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View article: Reliability and O&M key performance indicators of onshore and offshore wind turbines based on field-data analysis
Reliability and O&M key performance indicators of onshore and offshore wind turbines based on field-data analysis Open
Based on maintenance data from over 1000 onshore and offshore wind turbines covering more than 4200 operating years, this study presents an analysis of failure rates, repair times, and maintenance resource requirements, focusing on subsyst…
View article: Model predictive control for pharmaceutical agitated liquid–liquid-extractions
Model predictive control for pharmaceutical agitated liquid–liquid-extractions Open
View article: FlowMat: a toolbox for modeling flow reactors using physics-based and machine learning approaches for modular simulation, parameter identification, and reactor optimization
FlowMat: a toolbox for modeling flow reactors using physics-based and machine learning approaches for modular simulation, parameter identification, and reactor optimization Open
This paper introduces FlowMat, a versatile, open-source MATLAB/Simulink toolbox for modeling and optimizing flow reactors. The toolbox supports a modular setup and integrates simulation, parameter identification, and reactor optimization.
View article: Mastering Enterprise Networks (2nd Ed): Step-by-step labs to create, attack and defend enterprise networks
Mastering Enterprise Networks (2nd Ed): Step-by-step labs to create, attack and defend enterprise networks Open
View article: Limit Cycle Analysis of Guideline-based treated Graves’ Disease Patients
Limit Cycle Analysis of Guideline-based treated Graves’ Disease Patients Open
View article: Low-Chattering Modification of Super-Twisting Control for Insensitivity against Unmodeled Dynamics
Low-Chattering Modification of Super-Twisting Control for Insensitivity against Unmodeled Dynamics Open
View article: Predictive building energy management with user feedback in the loop
Predictive building energy management with user feedback in the loop Open
View article: Compensating Frequency Converter Nonlinearity
Compensating Frequency Converter Nonlinearity Open
View article: Safety Metric Aware Trajectory Repairing for Automated Driving
Safety Metric Aware Trajectory Repairing for Automated Driving Open
Recent analyses highlight challenges in autonomous vehicle technologies, particularly failures in decision-making under dynamic or emergency conditions. Traditional automated driving systems recalculate the entire trajectory in a changing …
View article: Risk Monitoring and Mitigation for Automated Vehicles: A Model Predictive Control Perspective
Risk Monitoring and Mitigation for Automated Vehicles: A Model Predictive Control Perspective Open
Despite recent advances in algorithms and technology, self-driving vehicles are still susceptible to errors that can have severe consequences. As a result, effective risk monitoring and mitigation measures for autonomous driving systems ar…
View article: Robust Tunable Trajectory Repairing for Autonomous Vehicles Using Bernstein Basis Polynomials and Path-Speed Decoupling
Robust Tunable Trajectory Repairing for Autonomous Vehicles Using Bernstein Basis Polynomials and Path-Speed Decoupling Open
Adaptation to changing dynamic situations is yet an open problem for automated driving systems that require robust and efficient solutions. Particularly in the context of motion planning algorithms, this problem is typically addressed by r…
View article: Sliding-Mode-Based Output-Feedback Control of Multivariable Systems via Youla Parameterization
Sliding-Mode-Based Output-Feedback Control of Multivariable Systems via Youla Parameterization Open
A nonlinear multivariable control scheme for linear time-invariant plants is presented that is capable of rejecting unmatched disturbances that are sufficiently often differentiable. It is based on the Youla parameterization in state space…
View article: Stochastic Model Predictive Control for Networked Systems with Random Delays and Packet Losses in All Channels
Stochastic Model Predictive Control for Networked Systems with Random Delays and Packet Losses in All Channels Open
A stochastic Model Predictive Control strategy for control systems with communication networks between the sensor node and the controller and between the controller and the actuator node is proposed. Data packets are subject to random dela…
View article: MIMO state feedback control for redundantly-actuated LiBr/H<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" altimg="si3.svg" display="inline" id="d1e4759"><mml:msub><mml:mrow/><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:math>O absorption heat pumping devices and experimental validation
MIMO state feedback control for redundantly-actuated LiBr/HO absorption heat pumping devices and experimental validation Open
Absorption heat pumping devices (AHPDs, comprising absorption heat pumps and chillers) use mainly thermal energy instead of electricity as the driving energy to provide resource-efficient heating and cooling when using waste heat or renewa…
View article: Using in-situ strain measurements to evaluate the accuracy of stress estimation procedures from fracture injection/shut-in tests
Using in-situ strain measurements to evaluate the accuracy of stress estimation procedures from fracture injection/shut-in tests Open
View article: Evaluation of the perception of visual comfort, reading ability, color appearance, and global preference with respect to the CCT and the illuminance, of a university audience
