Two new contributions are presented here. This paper proposes using a Model Predictive Control (MPC) incorporating a Radial Basis Function (RBF) Network Observer for the fuel injection problem. Firstly a RBF Network is used as an observer for the volumetric efficiency of the air system. This allows for gradual adaptation of the observer, ensuring the control scheme is capable of maintaining goo...

The predictive validity of instruments commonly used to measure the therapeutic alliance was evaluated, using 46 sessions drawn from a clinical trial comparing manual-guided therapies for substance use. The California Psychotherapy Alliance Scale, Penn Helping Alliance Rating Scale, Vanderbilt Therapeutic Alliance Scale, and Working Alliance Inventory (Observer, Therapist, and Client versions) ...

Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC), generally based on nonlinear state space models, needs knowledge of the full state for feedback. However, in practice knowledge of the full state is usually not available. Therefore, an asymptotically stabilizing MPC scheme for a class of nonlinear discrete-time systems is proposed, which only requires knowledge of the output of the system for feedback...

The traditional control of high speed motion control system usually employs feedforward control to provide phase advance. In this paper, we proposed a predictive observer to compensate phase lags in the feedback loop. By employing the observer, the velocity and the position controller can be designed as for a plant does not have phase lag elements. Then, loop gains can be enlarged and motion sp...

Computer graphics is used in a wide variety of familiar applications, ranging from abstract representations of statistical and scientific data to synthetic characters in feature films and games. One important sub-area of computer graphics is the generation of realistic images. A key component in generating realistic images is creating digital models of the appearance attributes of the materials...

In recent years, Japanese society has been aging, engendering a labor shortage of young workers. Robots are therefore expected to perform tasks such as rehabilitation, nursing elderly people, and day-to-day work support for elderly people. The pneumatic balloon actuator is a rubber artificial muscle developed for use in a robot hand in such environments. This actuator has a long stroke and a hi...

This paper explores a novel single tail tilt servomotor tri-rotor ducted vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle system (VTOL-UAV), proposes compound control method combining disturbance observer, model predictive (MPC) sliding mode nonlinear dynamic inversion (NDI), realizes the robust tracking of VTOL-UAV trajectory under disturbance. Specifically, inner loop adopts inverse which...

PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate preoperative T and N staging and retroperitoneal surgical margin (RSM) involvement in colon cancer using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). METHODS In this retrospective study, preoperative MDCTs of 141 patients with colon adenocarcinoma were evaluated in terms of T and N staging and retroperitoneal surgical margin involvement by two observers. Results were...