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A note on asymptotic stabilization of linear systems by periodic, piecewise constant, output feedback by Allwright, J.C., Astolfi, A., Wong, H.P.

“…This note studies the asymptotic stabilization problem for controllable and observable, single-input single-output, linear, time-invariant, continuous-time…”
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Adaptive Linearizing Control with Neural-Network-Based Hybrid Models by Hussain, Mohamed Azlan, Ho, Pei Yee, Allwright, J. C

“…A nonlinear control strategy involving a geometric feedback controller utilizing linearized models and neural networks, approximating the higher order terms,…”
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The solution of an affine problem and its application in control by Yu-Hong Zhou, Allwright, J.C.

“…An optimization problem with an affine feasible set is studied. By converting the affine set to a closed convex set which contains the solution, the…”
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On the Minimal Robust Positively Invariant Set for Linear Difference Inclusions by Kouramas, K.I., Rakovic, S.V., Kerrigan, E.C., Allwright, J.C., Mayne, D.Q.

“…This paper provides a new and efficient method for the computation of an arbitrarily close outer robust positively invariant (RPI) approximation to the minimal…”
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Parameter optimization: reduction of expected cost subject to constrained worst-case cost by Allwright, J.C.

“…In the context of parameter optimization for bilinear systems when the initial condition is uniformly distributed on a ball, the author considers the…”
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Positive semidefinite matrices, conical hulls, m-form numerical ranges and stabilization by Allwright, J.C.

“…The author discusses, as an application of m-form numerical ranges and conical hulls, Lyapunov-stabilization for a type of bilinear system using a quadratic…”
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Nonlinear control with linearised models and neural networks by Hussain, M.A, Allwright, J.C, Kershenbaum, L.S

“…A nonlinear control strategy involving a geometric feedback controller and adaptive approximation of the plant is presented. The plant is approximated by a…”
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Min-max model predictive control of a laboratory plant by Alvarez, T., Cuesta, J., Ontoria, M., Tadeo, F., Allwright, J.C.

“…This work describes the application of a Min-Max predictive controller to a control laboratory plant. Min-max formulations of Model Based Predictive Control…”
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Turbulence/Gust Alleviation using Spoiler Control by Sun, X.D., Allwright, J.C.

“…This paper presents recent work on applications of spoiler control to aircraft manoeuvring enhancement and gust alleviation. The nonlinear inverse dynamics…”
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Orthogonal Lyapunov transformations and stability by Allwright, J.C

“…This paper shows how to determine pointwise orthogonal Lyapunov transformations, reveals their advantage over standard Lyapunov transformations for…”
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New block-based blind equalization algorithms by Allwright, J.C., Giannopoulos, A., Chambers, J.A.

“…New block-based blind equalization algorithms are introduced based upon the cost function underlying the recently proposed soft constraint satisfaction blind…”
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Decentralised adaptive control of flexible joint robots by Ge, S.S, Allwright, J.C, Besant, C.B

“…Decentralised control has the advantages of requiring less computing resources than centralised control, and yields high speed operation, since the subsystem…”
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A reduced-size LP formulation for robust MPC using impulse response models by Allwright, J.C., Papavasiliou, G.

“…P. Campo and M. Morari (1987) have derived a generally large, linear programming (LP) problem which can be used to solve a min-max problem arising in robust…”
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A descent algorithm for a min-max problem in model predictive control by Papavasiliou, G.C., Allwright, J.C.

“…A feasible directions algorithm is proposed for efficient solution of a min-max formulation for model predictive control, which arises when there is…”
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A Unified Adaptive Control Law Design for Rigid Body Robots via a Hamiltonian Property by Ge, Shuzhi S., Allwright, J.C, Besant, C.B.

“…A unified adaptive control scheme for rigid body robots is presented which has, as special cases, the most recent control laws, such as variable structure…”
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