In this paper we first show how the Extended Linear Complementarity Problem, which is a mathematical programming problem, can be used to design optimal switching schemes for a class of switched systems with linear dynamics subject to saturation. More specifically, we consider the determination of the optimal switching time instants (the switching sequences are acyclic, but the phase sequence is...

In this article, a novel scheme is proposed for switching among multiple bitrate video streams over Internet, to achieve best quality of service (QoS). The research is focused on selecting the best switching points inside the precoded variable bit rate video streams, to facilitate bandwidth scalability among the non-scalable multiple bitstreams. With a stepwise monotonically decreasing (downsta...

Adaptive switching between multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission schemes like diversity and spatial multiplexing yields significantly higher capacity gains over fixed transmission schemes. Previous work has shown the impact of channel correlation and SNR on the switching between different schemes like beamforming and spatial multiplexing. This paper explores the influence of antenn...

In this paper, the problem of stability analysis and stabilization synthesis of switched linear systems with time delay is studied in continuous-time domain. First, two sufficient conditions are established under which the system is asymptotically stable under arbitrary switching signal, and, if a set of linear matrix inequalities is solvable, a state feedback controller can be designed to stab...

Networks whose structure of connections evolves in time constitute a big challenge in the study of synchronization, in particular when the time scales for the evolution of the graph topology are comparable with (or even longer than) those pertinent to the units' dynamics. We here focus on networks with a slow-switching structure, and show that the necessary conditions for synchronization, i.e. ...

We investigated copper as a working material for metallic atomic-scale transistors and confirmed that copper atomic-scale transistors can be fabricated and operated electrochemically in a copper electrolyte (CuSO4 + H2SO4) in bi-distilled water under ambient conditions with three microelectrodes (source, drain and gate). The electrochemical switching-on potential of the atomic-scale transistor ...

This letter deals with the stability analysis problem of discrete-time switched linear systems ranged dwell time. A novel concept called L-switching-cycle is proposed, which contains sequences multiple activation cycles satisfying prescribed time constraint. Based on L-switching-cycle, two sufficient conditions are proposed to ensure global uniform asymptotic systems. It noted that equivalent i...

BACKGROUND Schizophrenic patients have executive function deficits, presumably on the basis of prefrontal cortex dysfunction. Although they consistently show impaired inhibition, the evidence of a task switching deficit is less consistent and is often based on performance of neuropsychological tests that require several cognitive processes (e.g., the Wisconsin Card Sort Test [WCST]). We investi...

VAR support should be supplied as close to the load as possible to minimize transmission losses. For voltage control and for improvement of total power factor in a distribution system the circuit- breaker switched capacitor banks can be used. The problems with this solution are the voltage steps caused by the large sizes of the capacitor banks as well as the transients caused on insertion. Thyr...

We solve the coupled mode equations governing the chalcogenide nonlinear fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) numerically, and obtain the bistability characteristics. The characteristics of the chalcogenide nonlinear FBGs such as: switching threshold intensity, bistability interval and on-off switching ratio are studied. The effects of FBG length and its third order nonlinear refractive index on FBG cha...