get into the realm of extreme molecular gastronomy, I tend to check out.
By those standards, I have enjoyed many wonderful meals at Table, Zambra, Curate, Tupelo Honey, Bouchon, Salsa's and others in Asheville. Obviously, others mileage may vary, as they say.
62 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Tupelo Honey Cafe
12 College St, Asheville, NC 28801
re: Notaslavetofashion
I was reflecting on my response to you. I have had two dishes recently that I considered tasty & well-crafted. At Curate ($44 + for lunch--drank H20), I thought the presentation of the (2) scallops was v pleasing aesthetically & that they were perfectly cooked. Though this "boca" was in no manner subtle or complex (not a bad thing necessarily), I will definitely order the plate again--in part to assess consistency of preparation @the restaurant. Apparently, C's shrimp/garlic plate is wildly popular; thus, I ordered it (though I'm not crazy about shrimp); I ordered the dish in part because virtually every casual restaurant makes it unremarkably. I thought the dish was delicious but, for me, made less so because of a heavy hand w/salt. To be fair, I understand that tapas plates are often quite saltly and, also, that Southerners like their food that way. Another thing that I appreciated about C was that my (excellent female) server wasn't able to answer one of my questions about one of Adria's most famous dishes, and the chef, Katy B, came out of the kitchen to speak w/me about it. Of course, I understand that she wouldn't be free to do that when pre-occupied for whatever reason(s). Finally, my (young Spanish) server taught me something very important that will enhance my own cooking--the olive oil used in the kitchen was one of the best and lightest I've ever had; it occurred to me that I could drink a spoonful of it on a regular basis. When I use Spanish olive oil, I use a $$ brand (purchased in Harris Teeter), Columela--ex v, cold-pressed. I was told that Spanish evcpoo--characteristically more acidic/stronger than IT or CA etc oo--is only used in salad dressings. Maybe I should have known this--it may pertain to any evcpoo? Finally, I found the eggplant dish addictive & coule eat it every day; however, there wasn't anything about it than one could't learn to copy after a single lesson, or, maybe w/no lesson @all.
Harris Teeter
, New Bern, NC 28560
re: cbjones1943
I've had that same garlic shrimp dish at Curate and agree it was delicious, and noticed no oversalting. While you may condem all Southerners as loving salt, I will note that my Massachusetts born wife, who prefers a very light hand with salt, also loved the garlic shrimp, and detected no over-salting.
re: meatn3
i'm v impressed w/the passion for eating and for particular food venues expressed by many CHders. food, certainly, can be an emotional topic.
re: cbjones1943
^ Yeah, and we haven't even started talking about barbecue yet! :)
re: cbjones1943
...for what it is worth...deciding to re-read my comments re: Asheville "food scene", i pretty much agree with my previous statements...however, i note one error so far...i frequently confuse "9-Mile" and "12 Bones"...i do not eat meat [as a statistical statement] and, as i've said before, do not review barbeque places...i am aware that "12 Bones" is wildly popular...i have eaten @"9-Mile" too many times to mention...and, my comments above should be read as pertaining to "9-Mile", not "12 Bones"...
re: Notaslavetofashion
I have lived in some pretty good food venues (Boston, Taipei, etc). For its size, Asheville is pretty amazing. Everything great? No. But it is sufficiently diverse and good to make itremarkable. Not sure too many places are as good and creative as Tupelo Honey.
Tupelo Honey Cafe
12 College St, Asheville, NC 28801
re: betsydiver
I believe you're thinking of Magnolia Grill in Durham, which fits geographically. Asheville isn't between Lincolnton and Beaufort.
re: Notaslavetofashion
Hopefully, she's not thinking of Magnolia's on Market Street. It's still there, isn't it?
re: Notaslavetofashion
I'm 50-50 on Asheville cusine. I've lived here five years and the restaurants are okay-- albeit a bit overpriced for what they are.
Tupelo Honey, on the other hand, is way over-hyped. I've eaten there twice and had humdrum meals both times.
