Ultra-wideband (UWB) sensor networks can be efficiently applied to collect data through sensors deployed for preserving environment and rescuing lives. The high-precision positioning capabilities of UWB technology, based on its operation of ultra-short data bearing pulses, can be a reliable solution for such applications. Most of the UWB positioning techniques are based on time-of-arrival of th...

in this paper, a new analytical method to find a near-optimal high gain controller for the non-minimum phase affine nonlinear systems is introduced. this controller is derived based on the closed form solution of the hamilton-jacobi-bellman (hjb) equation associated with the cheap control problem. this methodology employs an algebraic equation with parametric coefficients for the systems with s...

White-beam slits are precision high-heat-load devices used on beamlines of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) to trim and shape the incoming x-rays beam before the beam is transmitted to other optical components. At the APS, the insertion devices that generate the x-ray are very powerful. For example, the heat flux associated with an x-ray beam generated by Undulator A will be on the order of 207...

This paper deals with a novel method for solving optimal control problems based on genetic programming. This approach produces some trial solutions and seeks the best of them. If the solution cannot be expressed in a closed analytical form then our method produces an approximation with a controlled level of accuracy. Using numerical examples, we will demonstrate how to use the results.