Search Results - "2008 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control"

A Lyapunov approach to second-order sliding mode controllers and observers by Moreno, J.A., Osorio, M.

“…In this paper a strong Lyapunov function is obtained, for the first time, for the super twisting algorithm, an important class of second order sliding modes…”
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Integral LOS control for path following of underactuated marine surface vessels in the presence of constant ocean currents by Borhaug, E., Pavlov, A., Pettersen, K.Y.

“…In this paper, we consider the development of a control strategy for path following of underactuated marine surface vessels in the presence of ocean currents…”
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Reachability analysis of nonlinear systems with uncertain parameters using conservative linearization by Althoff, M., Stursberg, O., Buss, M.

“…Given an initial set of a nonlinear system with uncertain parameters and inputs, the set of states that can possibly be reached is computed. The approach is…”
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On event-triggered and self-triggered control over sensor/actuator networks by Mazo, M., Tabuada, P.

“…Event-triggered and self-triggered control have been recently proposed as an alternative to the more traditional periodic execution of control tasks. The…”
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Subgradient methods and consensus algorithms for solving convex optimization problems by Johansson, B., Keviczky, T., Johansson, M., Johansson, K.H.

“…In this paper we propose a subgradient method for solving coupled optimization problems in a distributed way given restrictions on the communication topology…”
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Sensing and coverage for a network of heterogeneous robots by Pimenta, L., Kumar, V., Mesquita, R.C., Pereira, G.

“…We address the problem of covering an environment with robots equipped with sensors. The robots are heterogeneous in that the sensor footprints are different…”
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General duality between optimal control and estimation by Todorov, E.

“…Optimal control and estimation are dual in the LQG setting, as Kalman discovered, however this duality has proven difficult to extend beyond LQG. Here we…”
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An ensemble Kalman filtering approach to highway traffic estimation using GPS enabled mobile devices by Work, D.B., Tossavainen, O.-P., Blandin, S., Bayen, A.M., Iwuchukwu, T., Tracton, K.

“…Traffic state estimation is a challenging problem for the transportation community due to the limited deployment of sensing infrastructure. However, recent…”
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Distributed subgradient methods and quantization effects by Nedic, A., Olshevsky, A., Ozdaglar, A., Tsitsiklis, J.N.

“…We consider a convex unconstrained optimization problem that arises in a network of agents whose goal is to cooperatively optimize the sum of the individual…”
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Event design in event-triggered feedback control systems by Xiaofeng Wang, Lemmon, M.D.

“…This paper studies the event design in event-triggered feedback systems with asymptotic stability. A new event-triggering scheme is presented that may postpone…”
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A distributed auction algorithm for the assignment problem by Zavlanos, M.M., Spesivtsev, L., Pappas, G.J.

“…The assignment problem constitutes one of the fundamental problems in the context of linear programming. Besides its theoretical significance, its frequent…”
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A tractable approximation of chance constrained stochastic MPC based on affine disturbance feedback by Oldewurtel, F., Jones, C.N., Morari, M.

“…This paper deals with model predictive control of uncertain linear discrete-time systems with polytopic constraints on the input and chance constraints on the…”
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Scheduling of event-triggered controllers on a shared network by Cervin, A., Henningsson, T.

“…We consider a system where a number of independent, time-triggered or event-triggered control loops are closed over a shared communication network. Each plant…”
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On the stability of distance-based formation control by Dimarogonas, D.V., Johansson, K.H.

“…This paper examines stability properties of distance-based formations. These are formations encoded by inter-agent relative distances. A negative gradient…”
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Non-monotonic Lyapunov functions for stability of discrete time nonlinear and switched systems by Ahmadi, A.A., Parrilo, P.A.

“…We relax the monotonicity requirement of Lyapunov¿s theorem to enlarge the class of functions that can provide certificates of stability. To this end, we…”
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Iterative Risk Allocation: A new approach to robust Model Predictive Control with a joint chance constraint by Ono, M., Williams, B.C.

“…This paper proposes a novel two-stage optimization method for robust model predictive control (RMPC) with Gaussian disturbance and state estimation error…”
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Optimal control of Mixed Logical Dynamical systems with Linear Temporal Logic specifications by Karaman, S., Sanfelice, R.G., Frazzoli, E.

“…Recently, linear temporal logic (LTL) has been employed as a tool for formal specification in dynamical control systems. With this formal approach, control…”
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Necessary and sufficient conditions for success of the nuclear norm heuristic for rank minimization by Recht, B., Weiyu Xu, Hassibi, B.

“…Minimizing the rank of a matrix subject to constraints is a challenging is a challenging problem that arises in many control applications including controller…”
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Consensus under communication delays by Seuret, A., Dimarogonas, D.V., Johansson, K.H.

“…This paper deals with the consensus problem under communication network inducing delays. It is well-known that introducing a delay leads in general to a…”
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Underwater glider motion control by Mahmoudian, N., Woolsey, C.

“…This paper describes an underwater glider motion control system intended to enhance locomotive efficiency by reducing the energy expended by vehicle guidance…”
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