Yet people say how good it is. Go figure.
re: thegoodeg
I hope you won't wait 7 more years before sharing tips on where your fellow hounds can find deliciousness! Any places you like in Asheville?
re: thegoodeg
Is it just me, or are the Ashevillian hounds on here always trying to convince us that there restaurants aren't very good? Are they trying to keep us outsiders away so that they don't have to share? Because I don't buy it. I've recently returned from a recent trip to Asheville and two really excellent meals at Curate and the Admiral. Is it possible that Ashevillians really don't know how good they have it? Do they really believe things are overpriced? Compared to where? I couldn't believe how cheap our bill was at the Admiral after eating and drinking our fill. Most small cities would be thrilled to have their restaurants.
re: dinersaurus
I completely agree. It appears to be just a couple of odd ducks that feel differently.
re: mcf
I'm from Miami, which is a pretty "foodie" town. My husband and I recently spent 3 nights in Asheville enroute to Maine and Manhattan. Without a doubt, Admiral was one of our favorite restaurants in three weeks of very good eating. We liked it so well (especially the mussels) that we went a second time even though there were plenty of places that came highly recommended both on this site and by other "tourists" we spoke to, who, without exception, thought that Asheville had an extraordinary number of good restaurants for a town of its size. We also tried Table, which was pleasant but I found the food seemed to have ingredients chosen for their trendiness rather than for what they added to the dish, 12 Bones for lunch which needs no further commentary, and Sunny Point (a very 70s vibe health food restaurant) for breakfast where my husband had their 'OK' take on huevos rancheros and i enjoyed an excellent biscuit.
Apparently there are a number of people that believe that Asheville has a restaurant scene. When you consider there are a number of foodie cities not on the list.
re: ithimis
good list. except....savannah? this comes as a surprise to me.
I'm a frequent visitor to Asheville and have had many a fine meal there. The Admiral, however stands out in terms of food, service, and value. I've been there twice and focused on the small plates and everything was fantastic. It's nice to be surprised by how low the final tab is rather that the frequent opposite experience at other joints.
re: PeterB
I think that the energy in The Admiral as well as the occasionally impeccable freshness of some of their "specials" recommend it; however, this recommendation does not extend to TA's presentation or preparation. How and why this venue (or any other Avl food venue) is considered a "stand out" list wholly escapes me. IMO Bouchon is the only Avl restaurant that could pass rigorous scrutiny according to the full range of critics' criteria. In WAvl, I'd rather go to DeSoto than TA any day.
re: cbjones1943
Interesting that you mention "energy", "freshness", "presentation" and " preparation" but not taste. Isn't that the ultimate determining criteria for a restaurant, for both critics and the general public? I know it is for me. (and I don't really understand the obsession with "critics criteria")
re: carolinadawg
Yeah, I'm not a "critic" (other than for the purpose of making determinations on what I enjoy); I'm a consumer who enjoys trying food. And I have to say that I enjoy The Admiral most out of all the places at which I've eaten in Asheville (which is quite a few), or many other places for that matter. When I sit down for a meal at The Admiral, I'm always greatly satisfied, just as I am when I hear a song a greatly enjoy. For me, it's not about making calculations or following a formula to determine the quality of my dining experience; it's about losing (and finding) myself in the moment as my taste buds deliver messages to my brain informing it on the degree of deliciousness of the food in my mouth. And based on what my taste buds tell my brain, I highly recommend The Admiral to everyone.
re: cbjones1943
Are you seriously comparing DeSoto to the Admiral?
Then I MUST try DeSoto
re: mustardgirl
...no, not really, except to suggest that, having been to The Admiral many times, i'm not motivated to go there any longer whereas I could go to Desoto for the energy a few times a month...but no, by restaurant standards, no comparison...
re: miss piggy
Thanks for the info. Have you eaten there or at Admiral since they left?
re: miss piggy
I am leaving tomorrow but will return next summer solook forward to hearing about these new restaurants.What do you think of Isa's Bistro?
re: miss piggy
I haven't been to the Admiral in a couple of months, but the last time I went was shortly after the new chef took over. It was fantastic as usual! I was so relieved! ;-)
Bull and Beggar is already opened (last week sometime, I think). We went on Saturday for lunch. Amazing renovation, warm and prompt service, lovely seafood. We went to Ben's Tune Up the week before. Can't say enough about how beautiful the garden space is. For both of the above though, I wished we had been able to eat dinner instead of "brunch".
re: danna
Have been to Ben's three times now--every time for a late dinner. It's not as amazing as the Admiral, and the service is still a bit harried, but it's good, even innovative, Asian fusion. (Esp. good for soaking up alcohol, I'm told.) I'm esp. fond of the Ramen bowls. And the space is lovely.
Had dessert at The Addie Sat. night. Some kind of blueberry shortbread thingy with candied lemon peel and basil ice cream. It was wonderful.
Thanks for the report on Bull & Beggar. Can't wait to try it.
Nice post. I personally think the Admiral is beyond over hyped.
There are some very good places in AVL and some not so good. Most places could benefit from improved consistency...
re: Jeff C.
Agreed, wait, what did I just do...
re: Jeff C.
