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CDC
2008
IEEE
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Optimal control of a fedbatch fermentation process: Numerical methods, sufficient conditions and sensitivity analysis
Bang-bang and singular optimal controls in a fedbatch fermentation process are computed for a range of time horizons. Numerical algorithms for determining the optimal control struc...
Adam Korytowski, Maciej Szymkat, Helmut Maurer, Ge...
CDC
2008
IEEE
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Distributed coordination algorithms for multiple fractional-order systems
Abstract-- This paper studies distributed coordination algorithms for multiple fractional-order systems over a directed communication graph. A general fractional-order consensus mo...
Yongcan Cao, Yan Li, Wei Ren, Yangquan Chen
CDC
2008
IEEE
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Effect of topological dimension on rigidity of vehicle formations: Fundamental limitations of local feedback
We consider the role of topological dimension in problems of network consensus and vehicular formations where only local feedback is available. In particular, we consider the simpl...
Bassam Bamieh, Mihailo R. Jovanovic, Partha P. Mit...
CDC
2008
IEEE
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A Hamiltonian approximation method for the reduction of controlled systems
Abstract-- This paper considers the problem of model reduction for controlled systems. The paper considers a dual/adjoint formulation of the general optimization problem to minimiz...
Siep Weiland
CDC
2008
IEEE
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Distributed computation under bit constraints
Abstract-- A network of nodes communicate via noisy channels. Each node has some real-valued initial measurement or message. The goal of each of the nodes is to acquire an estimate...
Ola Ayaso, Devavrat Shah, Munther A. Dahleh
CDC
2008
IEEE
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Search decisions for teams of automata
Abstract-- The dynamics of exploration vs exploitation decisions are explored in the context of robotic search problems. Building on prior work on robotic search together with our ...
Dimitar Baronov, John Baillieul
CDC
2008
IEEE
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Stability and robust stability of integral delay systems
In this paper we consider a special class of integral delay systems arising in several stability problems of time-delay systems. For these integral systems we derive stability and ...
Daniel Alejandro Melchor-Aguilar, Vladimir Kharito...
CDC
2008
IEEE
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A fast algorithm to compute the controllability, decentralized fixed-mode, and minimum-phase radius of LTI systems
In this paper, an efficient algorithm is presented for solving the 2-D optimization problem which is associated with computing the robustness measures of a number of linear time-in...
Simon Lam, Edward J. Davison
CDC
2008
IEEE
129views Control Systems» more  CDC 2008»
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Using polynomial semi-separable kernels to construct infinite-dimensional Lyapunov functions
Abstract-- In this paper, we introduce the class of semiseparable kernel functions for use in constructing Lyapunov functions for distributed-parameter systems such as delaydiffere...
Matthew M. Peet, Antonis Papachristodoulou