For a Boolean network we consider asynchronous updates and define the exclusive asynchronous basin of attraction for any steady state or cyclic attractor. An algorithm based on commutative algebra is presented to compute the exclusive basin. Finally its use for targeting desirable attractors by selective intervention on network nodes is illustrated with two examples, one cell signalling network...

117 Standards I n February 1997, I wrote a Computer column titled " Linking Computers and Consumer Electronics, " which described the IEEE 1394 networking standard, otherwise known as FireWire. FireWire was designed to link personal computers, digital cameras , televisions, DVD players, printers, and other home electronics equipment. In one sense, FireWire represented the technology behind all ...

This paper considers the stabilization bound problem for singularly perturbed systems (SPSs) subject to actuator saturation. A state feedback stabilization controller design method is proposed and a basin of attraction depending on the singular perturbation parameter is constructed, which facilitates the formulation of the convex optimization problem for maximizing the basin of attraction of SP...