This paper deals with the Robust Fault Detection (RFD) problem for multilinear affine uncertain systems and proposes an approach to solve it. Convex Minkowski combinations are used to compute as precisely as possible uncertainty sets according to the parameters variations in a fault-free context. Faults to be detected are characterized either by a parameter change outside its definition interva...

This paper presents a novel immune inspired algorithm, named DERA (Dynamic Effector Regulatory Algorithm), aimed at fault detection and other anomaly detection problems. It integrates immunological research results, pointing out the importance of a special breed of cells (regulatory T cells) in the control of various aspects of the immune system, and includes a mechanism for signalling between ...

In this paper, fault detection problems for linear uncertain systems are studied. Instead of designing fault detection systems from the viewpoint of increasing the system robustness against unknown inputs and the sensitivity to the faults, an approach is proposed, which allows us to design fault detection systems in such a way that the missed detection rate is minimized for a given false alarm ...

By reviewing the existing literature and empirical investigation, we build a socalled Photosynthesis model which argues that a recipient developing country only achieves benefits from FDI once they have sufficient absorptive capacity related to human capital resource, absorptive capacity of domestic firm, financial systems, physical infrastructure, technological, and institutional development. ...

To fully understand foreign affiliates’ behaviour in regional agglomerations (hereafter RAs), we argue it would be useful to analyze the networking patterns of such affiliates in reference to domestic firms within the local market environment. Consequently, we examined 184 electronics plants,

This paper investigates FDI-related spillovers in Brazil for the period 1996-2005. In contrast to most previous recent studies, which have failed to identify any significant effects in emerging economies, we found that horizontal spillovers did arise in Brazil. However, they did not arise simply as a consequence of general FDI-mediated technology transfer from MNC headquarters, as the standard ...

This paper deals with the problem of fault detection and isolation. Existence conditions of a solution to this problem are recalled before the proposal of another solution. The proof carrying out the effectiveness of the proposed solution and illustrative examples are the main results.Copyright c © 2005 IFAC

The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of the Chinese and Hong Kong stock markets on the levels of foreign direct investment into China’s regions, utilising dynamic panel estimation techniques. Using a Tobin’s Q measure, the results indicate that the effect is significant for both the Chinese and Hong Kong stock markets, but negatively signed, suggesting that FDI into China acts as a s...

Ridvan BERBER and Levent AKCAY Process monitoring, early fault detection and diagnosis are important in chemical and manufacturing processes for safety, controlling product quality and minimizing waste. Large multivariable processes are difficult to monitor by traditional methods. The multivariate statistical methods, which systematically reduce the number of related variables and transform the...

This study investigates the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow and trade openness on the expansion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for the period of 1996 to 2005, in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions. Asia-Pacific countries cited in this study are: China (mainland & Hong Kong), Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The Middl...