Two existing Hammerstein-Wiener identification algorithms and a third novel Hammerstein-Wiener identification algorithm are considered for application to the magnetospheric system. A modified subspace algorithm that allows missing data points is described and used for identifying periodically switching Hammerstein-Wiener models, to capture the periodically time-varying nature of the system. The...

Reliability, Power efficiency and timeliness are the critical issues in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). The engineers must fulfill the QoS requirements imposed by the applications(users).To satisfy QoS metrics such as Reliability, timeliness and energy efficiency, these WSNs must overcome major obstacles such as dynamic environmental changes, limited energy/range/memory/ computational capabili...

In this paper a survey of the main proposals to simulate in Transport Networks is presented. A new model focused on GMPLS-based networks is proposed. The proposal is evaluated and results show that the model is able to simulate different failure propagation scenarios. Results also offer identifying what are the critical parts of the network when a failure propagation occurs in order to protect ...

This paper presents an interleaved boost converter with coupled inductors for photovoltaic (PV) energy conversion. The proposed soft-switching boost converter uses an interleaved method to increase its power density and coupled-inductor technology to extend its step-up voltage ratio. To reduce switching losses of active switches, the proposed interleaved boost converter incorporates a synchrono...

The paper by Liana, Zhao, and Dimirovskid shows one of the latest advances in switched systems by incorporating sliding mode control with a nonlinear integral switching surface. It is worthwhile comparing two types of switching mechanisms employed in this work. The first type is the system structural switching with an average dwell time. Hence, the switching frequency should be finite, and the ...

Power electronic circuits are characteristically variable structure systems with extreme stiffness due to their switching behaviour. Depending on the point of interest, different models and time scales are used for simulation, but in any case, exact consideration of the switching instants is required. At switching instants, the derivatives of switched signals are not continuous, which must be c...

The recent paper [1] enlightens the interest of a class of switching rules with nice properties, called eventually periodic: it is proven that a finite family F of linear vector fields of R d can be stabilized by means of eventually periodic switching rules, provided that it is asymptotically controllable and satisfies an additional finite time controllability condition. Unfortunately, simple e...

In recent experiments, it has been shown that the switching rate of single-molecule switches can show a rather complicated dependence on the applied bias voltage. Here, we discuss a minimal model which describes the switching process in terms of inelastic scattering processes of the tunneling electron by specific molecular vibrations. One important point is the introduction of an energy-depende...

Characterization of classes of switching signals that ensure stability of switched systems occupies a significant portion of the switched systems literature. This article collects a multitude of stabilizing switching signals under an umbrella framework. We achieve this in two steps: Firstly, given a family of systems, possibly containing unstable dynamics, we propose a new and general class of ...

Two experiments examined perspective switching in comprehension and retrieval of spatial information. Participants read route or survey descriptions of environments line by line. Reading times were recorded. For half of the descriptions, the perspective of the last sentence was switched. True/false verification of sentences from both perspectives followed the descriptions. Switching perspective...