.... Simulation studies demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed adaptive scheme when exact knowledge of the LP and NLP dynamics is unavailable. 23 09 2010 18 07 2011 11 01 2012 12 01 2012 adaptive control friction Lyapunov methods nonlinear control systems robot dynamics...

... cascade control discrete time systems nonlinear control systems optimal control predictive control stability variable structure systems Model predictive control (MPC) has been widely applied to nonlinear systems as discussed in the extensive review article by Ref. [ 1 ]. MPC allows...

... 12 01 2012 closed loop systems control system synthesis nonlinear control systems optimal control probability stochastic systems uncertain systems The conventional theory of stochastic control is particularly suitable for taking into account randomly varying system parameters...

... systems nonlinear control systems predictive control random processes adaptive control iterative learning control nonlinear data-weighting time-varying systems nonstrictly repeatable systems In large scale and complex industrial processes such as oil refinery plants, traffic...

... convergence feedback nonlinear control systems parameter estimation uncertain systems variable structure systems Control of uncertain systems has been the focus of the control realm. Robust control and adaptive control are two commonly used methods, which can solve uncertain issues in control...

... 30 12 2011 30 12 2011 closed loop systems control system synthesis nonlinear control systems pendulums reduced order systems stability variable structure systems Sliding mode control [( 1 )] has been shown to be a robust and effective nonlinear control approach...

... 09 2011 30 12 2011 30 12 2011 cranes damping nonlinear control systems observers velocity control vibration control Reset control is a nonlinear-hybrid control strategy especially suited for plants subject to linear fundamental limitations. It is well known [( 1...

... hydraulic actuators nonlinear control systems valves At the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., DLR), a free piston internal combustion engine (ICE) is being developed. It is designed to convert chemical energy of a fuel into electrical energy. It can...

... control force feedback nonlinear control systems optical instruments PI control position control servomechanisms nonlinear control optical traps optical tweezers force estimation Optical traps use light to exert forces on microscopic objects. Specifically, laser light, focused...

... supporting system. 16 10 2010 22 06 2011 06 12 2011 06 12 2011 end effectors manipulator dynamics nonlinear control systems PD control cable-supporting manipulator catenary dynamics nonlinear control trajectory tracking As one of the candidates...

... drives engines nonlinear control systems observers power transmission (mechanical) reduced order systems shafts automatic transmission clutch pressure estimation nonlinear estimation input-to-state stability Clutch-to-clutch shift technique [( 1 )] is used in more and more...

... through a standard numerical example and Chua’s circuit. 15 02 2011 20 07 2011 02 08 2011 02 12 2011 02 12 2011 Chua's circuit delay systems linear matrix inequalities nonlinear control systems stability criteria time-varying systems The mathematical models...

... 10 08 2011 22 08 2011 02 12 2011 02 12 2011 asymptotic stability control system synthesis delays feedback Lyapunov methods nonlinear control systems predictive control time-varying systems Ignoring the effect of a time-varying state or input delay can have...

... control systems PI control position control radial basis function networks robust control servomotors state feedback variable structure systems servomotors sliding mode control chattering adaptive control neural networks During the last three decades, considerable effort has been...

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... helicopters mobile robots motion control nonlinear control systems optimal control position control vehicle dynamics Research in the topic of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control is highly motivated and has a very renewed interest as the commercial demand for such vehicles is growing rapidly...

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... for the Hamilton–Jacobi–Isaacs (HJI) inequality related to the main system leads to the problem of existence of a solution of a simpler HJI inequality related to the reduced-order system. 10 02 2010 08 12 2010 27 07 2011 27 07 2011 nonlinear control systems perturbation techniques...