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Rhombohedral PZT Thin Films Prepared by Sputtering
PZT thin films with a rhombohedral perovskite structure were successfully grown on (111) PLT/Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si and (111) Ir/SiO2/Si substrates. The... -
Correlation Between Domain Structures and Dielectric Properties in Single Crystals of Ferroelectric Solid Solutions
In the present chapter, the growth of single crystals in relaxor–PbTiO3 (PT) solid solution system by the flux method and the solution Bridgman... -
Relaxor Superlattices: Artificial Control of the Ordered–Disordered State of B-Site Ions in Perovskites
We have developed a new superlattice technique to artificially control the B-site ordering state. The technique has been applied to Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3,... -
Pb-Based Ferroelectric Thin Films Prepared by MOCVD
This Chapter focuses on the preparation and ferroelectric properties of Pb-based thin films and nanostructures. First, the growth behavior of... -
Chemical Solution Depositionof Layer-Structured Ferroelectric Thin Films
Ferroelectric rare-earth-doped Bi4Ti3O12 thin films have been successfully prepared on Si-based substrates by using metallo-organic precursor... -
Modular Neural Networks
We describe in this chapter the basic concepts, theory and algorithms of modular and ensemble neural networks. We will also give particular attention... -
Type-1 Fuzzy Logic
This chapter introduces the basic concepts, notation, and basic operations for the type-1 fuzzy sets that will be needed in the following chapters.... -
Human Recognition using Face, Fingerprint and Voice
We describe in this chapter a new approach for human recognition using as information the face, fingerprint, and voice of a person. We have described... -
Nonclassical Light from Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots
In this article the recent progress in the generation of nonclassical light using semiconductor quantum dots is reviewed. Photon antibunching and... -
Simulating a Motorcycle Driver
Controlling a riderless bicycle or motorcycle is a challenging problem because the dynamics are nonlinear and non-minimum phase. Further difficulties... -
Minimax Nonlinear Control under Stochastic Uncertainty Constraints
We consider in this paper a class of stochastic nonlinear systems in strict feedback form, where in addition to the standard Wiener process there is... -
Stability of Nonlinear Hybrid Systems
This work is devoted to stability of nonlinear hybrid systems (or nonlinear systems with regime switching). The switching regime is described by a... -
Symmetries and Minimal Flat Outputs of Nonlinear Control Systems
Consider a nonlinear control system of the form $\Pi : \dot{x}=F(x,u)$ ,... -
On Absolute Stability of Convergence for Nonlinear Neural Network Models
This paper deals with a class of large-scale nonlinear dynamical systems, namely the additive neural networks. It is well known that convergence of... -
Gyroscopic Forces and Collision Avoidance with Convex Obstacles
This paper introduces gyroscopic forces as an tool that can be used in addition to the use of potential forces in the study of collision and convex... -
The Uncertain Generalized Moment Problem with Complexity Constraint
This paper is dedicated to Arthur Krener – a great researcher, a great teacher and a great friend – on the occasion of his 60th birthday. In this... -
A Novel Design Approach to Flatness-Based Feedback Boundary Control of Nonlinear Reaction-Diffusion Systems with Distributed Parameters
Differential flatness has proven to be a very powerful approach for analysis and design of open-loop and stabilizing feedback tracking control for... -
On the Steady-State Behavior of Forced Nonlinear Systems
The purpose of this paper is to discuss certain aspects of the asymptotic behavior of finite-dimensional nonlinear dynamical systems modeled by... -
Fingerprint Recognition with Modular Neural Networks and Fuzzy Measures
We describe in this chapter a new approach for fingerprint recognition using modular neural networks with a fuzzy logic method for response... -
Voice Recognition with Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Genetic Algorithms
We describe in this chapter the use of neural networks, fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms for voice recognition. In particular, we consider the case...