Finding the equilibrium path by non-linear structural analysis is one of the most important subjects in structural engineering. In this way, Incremental-Iterative methods are extremely used. This paper introduces several factors in incremental steps. In addition, it suggests some control criteria for the iterative part of the non-linear analysis. These techniques are based on the geometric of e...

We present the prevention of influenza pandemic by using multiple control functions. First, we adjust the control functions in the pandemic model, then we show the existence of the optimal control problem, and, by using both analytical and numerical techniques, we investigate costeffective control effects for the prevention of transmission of disease. To do this, we use four control functions, ...

In large-scale grid environment, the authorization plays a vital role in access control to resources. For the demand of higher dynamicity, complexity and granularity on grid environment, a novel model named dynamic role-based access control (DRBAC) based on RBAC model is presented. DRBAC introduces conceptions of several objects such as rolegraph initial structure, atom role and middle role, an...

This paper proposes a framework for optimal control of mechanical systems possessing conserved quantities such as control moment gyros (CMGs). It will be shown that output regulation theory is appropriate to handle such constraints and that the center-stable manifold method for solving the associated Hamilton-Jacobi equation is effective for computing the optimal feedback control. With this fra...

In this paper we deal with the derivation of state-realizations of linear operators that are solutions to certain operator linear differential equations in one-dimensional bounded domains. We develop two approaches in the framework of diffusive representations: one with complex diffusive symbols; the other with real diffusive symbols. Then, we illustrate the theories and develop numerical metho...

Abstract. This paper studies the bioremediation, in minimal time, of a water resource or reservoir using a single continuous bioreactor. The bioreactor is connected to two pumps, at different locations in the reservoir, that pump polluted water and inject back sufficiently clean water with the same flow rate. This leads to a minimal-time optimal control problem where the control variables are r...

This paper focuses on the problem of robust control for Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy systemswith time-delay. The delay-dependent stability analysis and controller synthesis have been addressed. The free weighting matrix method has been used for stability analysis and controller synthesis. New and less conservative delay-dependent stability conditions are proposed in terms of linear matrix inequali...

Abstract: Due to the difficulty in solving the Hamilton-Jacobi-Isaacs equation, the nonlinear optimal control approach is not very practical in general. To overcome this problem, Ezal et al. (2000) first solved a linear optimal control problem for the linearized model of a nonlinear system given in the strict-feedback form. Then, using the backstepping procedure, a nonlinear feedback controller...

Despite the recent advances in robust control theory, the robust performance problem formulated in the mixed H2/Hm framework largely remains an open problem. In this approach, one seeks a controller that minimizes the Hz norm of a closed-loop map over all admissible controllers while satisfying an H , constraint on another closed-loop map. Unlike the optimal H Z problem or the y-level sub-optim...