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... In other words, the nominal layer is to establish and approximate a state feedback control Finish training when the training performance is satisfactory Repeat this nominal layer training ... differential system linear in control and linear in. .. for each nominal case The training data pattern for the nominal neural networks is composed of the state vector as input and the ... uncertain, nonlinear systems to address the combining challenge arising from the following: • The designed controller is expected to stabilize the system in the presence of uncertainties in

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... Simulation Consider the single-machine infinity-bus (SMIB) model with a thyristor-controlled series- capacitor (TCSC) installed on the transmission line (Chen, 1998) as shown in Fig. 5, which may ... control of nonlinear systems, where there are system uncertainties in parameters, unmodeled nonlinear system dynamics, and in many cases the parameters may be time varying. It is the main focus of ... time varying property of uncertain parameters of the nonlinear systems. All these pieces Recent Advances in Robust Control – Novel Approaches and Design Methods 112 come together in an organized

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... measure within bound In short, the implementation of integral sliding-mode control solves the in? ??uence of matched-type nonlinearities and uncertainties while, in the meantime, maintaining the system ... h( x ) ∈ R m is continuous in x gi ( x, t) ∈ R n , an unmatched-type nonlinearity, possibly time-varying, is piecewise continuous in t and continuous in x We assume the following: A(t) = A + ΔA(t) ... tracking condition is improved, chattering of the system on the sliding surface remains as an inherent problem in SMC This can be removed by using QFT to follow 3.2 QFT controller design In the

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... Continuous approximation of output feedback discontinuous control input Also, the control input (50) with (35) chatters from the beginning without reaching phase. The chattering of the discontinuous ... is a nonlinear output feedback gain satisfying the relationship (37) and (49), GΔ is a switching gain of the state, 1 G is a feedback gain of the output feedback integral sliding surface, ... sliding surface is exactly defined from a given initial condition to the origin, so there is no reaching phase, only the sliding exists from the initial condition. The one of the two main problems

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... consider an infinitely long string constrained at a local coordinate   0 as shown in Fig 1, where the constraint is a point support consisting of an attached mass (Mc), a transverse spring (Kc), ... multi-span string with arbitrary discontinuities and boundaries... R1r recursively expands to include all the effects of constraints in the remaining side of the string until its expansion terminates ... 2011 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechweb.org Recent Advances in Vibrations

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... relating wave amplitudes between two adjacent subspans, in the same way described in Section 2.3. Defining  i as the local coordinate in span i, the transverse displacement of any point in ... Transform Inversion, International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol.60, pp.979-993 Argento, A & Scott, R A (1995) Elastic Wave Propagation in a Timoshenko Beam Spinning about ... reflection coefficient is defined in the region xx 0 to distinguish it from the one defined in the region x<x 0 . Combining Eqs. (2.35) and (37), one can determine the ampltitude of the wave

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... ball-bearing system consists of five contact parts: the shaft, the inner ring, the rolling elements, outer ring and the housing. The deformation of each part will influence the Recent Advances in ... friction during sliding motion should be smaller The experiment proposed by Euler involved the sliding of a body down an inclined plane at slopes close to the critical slope at which sliding initiates ... Analysis for Predicting Nonlinearities... Alvarez, J (2010) Using detrended fluctuation analysis to monitor chattering in cutter tool machines, International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture

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... Nano-Plate Considering the Small Scale Effect 49 integrals which represent weighted averages of contributions of the strain of all points in the body to the stress at the given point. Eringen showed ... nonlocal model may be viewed as atoms linked by elastic springs while the local continuum model assumes the spring constant to take on an infinite value. In sum, the nonlocal plate theory should ... and y directions, respectively. Using the Hamilton’s principle, the nonlocal bending governing equations of motion for a single layered nano-plate are obtained as follows (Pradhan and Phadikar,

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... index p as shown in Table 5. It is clearly visible that the frequency decreases with the increasing grading index, caused by the stiffness decreasing with increasing grading index. For the same ... of grading index P , the natural frequency increases with increasing mode. The effect of grading index can be shown by comparing the frequency value for the fixed value of mode and changing the ... exist only in a limited space in time, and... preliminary monitoring tool combined with other analytical methods The counting of particles and direct reading ferrography of direct-reading detect

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... showing the trend of the values obtained in the four weeks of the first test for points 2, 3, 5 and 7. [...]... loss of winding clamping pressure, will lead to insulation 108 6 Recent Advances ... mechanical deformations in the winding, and hence, a change in the vibrational signature of the transformer Typical failures occurring at... Indicator 1 06 4 Recent Advances in Vibrations ... fans and oil circulating pumps for the cooling function • Bushings as an insulating structure, for connection of windings to the outside • Oil temperature indicators • Oil Level Indicator... vibrational

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... load is included for detecting vibration from both, core and winding. Thus, they subtract the effect of both minus the effect of the core to deduce the effects of the winding. With this information, ... 90%, in core vibrations and temperature 100%, 110% in core vibrations Current Effect of current in Effect of current and 30%, 60%, 100%, 120% winding package vibrations temperature in winding ... vibration modeling as a method of detecting winding... entire plant Columns indicate the measurement obtained by all every sensor The first row indicates the real amplitude obtained by the sensor

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... in 10 mM of glucose dissolved in DI water (black line) and exposing the sensor to continuously flow of 10 mM of glucose dissolved in phosphate buffer saline with a pH value of 7.4 (red line) introduced ... AlGaN/GaN HEMTs Interest in developing improved methods for detecting lactate acid has been increasing due to its importance in areas such as clinical diagnostics, sports medicine, and food analysis ... [249,250] Recent assessments have indicated that about 65% of casualties are correlated with brain injuries Traumatic brain injury, including concussion are also growing medical problem among civilians,...

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... φM The switching-on of the C axis causes the preload and the slewing into a defined angular position The preload remains constant during machining with the moving C axis and the increase of moments ... gather information on robot control The information is used in a process of self -learning that is inthe middle of elaborating Image registration, transmission and visualization Since duct interiors ... efficiency about 88% Such low image resolution and numbers of neurons in a single network required that 54000 examples had to be used during network training In order to increase the number of testing...

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