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EOR
2008
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13 years 8 months ago
Fixed versus flexible production systems: A real options analysis
In this work, we address investment decisions in production systems by using real options. As is standard in literature, the stochastic variable is assumed to be normally distribu...
Dalila B. M. M. Fontes
CDC
2010
IEEE
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13 years 2 months ago
Adaptive autonomous soaring of multiple UAVs using Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation
Abstract-- This paper presents a new algorithm for maximizing the flight duration of a single UAV (Uninhabited Air Vehicle) and UAVs group using the thermal model developed by Alle...
Cathrine Antal, Oleg Granichin, Sergey Levi
CDC
2010
IEEE
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13 years 2 months ago
Aggregation-based model reduction of a Hidden Markov Model
This paper is concerned with developing an information-theoretic framework to aggregate the state space of a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) on discrete state and observation spaces. The...
Kun Deng, Prashant G. Mehta, Sean P. Meyn
CDC
2009
IEEE
123views Control Systems» more  CDC 2009»
14 years 17 days ago
On the myopic policy for a class of restless bandit problems with applications in dynamic multichannel access
We consider a class of restless multi-armed bandit problems that arises in multi-channel opportunistic communications, where channels are modeled as independent and stochastically...
Keqin Liu, Qing Zhao
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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14 years 1 months ago
The Statistical Dynamics of Programmed Self-assembly
Abstract— We describe how a graph grammar program for robotic self-assembly, together with measurements of kinetic rate data yield a Markov Process model of the dynamics of progr...
Nils Napp, Samuel Burden, Eric Klavins