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# IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

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Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):c1 - c4
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control publication information

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s): c2
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• ### Control Reconfiguration After Actuator Failures Using Disturbance Decoupling Methods

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s): 1589
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• ### Control Reconfiguration After Actuator Failures Using Disturbance Decoupling Methods

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1590 - 1601
Cited by:  Papers (70)
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This paper addresses the control of a system after an actuator has failed: A reconfiguration of the control structure is sought which keeps the system operational. The goal is to find a different set of actuators for controlling the plant and to use them in such a way that the plant output is identical to the output of the nominal closed-loop system. It is further required that the nominal control... View full abstract»

• ### On Parameter Estimation Using Nonparametric Noise Models

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1602 - 1612
Cited by:  Papers (11)
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Fitting multidimensional parametric models in frequency domain using nonparametric noise models is considered in this paper. A nonparametric estimate of the noise statistics is obtained from a finite number of independent data sets. The estimated noise model is then substituted for the the true noise covariance matrix in the maximum likelihood loss function to obtain suboptimal parameter estimates... View full abstract»

• ### Scalable Decentralized Robust Stability Certificates for Networks of Interconnected Heterogeneous Dynamical Systems

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1613 - 1625
Cited by:  Papers (48)
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We derive scalable decentralized conditions that can guarantee robust stability for networks of linearly interconnected, stable, linear time invariant dynamical systems. Unlike previous results of this kind, we allow for heterogeneous dynamics on arbitrary interconnection topologies (i.e., linear systems on arbitrary underlying graphs). Robust stability of the entire network is guaranteed by satis... View full abstract»

• ### State-Dependent Scaling Problems and Stability of Interconnected iISS and ISS Systems

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1626 - 1643
Cited by:  Papers (109)
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This paper addresses the problem of establishing stability of nonlinear interconnected systems. This paper introduces a mathematical formulation of the state-dependent scaling problems whose solutions directly provide Lyapunov functions proving stability properties of interconnected dissipative systems in a unified manner. Stability criteria are interpreted as sufficient conditions for the existen... View full abstract»

• ### On Uniform Global Asymptotic Stability of Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems With Applications

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1644 - 1660
Cited by:  Papers (16)
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This paper presents new characterizations of uniform global asymptotic stability for nonlinear and time-varying discrete-time systems. Under mild assumptions, it is shown that weak zero-state detectability is equivalent to uniform global asymptotic stability for globally uniformly stable systems. By employing the notion of reduced limiting systems, another characterization of uniform global asympt... View full abstract»

• ### Asymptotically$H^2$-Optimal Tuning of Low Gain Robust Controllers for DPS

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1661 - 1668
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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It is well known that a low-gain controller of the form Cepsiv(s)=sigmak=-n nepsivKk /(s-iomegak) is able to track and reject constants and finite linear combinations of sinusoidal reference and disturbance signals with known frequencies omegak. In this note, we investigate the optimal tuning of the matrix gains Kk of the... View full abstract»

• ### Stabilization of Arbitrary Switched Linear Systems With Unknown Time-Varying Delays

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1668 - 1674
Cited by:  Papers (184)
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We consider continuous time switched systems that are stabilized via a computer. Several factors (sampling, computer computation, communications through a network, etc.) introduce model uncertainties produced by unknown varying feedback delays. These uncertainties can lead to instability when they are not taken into account. Our goal is to construct a switched digital control for continuous time s... View full abstract»

• ### Uniform Estimates of Attracting Sets of Extended Lurie Systems Using LMIs

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1675 - 1678
Cited by:  Papers (14)
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This research presents a systematic procedure to obtain estimates, via extended Lyapunov functions, of attracting sets of a class of nonlinear systems, as well as an estimate of their stability regions. The considered class of nonlinear systems, called in this note the extended Lurie system, consists of nonlinear systems like those of the Lurie problem where one of the nonlinear functions can viol... View full abstract»

• ### An Improved ILMI Method for Static Output Feedback Control With Application to Multivariable PID Control

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1678 - 1683
Cited by:  Papers (82)
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An improved iterative linear matrix inequality (ILMI) algorithm for static output feedback (SOF) stabilization problem without introducing any additional variables is proposed in this note. The proposed ILMI algorithm is also extended to solve the SOF Hinfin controller design problem. They are applied to the multivariable PID controllers. Numerical examples show that the proposed algor... View full abstract»

• ### Adaptive Repetitive Control for a Class of Nonlinearly Parametrized Systems

