in this paper an adaptive pid controller for wind energy conversion systems (wecs) has been developed. theadaptation technique applied to this controller is based on reinforcement learning (rl) theory. nonlinearcharacteristics of wind variations as plant input, wind turbine structure and generator operational behaviordemand for high quality adaptive controller to ensure both robust stability an...

An increasing number ofpatient decision aids are being developed to assist patients in making personalized choices among health care options, but little is known about the current use of and potential for personalization of web-based decision aids. The purpose of this study is to estimate the potential for personalization of patient decision aids. We developed a coding scheme for personalizatio...

We introduce a formal semantic-based modelling framework to model, specify and verify the functional and adaptive behaviour of synchronous adaptive systems.

This paper discusses ongoing work towards a theoretical basis intended to facilitate the development of self-regulating adaptive systems. Self-regulation refers to the capacity of the system to assess the effects of, and modify, its own adaptive behaviour in prescribed ways at run-time. Although not new, the concept of self-regulation is largely missing from existing adaptive systems, arguably ...

Adaptive middleware and wireless networks are hot topics in many discussions today. Literature describes a lot of approaches which are based upon existing middleware technologies by adding functionalities for adaptive behavior. Disadvantage of this proceeding is the resulting dependence upon the interface provided by the underlying middleware. This paper will describe a whole new approach for a...

This paper discusses the opportunities arising from the employment of meta-adaptivity as a tool that can facilitate the design of adaptation. The discussion is structured around a specific example problem in the domain of adaptive course delivery systems. The paper builds upon this example to argue that meta-adaptivity is a viable solution to the “ground up” design of adaptive systems, and may ...