Search Results - "Fraser Forbes, J"

Boundary optimal (LQ) control of coupled hyperbolic PDEs and ODEs by Alizadeh Moghadam, Amir, Aksikas, Ilyasse, Dubljevic, Stevan, Forbes, J. Fraser

“…This contribution addresses the development of a linear quadratic (LQ) regulator for a set of hyperbolic PDEs coupled with a set of ODEs through the boundary…”
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Vitrification of intact human articular cartilage by Jomha, Nadr M, Elliott, Janet A.W, Law, Garson K, Maghdoori, Babak, Fraser Forbes, J, Abazari, Alireza, Adesida, Adetola B, Laouar, Leila, Zhou, Xianpei, McGann, Locksley E

“…Abstract Articular cartilage injuries do not heal and large defects result in osteoarthritis with major personal and socioeconomic costs. Osteochondral…”
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On simultaneous on-line state and parameter estimation in non-linear state-space models by Tulsyan, Aditya, Huang, Biao, Bhushan Gopaluni, R., Fraser Forbes, J.

“…On-line estimation plays an important role in process control and monitoring. Obtaining a theoretical solution to the simultaneous state-parameter estimation…”
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Designing priors for robust Bayesian optimal experimental design by Tulsyan, Aditya, Fraser Forbes, J., Huang, Biao

“…[Display omitted] ► Robust Bayesian experiment design for nonlinear identification. ► Organization and systematic use of a priori parameter information. ►…”
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Cryoprotectant agent toxicity in porcine articular chondrocytes by Jomha, Nadr M., Weiss, Andrew D.H., Fraser Forbes, J., Law, Garson K., Elliott, Janet A.W., McGann, Locksley E.

“…Large articular cartilage defects have proven difficult to treat and often result in osteoarthritis of the affected joint. Cryopreservation of articular…”
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Dynamics and variance control of hot mill loopers by Yildiz, Sansal K., Huang, Biao, Fraser Forbes, J.

“…Poor control of hot strip mill loopers degrades strip width and gauge, and may even lead to mill breakdowns due to instability. In this study, dynamics of the…”
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Statistical prediction of the vitrifiability and glass stability of multi-component cryoprotective agent solutions by Weiss, Andrew D.H., Fraser Forbes, J., Scheuerman, Alex, Law, Garson K., Elliott, Janet A.W., McGann, Locksley E., Jomha, Nadr M.

“…Long-term biologic storage of articular cartilage has proven elusive due to cellular degradation over time or acute damage during attempts at cryopreservation…”
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Post-Optimality Approach to Prevent Cycling in Linear MPC Target Calculation by Al-Shammari, Abdallah A., Fraser Forbes, J.

“…Model predictive control (MPC) is an advanced process control strategy which is widely applied in many industries and it is often implemented in two levels;…”
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Boundary optimal control design for a system of parabolic-hyperbolic PDEs coupled with an ODE by Aksikas, Ahmed, Aksikas, Ilyasse, Hayes, Robert E., Fraser Forbes, J.

“…This paper deals with the design of a boundary optimal controller for a general model of parabolic-hyperbolic PDEs coupled with an ODE. The augmented…”
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LQ control design of a class of hyperbolic PDE systems: Application to fixed-bed reactor by Aksikas, Ilyasse, Fuxman, Adrian, Forbes, J. Fraser, Winkin, Joseph J.

“…A general linear controller design method for a class of hyperbolic linear partial differential equation (PDEs) systems is presented. This is achieved by using…”
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Detection and Diagnosis of Plant-Wide Oscillations by Shoukat Choudhury, M. A. A., Kariwala, Vinay, Thornhill, Nina F., Douke, Hisato, Shah, Sirish L., Takada, Haruo, Forbes, J. Fraser

“…This paper presents some emerging techniques for detection and root‐cause diagnosis of plant‐wide oscillations, and demonstrates their efficacy through a…”
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Dantzig–Wolfe decomposition and plant-wide MPC coordination by Cheng, Ruoyu, Fraser Forbes, J., Yip, W.San

“…Due to the enormous success of model predictive control (MPC) in industrial practice, the efforts to extend its application from unit-wide to plant-wide…”
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Dynamic modelling and simulation of a hot strip finishing mill by Yildiz, Sansal K., Forbes, J. Fraser, Huang, Biao, Zhang, Yale, Wang, Fred, Vaculik, Vit, Dudzic, Mike

“…Hot rolling is an essential industrial process in the production of sheet steel, a widely used product in manufacturing and construction. A finishing mill…”
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Optimal control design for time-varying catalytic reactors: a Riccati equation-based approach by Aksikas, Ilyasse, Forbes, J. Fraser, Belhamadia, Youssef

“…The linear quadratic (LQ) optimal control problem is studied for a partial differential equation model of a time-varying catalytic reactor. First, the…”
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Feedback control of hyperbolic distributed parameter systems by Shang, Huilan, Fraser Forbes, J., Guay, Martin

“…Hyperbolic distributed parameter systems (DPS) represent a large number of industrial processes with spatially nonuniform operating variable profiles. Research…”
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Exploiting model fidelity to control metals processing by Shang, H., Wiskel, J. Barry, Forbes, J. Fraser, Henein, H.

“…All MPC techniques are based on the objective to calculate a set of future control actions so as to drive the predicted value of the controlled output variable…”
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Performance Analysis of Perturbation-Based Methods for Real-Time Optimization by Zhang, Yale, Forbes, J. Fraser

“…This paper provides a comprehensive performance analysis approach for Real‐Time Optimization (RTO) technologies, which incorporates systematic approaches to…”
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A passivity-based analysis for decentralized integral controllability by Bao, Jie, James McLellan, P., Fraser Forbes, J.

“…The property of decentralized integral controllability (DIC) is related to the concept of passivity in this note. A sufficient condition for DIC is proposed…”
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A Bilevel Optimization Approach to Coordination of Distributed Model Predictive Control Systems by Hassanzadeh, Bardia, Liu, Jinfeng, Forbes, J. Fraser

“…A novel algorithm is proposed to coordinate distributed model predictive control (DMPC) systems. The main goal of coordinated distributed model predictive…”
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Controller Design for Discrete-Time Stochastic Processes With Nonquadratic Loss by Forbes, Michael G, Forbes, J. Fraser, Guay, Martin

“…The problem of optimal controller synthesis for discrete-time stochastic nonlinear processes is examined. When the objective for design is specified as the…”
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