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AUTOMATICA
2006
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A Newton-like method for solving rank constrained linear matrix inequalities
This paper presents a Newton-like algorithm for solving systems of rank constrained linear matrix inequalities. Though local quadratic convergence of the algorithm is not a priori...
Robert Orsi, Uwe Helmke, John B. Moore
AUTOMATICA
2006
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Output tracking of continuous bioreactors through recirculation and by-pass
In this paper, we propose to regulate the output of an auto-catalytic bioprocess (a biological process associated with a growth of a micro-organism) by means of a recirculation lo...
Jérôme Harmand, Alain Rapaport, Fr&ea...
AUTOMATICA
2006
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Bank management via stochastic optimal control
This paper examines a problem related to the optimal risk management of banks in a stochastic dynamic setting. In particular, we minimize7 market and capital adequacy risk that in...
Janine Mukuddem-Petersen, Mark Adam Petersen
AUTOMATICA
2006
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A risk-sensitive approach to total productive maintenance
While risk-sensitive (RS) approaches for designing plans of total productive maintenance are critical in manufacturing systems, there is little in the literature by way of theoret...
Abhijit Gosavi
AUTOMATICA
2006
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Stabilization of sampled-data nonlinear systems via backstepping on their Euler approximate model
Two integrator backstepping designs are presented for digitally controlled continuous-time plants in special form. The controller designs are based on the Euler approximate discre...
Dragan Nesic, Andrew R. Teel
AUTOMATICA
2006
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Control relevant estimation of plant and disturbance dynamics
Estimating models for both plant and disturbance dynamics is important in control design applications that focus on disturbance rejection. Several methods for low-order approximat...
J. Zeng, Raymond A. de Callafon
AUTOMATICA
2006
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Dynamic brand-image-based production location decisions
In this paper, we study the dynamic production location decisions of a manufacturer of a certain branded product. Considering brand-image as a form of goodwill, we extend the well...
Gila E. Fruchter, Eugene D. Jaffe, Israel D. Neben...
AUTOMATICA
2006
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A feedback stabilization and collision avoidance scheme for multiple independent non-point agents,
A navigation functions' based methodology, established in our previous work for centralized multiple robot navigation, is extended to address the problem of decentralized nav...
Dimos V. Dimarogonas, Savvas G. Loizou, Kostas J. ...