This paper presents a new model predictive control method for time-optimal point-to-point motion control of mechatronic systems. The formulation of time-optimal behavior within the model predictive control framework and the structure of the underlying optimization problem are discussed and modifications are presented in order to decrease the computational load of the numerical solution method s...

Abstract: This paper studies the approximate controllability issue of an abstract semilinear stochastic control system with nonlocal conditions. Sufficient conditions are formulated and proved for the approximate controllability of such systems by splitting the given semilinear system into two systems, namely a semilinear deterministic system and a linear stochastic system. To prove the approxi...

Status of This Memo This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP...

In this paper, model-free controllers for multilink smart materials robots are presented. The approach allows controller design in the absence of a system model which is complex and difficult to obtain for multilink smart materials robots, and provides additional degrees of freedom in feedback control design. Simulation results are provided to show the effectiveness of the presented approach.

In this paper, we first present an impulsive version of Filippov’s Theorem for first-order neutral functional differential inclusions of the form, d dt [y(t)− g(t, yt)] ∈ F (t, yt), a.e. t ∈ J\{t1, . . . , tm}, y(t+k )− y(tk ) = Ik(y(tk )), k = 1, . . . , m, y(t) = φ(t), t ∈ [−r, 0], where J = [0, b], F is a set-valued map and g is a single-valued function. The functions Ik characterize the jum...