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1684 - 1688
Cited by:  Papers (40)
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In this note, Lyapunov-based adaptive repetitive control is presented for a class of nonlinearly parametrized systems. Through the use of an integral Lyapunov function, the controller singularity problem is elegantly solved as it avoids the nonlinear parametrization from entering into the adaptive control and repetitive control. Global stability of the adaptive system and asymptotic convergence of... View full abstract»

• ### A Decomposition Algorithm for Feedback Min&#8211;Max Model Predictive Control

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1688 - 1692
Cited by:  Papers (17)
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An algorithm for solving feedback min-max model predictive control for discrete-time uncertain linear systems with constraints is presented in this note. The algorithm is based on applying recursively a decomposition technique to solve the min-max problem via a sequence of low complexity linear programs. It is proved that the algorithm converges to the optimal solution in finite time. Simulation r... View full abstract»

• ### Global Robust Stabilization of Cascade-Connected Systems With Dynamic Uncertainties Without Knowing the Control Direction

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1693 - 1699
Cited by:  Papers (16)
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This note addresses the global robust stabilization problem for cascade-connected nonlinear systems assuming the control direction is unknown and the system is subject to both dynamic and static uncertainties. A possible application of the main result of this note to the global robust servomechanism problem for nonlinear systems in lower triangular form is also discussed View full abstract»

• ### Relationship Between Perturbation Realization Factors With Queueing Models and Markov Models

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1699 - 1704
Cited by:  Papers (7)
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Perturbation realization factor is an important concept in perturbation analysis of both queueing systems and Markov systems. A perturbation realization factor measures the effect of a perturbation on the system performance. This concept is important for the performance sensitivity and performance optimization of these systems. Since the perturbations in queueing systems are continuous in nature a... View full abstract»

• ### A Method for Nonlinear Least Squares With Structured Residuals

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1704 - 1708
Cited by:  Papers (6)
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This note develops a modification of standard nonlinear least squares methods with reduced sensitivity to the quality of the initial guess. The technique is presented in the context of least squares fitting of dynamic system models, but may apply to other kinds of problems. The performance of the technique is compared to standard methods for a variety of test problems View full abstract»

• ### New Approach to Robust$cal D$-Stability Analysis of Linear Time-Invariant Systems With Polytope-Bounded Uncertainty

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1709 - 1714
Cited by:  Papers (16)
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This note presents a new approach to robust D-stability analysis of linear time-invariant systems with polytope-bounded uncertainty. The proposed approach combines sufficient conditions for robust D-stability in terms of feasibility problems with linear matrix inequalities (LMI) constraints and a new polytope partition technique. If the initial polytope does not attain the robust D- stability suff... View full abstract»

• ### On Uniform Stabilization of Discrete-Time Linear Parameter-Varying Control Systems

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1714 - 1721
Cited by:  Papers (28)
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For discrete-time polytopic linear parameter-varying systems, the uniform exponential stability, which is equivalent to the asymptotic stability and includes the quadratic stability as a special case, is characterized by the union of an increasing family of linear matrix inequality conditions. On the other hand, in certain cases, nonconservative synthesis of uniformly stabilizing controllers is ac... View full abstract»

• ### Reliable Control of Nonlinear Systems via Variable Structure Scheme

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1721 - 1726
Cited by:  Papers (43)
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This study proposes a class of variable structure stabilizing laws which make the closed-loop system be capable of tolerating the abnormal operation of actuators within a pre-specified subset of actuators. The ranges of acceptable change in control gain magnitude that preserves system's stability are estimated for the whole set of actuators. These ranges are shown to be able to be made larger than... View full abstract»

• ### Comments and Remarks on "On Improved Delay-Dependent Robust Control for Uncertain Time-Delay Systems

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1726 - 1728
Cited by:  Papers (3)
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The purpose of this note is to correct some statements and numerical examples' results in the above paper. A few remarks are also given to clarify the facts that for systems with small delay, the results in Han (2003) are much less conservative than those in Kwon and Park (2004); for systems with nonsmall delay, the criterion in Kwon and Park (2004) fails to make any conclusion, while the criterio... View full abstract»

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Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1728 - 1729
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The authors thank Q.-L. Han (see ibid., 2006) for pointing out some corrections in their paper. Han has made several remarks on the results by O.M. Kwon and J.H. Park (see ibid., vol.49, p1991-5, 2004) and have pointed errors therein which are summarized View full abstract»

• ### Handbook of Learning and Approximate Dynamic Programming

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1730 - 1731
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• ### Stochastic Differential Equations—An Introduction With Applications

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):1731 - 1732
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• ### IEEE Control Systems Society Information

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s): c3
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