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CDC
2009
IEEE
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Receding horizon cost optimization for overly constrained nonlinear plants
— A receding horizon control algorithm, originally proposed for tracking best-possible steady-states in the presence of overly stringent state and/or input constraints, is analyz...
David Angeli, Rishi Amrit, James B. Rawlings
CDC
2009
IEEE
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The method of controlled Lagrangians: Energy plus force shaping
— We present our recent results on the method of controlled Lagrangians in order to stabilize mechanical systems by shaping both energy and external forces. Various easily veri...
Dong Eui Chang
CDC
2009
IEEE
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Robustness analysis for Least Squares kernel based regression: an optimization approach
—In kernel based regression techniques (such as Support Vector Machines or Least Squares Support Vector Machines) it is hard to analyze the influence of perturbed inputs on the ...
Tillmann Falck, Johan A. K. Suykens, Bart De Moor
CDC
2009
IEEE
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On global Lyapunov characterization of multi-stable nonlinear systems
—A new type of global stability is introduced and its equivalent Lyapunov characterization is presented. The problem of global stability of the compact set composed by all invari...
Denis V. Efimov
CDC
2009
IEEE
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An analytical solution to dynamic quantization problem of nonlinear control systems
Abstract— This paper addresses a problem of finding an optimal dynamic quantizer for nonlinear control subject to discretevalued signal constraints. The quantizers to be studied...
Shun-ichi Azuma, Toshiharu Sugie
CDC
2009
IEEE
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Parameter approximate dynamic optimization for PSO systems
— This paper presents a novel swarm approximate dynamic programming method (swarm-ADP) for parameter optimization of PSO systems, from the perspective of optimal control. Based o...
Qi Kang, Lei Wang, Derong Liu, Qidi Wu
CDC
2009
IEEE
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Control of a two stage turbocharger on a Diesel engine
— Two stage turbochargers have been developed recently for Diesel engines in order to improve their performances in terms of power, consumption, emissions and dynamic behavior (s...
Philippe Moulin, Olivier Grondin, Laurent Fontviei...
CDC
2009
IEEE
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Output-feedback controlled-invariant polyhedra for constrained linear systems
Abstract— A design method is proposed for outputfeedback control of linear systems subject to state and control constraints, additive disturbances and measurement noise. First, n...
Carlos Eduardo Trabuco Dórea
CDC
2009
IEEE
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Time headway requirements for string stability of homogeneous linear unidirectionally connected systems
— This paper investigates string stability issues in homogeneous strings of strictly proper feedback control systems with unidirectional nearest neighbour communications, using o...
Steffi Klinge, Richard H. Middleton