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4 Compositional Modelling of Distributed-Parameter Systems
The Hamiltonian formulation of distributed-parameter systems has been a challenging reserach area for quite some time. (A nice introduction,...
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2 Observer Design for Nonlinear Systems
In this chapter, an overview of main observability problems and possible observer designs for nonlinear systems is proposed. In particular the...
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A On the Literature’s Two Different Definitions of Uniform Global Asymptotic Stability for Nonlinear Systems
In this appendix we discuss two different deffnitions of uniform global asymptotic stability (UGAS), both used in the literature. In the first one,...
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6 Structural Properties of Discrete and Continuous Linear Time-Varying Systems: A Unified Approach
The aim of this chapter is the study of structural properties of linear systems. Systems with time-varying coefficients are considered, both in the...
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1 Nonlinear Adaptive Stabilization via System Immersion: Control Design and Applications
This chapter presents a review of a recently developed methodology for the (adaptive) stabilization of nonlinear systems via state and output...
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5 Algebraic Analysis of Control Systems Defined by Partial Differential Equations
The present chapter contains the material taught within the module P2 of FAP 2004. The purpose of this intensive course is first to provide an...
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1 Introduction to Nonlinear Optimal Control
The maximum principle is presented in the weak and general forms. The standard proofs are detailed, and the connection with the shooting method for...
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3 Sampled-data Control of Nonlinear Systems
This chapter provides some of the main ideas resulting from recent developments in sampled-data control of nonlinear systems. We have tried to bring...
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4 Stability Analysis of Time-delay Systems: A Lyapunov Approach
This chapter is devoted to the stability problem of time-delay systems using time-domain approach. Some basic concepts of time-delay systems are...
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7 Structural Properties of Linear Systems – Part II: Structure at Infinit
This chapter is the sequel of [7]. Its topic is the structure at infinity of discrete and continuous linear time-varying systems in a unified...
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5 Controllability of Partial Differential Equations
In this section, we recall some basic elements of semigroup theory (see [25]). In particular, all the arguments of the results mentioned below can be...
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6 Stability, Told by Its Developers
Lyapunov stability theory is probably the most useful qualitative method to study the behaviour of dynamical systems; it benefits from at least 75...
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2 Cascaded Nonlinear Time-Varying Systems: Analysis and Design
The general topic of study is Lyapunov stability of nonlinear time-varying cascaded systems. Roughly speaking these are systems in “open loop” as...
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3 Control of Mechanical Systems from Aerospace Engineering
The objective of this chapter is to describe geometric methods applied to aerospace systems: attitude control of a rigid spacecraft, orbital...
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Novel patterns in the space variable fractional order Gray–Scott model
In this paper, we apply Fourier spectral method to simulate the process of pattern formations of the space variable fractional order Gray–Scott...
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Better electrobiological markers and a improved automated diagnostic classifier for schizophrenia—based on a new EEG effective information estimation framework
Advances in AI techniques have fueled research on using EEG data for psychiatric disorder diagnosis. Despite EEG’s cost-effectiveness and high...
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Nonlinear random vibration of damaged cable systems under Gaussian white noise excitations
Cable structures commonly experience structural damage due to material aging, adverse environmental conditions, and other various factors like...
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Vehicle steady drifting control with safety boundary constraints
The study on active safety motion control of automobiles is not only of great significance to the protection of people’s lives and properties, but...
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A mixed-coordination electron trap**-enabled high-precision touch-sensitive screen for wearable devices
Touch-sensitive screens are crucial components of wearable devices. Materials such as reduced graphene oxide (rGO), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and...
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Prediction of blast-hole utilization rate using structured nonlinear support vector machine combined with optimization algorithms
Blasting is the primary method for ultra-deep roadway engineering, which is facing the challenge of low footage caused by unsatisfactory blasting...