Why stop posting. Some of those places written about 3 years ago may have changed. I'm always looking for the most recent reviews.
re: Cflower5
I simply meant it's time to start a new thread on the subject, for exactly the reason you cite.
re: Jeff C.
Oh, that makes sense. :)
We had a great time once again in Asheville/Weaverville. We had lunch and then dinner at Isa's and cannot say enough about the food preparation, the service and ambiance. It was a bit loud at first for dinner as there was a large table near us,but that resolved when they left. We cannot wait to return.
We had lunch at Wicked Weed, but returned after taking the La Zoom bus tour and explored the downstairs brewery. Quite a happening. Limones, Curate were as good as usual. Cucina 24 was fine, but not as special as our last time there. In North Asheville, went to Dough for lunch and was really pleased The food was delicious and the bread was terrific. They give free tastes to help you decideon which you want. .Will return for breakfast and most importantly....cooking classes. What a set up.
Clara, of course, you will now be deemed a "hater." But I tend to agree that the Asheville Culinary Emperor is indeed buck-necked, or, at best, woefully underdressed. (Gritty scallops at the way overpriced Admiral, Twice!) And sorry I just don't get Tupelo Honey. Not only do I find it mediocre, but I witnessed outrageously bad treatment of customers during a recent brunch at the south locale. Swore not to return. Yes, there are folks doing it right, and I patronize them, but the food mecca moniker, for me, is just a chamber of commerce fabrication.
re: kdeats
Buck-necked? Down here, it's nekkid, lol.
So who, in your estimation, is doing it right? Don't they deserve a shout out? And you really don't think that Asheville's food scene is well above average for a city it's size? What's a similar city that's better? I'd love to go there...
By the way, Clara hasn't posted on this site in 2 years.


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which support should I get?
I am looking for a new support champion to get I currently have taric, soraka and have played galio and nidalee. I these or the three I am look at: karma, Janna and zilean, which should I get?
IMO you should get Janna, out of those three to me at least I see Janna as the most versatile support
Why not sona?
try sona she's kinda good... also zileans decent and is boss in other lanes too. sometimes... nid i prefer apc but she's a good support i find that she has too much kiting and damage power to waste on support but still good
Supports really depend on your playstyle. They each have niche to fill.
Poke: Lulu/Sona/Karma/Nidalee/Zilean
Burst: Taric/Leona/Blitzcrank/Nautilus/Morgana/Lux/Thresh
Disengage: Zyra/Lulu/Janna/Nami
Sustain: Soraka/Sona/Taric
Poke supports can win most trades. They have moderately aggressive positioning. Playing a poke support requires knowledge of when and when not to harass. They help their adc by keeping the enemy at low health and zoning them out. However, if you're not careful, you can get caught out and get killed easily.
Burst supports are all about kills. They have extremely aggressive positioning. Playing a burst support requires knowledge of when and when not to engage. They help their adc by feeding their adc kills and by zoning the enemy with the threat of a stun. A bad engage can often get you and your adc killed but a good engage will snowball your lane.
Disengage supports keep their adc safe and help their adc get to late game. They have passive positioning. Disengage supports are usually only picked to counter a burst lane. A disengage support uses their abilities to counter out early enemy engages. They help their adc by keeping their adc alive throughout the early and mid game and peeling enemies off their adc in the late game.
Sustain supports are by far the most forgiving type of support to play. Sustain supports usually have the lowest base hp and, as a result, require very passive positioning. Sustain supports specialize in healing their adc. Sustain supports are very useful in a war of attrition and can help your team outlast the enemy in a siege situation. However, their heals are on large cooldowns and cannot counteract large bursts of damage.
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Going fast and looking good while doing it is our Velominati creed. Riding on the tops is the domaine of going uphill, where braking and aerodynamics are unimportant. In most other situations that position is too slow. The pros are usually flattened down in the drops or flattened down on the brake hoods. When us non-pros are not climbing, riding on the tops is less about looking pro than looking like a confident cyclist. I've noticed it when I ride with such confident cyclists; I'm not one but aspire to be.
I was given the tip when mountain biking: when descending, steer from the bull horns (are these still even used?) because it keeps your hands away from the brake levers. One descends more efficiently. If your mitts are on the brake levers, you are going to use them, especially if you are Big Pussy (my mtb nickname, self given). Putting on the brakes diminishes bike handling, period. On a mountain bike, the suspension and properly inflated tires are going to get bike and rider where they need to go and getting on the brakes too much is just going to screw the whole process up. Did John Tomac use his brakes? I rest my case. Continue reading