Interactive narrative allows the user to play a role in a story and interact with other characters controlled by the system. Directorial control is a procedure for dynamically tuning the interaction towards the author’s desired effects. Most existing approaches for directorial control are built within plot-centric frameworks for interactive narrative and do not have a systematic way to ensure t...

In this contribution we describe the new model of multiple partonic interactions (MPI) that has been implemented in Herwig++. Tuning its two free parameters is enough to find a good description of CDF underlying event data. We show extrapolations to the LHC and compare them to results from other models.

In this paper, a self-tuning fuzzy sliding-mode controller design approach with decoupled method is proposed. The decoupled method provides a simple way to achieve asymptotic stability for a class of fourth-order nonlinear system. Moreover, heuristic sliding factors are implemented as fuzzy inference. Therefore, the proposed method eliminates the trial-and-error process for finding appropriate ...

This paper presents a control strategy for maglev system based on the sliding mode controller with auto-tuning law. The designed adaptive controller will replace the conventional sliding mode control (SMC) to eliminate the chattering resulting from the SMC. The stability of maglev system is ensured based on the Lyapunov theory. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed method....

The firing patterns of populations of cells in the cat visual cortex can exhibit oscillatory responses in the range of 35 85 Hz. Furthermore, groups of neurons many mm's apart can be highly synchronized as long as the cells have similar orientation tuning. We investigate two basic network architectures that incorporate either nearest-neighbor or global feedback interactions and conclude that no...

| This paper presents technology that extends the concept of end-point control of a exiblelink robot arm to handle payloads with unknown internal dynamics. The approach is based on merging high-performance control with an innovative identi cation algorithm in a self-tuning regulator framework. Payload dynamics are identi ed in real-time using recently developed subspace tting techniques. Su cie...

We examine whether the O(a) improved quark action on anisotropic lattices can be used as a framework for the heavy quark, which enables precision computation of matrix elements of heavy-light mesons. To this end, it is crucial to verify that a mass independent and nonperturbative tuning of the parameters is possible. As a first step, we observe the dispersion relation of heavy-light mesons on a...

Tree-like structures such as retinal images are widely studied in computer-aided diagnosis systems for largescale screening programs. Despite several segmentation and tracking methods proposed in the literature, there still exist several limitations specifically when two or more curvilinear structures cross or bifurcate, or in the presence of interrupted lines or highly curved blood vessels. In...

In this paper method of design of self-tuning fuzzy PID controller is addressed, proposed and tested. Fuzzy logic is used to tune each parameter of PID controller. The proposed controller is tested in control of the thermo-optical plant. This paper deals with theoretical and practical methodology, offering approaches for control design and its successful application.