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CCE
2007
13 years 4 months ago
A multiple model, state feedback strategy for robust control of non-linear processes
In order to achieve global stability using well-established linear control theory and techniques, a multiple model approach has attracted increased attention in recent years. In o...
F. Y. Wang, Parisa A. Bahri, Peter L. Lee, I. T. C...
CCE
2007
13 years 4 months ago
Generate Pareto optimal solutions of scheduling problems using normal boundary intersection technique
The problem of short-term scheduling under uncertainty is addressed in this paper through a multiobjective optimization framework that incorporates economic expectation, robustnes...
Zhenya Jia, Marianthi G. Ierapetritou
CCE
2007
13 years 4 months ago
An upper ontology based on ISO 15926
Ontologies reflect our view of what exists and developing ontologies for a given domain requires a common context. This context can be characterized explicitly by means of an uppe...
Rafael Batres, Matthew West, David Leal, David Pri...
CCE
2007
13 years 4 months ago
Water networks security: A two-stage mixed-integer stochastic program for sensor placement under uncertainty
This work describes a stochastic approach for the optimal placement of sensors in municipal water networks to detect maliciously injected contaminants. The model minimizes the exp...
Vicente Rico-Ramírez, Sergio Frausto-Hern&a...
CCE
2007
13 years 4 months ago
A dimensionless study of the evaporation and drying stages in spray pyrolysis
An original dimensionless study of the pure evaporation and precipitation stages of a spray pyrolysis process has been performed. An estimation of the evaporation time is proposed...
N. Reuge, B. Caussat
CCE
2007
13 years 4 months ago
A systematic approach to plant-wide control based on thermodynamics
In this work, a systematic approach to plant-wide control design is proposed. The method combines ingredients from process networks, thermodynamics and systems theory to derive ro...
Luis T. Antelo, Irene Otero-Muras, Julio R. Banga,...
CCE
2007
13 years 4 months ago
Design and control of recycle systems by non-linear analysis
Design and control of recycle systems must be integrated at an early design stage. By placing together the pieces of the design puzzle we developed a novel methodology that allows...
Anton A. Kiss, Costin S. Bildea, Alexandre C. Dimi...
CCE
2006
13 years 4 months ago
New approaches for representing, analyzing and visualizing complex kinetic transformations
Complex kinetic mechanisms involving thousands of reacting species and tens of thousands of reactions are currently required for the rational analysis of modern combustion systems...
Ioannis P. Androulakis
CCE
2006
13 years 4 months ago
Circadian rhythm: A natural, robust, multi-scale control system
The regulatory architecture responsible for robust maintenance of 24 h cycles is analyzed as a control system. At the gene regulatory level, it is shown that performance attribute...
Francis J. Doyle III, Rudiyanto Gunawan, Neda Bagh...