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  1. The Laplace Transform in Control Theory

    The Laplace transform is extensively used in control theory. It appears in the description of linear time-invariant systems, where it changes...
    Martine Olivi in Harmonic Analysis and Rational Approximation
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  2. Padé Approximants

    The frequent situation one encounters in applied science is the following: the information we need is contained in values, or some features of the...
    Maciej Pindor in Harmonic Analysis and Rational Approximation
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  3. Parametric Spectral Estimation and Data Whitening

    The knowledge of the noise Power Spectral Density is fundamental in signal processing for the detection algorithms and for the analysis of the data....
    Elena Cuoco in Harmonic Analysis and Rational Approximation
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  4. Smooth and Analytic Normal Forms: A Special Class of Strict Feedforward Forms

    In this paper we prove that any smooth (resp. analytic) strict feedforward system can be brought into its normal form via a smooth (resp. analytic)...
    Issa A. Tall, Witold Respondek in Control and Observer Design for Nonlinear Finite and Infinite Dimensional Systems
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  5. Flatness Based Approach to a Heat Conduction Problem in a Crystal Growth Process

    A nonlinear heat conduction problem from crystal growth technology is considered. The growth process studied comprises two phases (solid crystal and...
    Joachim Rudolph, Jan Winkler, Frank Woittennek in Control and Observer Design for Nonlinear Finite and Infinite Dimensional Systems
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  6. Flatness-Based Improved Relative Guidance Maneuvers for Commercial Aircraft

    With the sustained increase of air traffic leading to airspace saturation, new flight maneuvering capabilities are expected for commercial aircraft....
    Thierry Miquel, Jean Lévine, Félix Mora-Camino in Control and Observer Design for Nonlinear Finite and Infinite Dimensional Systems
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  7. Closed-Loop Fault-Tolerant Control for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems

    We are designing, perhaps for the first time, closed-loop fault-tolerant control for uncertain nonlinear systems. Our solution is based on a new...
    Michel Fliess, Cédric Join, Hebertt Sira-Ramírez in Control and Observer Design for Nonlinear Finite and Infinite Dimensional Systems
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  8. On Invariant Observers

    A definition of invariant observer and compatible output function is proposed and motivated. For systems admitting a Lie symmetry-group G of...
    Silvère Bonnabel, Pierre Rouchon in Control and Observer Design for Nonlinear Finite and Infinite Dimensional Systems
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  9. Vehicle Path-Following with a GPS-aided Inertial Navigation System

    This article describes a methodology to guide a passenger car along a predefined path in order to perform drive tests. A feedback/feedforward control...
    Steffen Kehl, Wolf-Dieter Pölsler, Michael Zeitz in Control and Observer Design for Nonlinear Finite and Infinite Dimensional Systems
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  10. Model-based Nonlinear Tracking Control of Pressure Swing Adsorption Plants

    Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) processes are used for the separation and purification of gas mixtures. PSA plants are composed of several fixed-bed...
    Matthias Bitzer in Control and Observer Design for Nonlinear Finite and Infinite Dimensional Systems
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  11. Perturbative Series Expansions: Theoretical Aspects and Numerical Investigations

    Perturbation theory is introduced by means of models borrowed from Celestial Mechanics, namely the two-body and three-body problems. Such models...
    Luca Biasco, Alessandra Celletti in Harmonic Analysis and Rational Approximation
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  12. 17 Uncertainty as Certaint

    I am trying to make money in the biotech industry from complexity science. And I am doing it with inspiration that I picked up on the edge of...
    Tom Petzinger in Uncertainty and Surprise in Complex Systems
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  13. 2 Surprises in a Half Century

    Ilya Prigogine participated early in the organization of our meeting and was invited to give a keynote address. Due to poor health he...
    Ilya Prigogine† in Uncertainty and Surprise in Complex Systems
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  14. 9 A View from the Inside: The Task of Managing Uncertainty and Surprise

    Let me shift the flow of the day a little bit, because I am not here to present a theory, or prove a theory. Actually, I come here with questions....
    Erich K. Baier in Uncertainty and Surprise in Complex Systems
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  15. 4 The Evolutionary Complexity of Social Economic Systems: The Inevitability of Uncertainty and Surprise

    In order to improve our quality of life and the successful functioning of our organisations and social institutions, or to mitigate some anticipated...
    Peter M. Allen, Mark Strathern, James S. Baldwin in Uncertainty and Surprise in Complex Systems
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  16. Observers as Internal Models for Remote Tracking via Encoded Information

    In this paper, we consider a servomechanism problem in which the command and control functions are distributed in space, and hence the system...
    Alberto Isidori, Lorenzo Marconi, Claudio De Persis in Control and Observer Design for Nonlinear Finite and Infinite Dimensional Systems
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  17. Remarks on Moving Horizon State Estimation with Guaranteed Convergence

    In this paper, a moving horizon state estimation scheme is proposed. The scheme is inspired by combining the system-theoretic concept of...
    Tobias Raff, Christian Ebenbauer, ... Frank Allgöwer in Control and Observer Design for Nonlinear Finite and Infinite Dimensional Systems
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  18. 6 Fundamental “Uncertainty” in Science

    The conference on “Uncertainty and Surprise” was concerned with our fundamental inability to predict future events. How can we restructure...
    Linda E. Reichl in Uncertainty and Surprise in Complex Systems
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  19. 7 The Complementary Nature of Coordination Dynamics: Toward a Science of the In-Between

    My take-off point in this brief essay is the following comment from the introductory material that all the participants received for the conference...
    J.A. Scott Kelso in Uncertainty and Surprise in Complex Systems
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  20. 1 Uncertainty and Surprise: An Introduction

    Much of the traditional scientific and applied scientific work in the social and natural sciences has been built on the supposition that the...
    Reuben R. McDaniel, Dean J. Driebe in Uncertainty and Surprise in Complex Systems
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