Evaluation of the perception of visual comfort, reading ability, color appearance, and global preference with respect to the CCT and the illuminance, of a university audience Open
With the aim of knowing the perception of a university audience of four aspects of lighting: visual comfort, reading ability, color appearance and global preference, 40 volunteers were surveyed, sitting in front of a cubicle, which was ill…
View article: A system theory based digital model for predicting the cumulative fluid balance course in intensive care patients
A system theory based digital model for predicting the cumulative fluid balance course in intensive care patients Open
Background: Surgical interventions can cause severe fluid imbalances in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, affecting length of hospital stay and survival. Therefore, appropriate management of daily fluid goals is a key element of postope…
View article: Control-oriented modeling of a LiBr/H2O absorption heat pumping device and experimental validation
Control-oriented modeling of a LiBr/H2O absorption heat pumping device and experimental validation Open
Absorption heat pumping devices (AHPDs, comprising absorption heat pumps and chillers) are devices that use thermal energy instead of electricity to generate heating and cooling, thereby facilitating the use of waste heat and renewable ene…
View article: Modified Implicit Discretization of the Super-Twisting Controller
Modified Implicit Discretization of the Super-Twisting Controller Open
In this paper a novel discrete-time realization of the super-twisting controller is proposed. The closed-loop system is proven to converge to an invariant set around the origin in finite time. Furthermore, the steady-state error is shown t…
View article: Switched Lyapunov Function based Controller Synthesis for Networked Control Systems: A Computationally Inexpensive Approach
Switched Lyapunov Function based Controller Synthesis for Networked Control Systems: A Computationally Inexpensive Approach Open
This paper presents a Lyapunov function based control strategy for networked control systems (NCS) affected by variable time delays and data loss. A special focus is put on the reduction of the computational complexity. A specific bufferin…
View article: Search-based task and motion planning for hybrid systems: Agile autonomous vehicles
Search-based task and motion planning for hybrid systems: Agile autonomous vehicles Open
To achieve optimal robot behavior in dynamic scenarios we need to consider complex dynamics in a predictive manner. In the vehicle dynamics community, it is well know that to achieve time-optimal driving on low friction surface, the vehicl…
View article: Search-Based Task and Motion Planning for Hybrid Systems: Agile Autonomous Vehicles
Search-Based Task and Motion Planning for Hybrid Systems: Agile Autonomous Vehicles Open
To achieve optimal robot behavior in dynamic scenarios we need to consider complex dynamics in a predictive manner. In the vehicle dynamics community, it is well know that to achieve time-optimal driving on low surface, the vehicle should …
View article: Robust Boundary Controller Design with Proportional Integral Observer for a Linear 1D Heat Equation*
Robust Boundary Controller Design with Proportional Integral Observer for a Linear 1D Heat Equation* Open
The problem of state estimation with boundary disturbance reconstruction and output regulation for linear 1D parabolic systems with a boundary measurement and unknown constant disturbance input on the opposite boundary is addressed. As the…
View article: Switched Lyapunov Function-Based Controller Synthesis for Networked Control Systems: A Computationally Inexpensive Approach
Switched Lyapunov Function-Based Controller Synthesis for Networked Control Systems: A Computationally Inexpensive Approach Open
This paper presents a Lyapunov function based control strategy for networked control systems (NCS) affected by variable time delays and data loss. A special focus is put on the reduction of the computational complexity. A specific bufferin…
View article: Data-Driven Modelling and Robust Control of a Semiconductor Manufacturing Process
Data-Driven Modelling and Robust Control of a Semiconductor Manufacturing Process Open
The paper presents a model-based controller design technique for a thermal process in silicon wafer manufacturing. The underlying model is obtained by dynamic mode decomposition which is a purely data-driven approach. The control scheme co…
View article: Unknown input observer design for linear time‐invariant systems—A unifying framework
Unknown input observer design for linear time‐invariant systems—A unifying framework Open
This article presents a new observer design approach for linear time invariant multivariable systems subject to unknown inputs. The design is based on a transformation to the so‐called special coordinate basis (SCB). This form reveals impo…
View article: Strong<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline" id="d1e76" altimg="si1.svg"><mml:msup><mml:mrow/><mml:mrow><mml:mo>∗</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:math> detectability and observers for linear time-varying systems
Strong detectability and observers for linear time-varying systems Open
This work presents a notion of strong detectability for linear time-varying systems affected by unknown inputs. It is shown that this notion is equivalent to detectability of an auxiliary system without unknown inputs. This allows a straig…
View article: A Search-based Motion Planner Utilizing a Monitoring Functionality for Initiating Minimal Risk Maneuvers
A Search-based Motion Planner Utilizing a Monitoring Functionality for Initiating Minimal Risk Maneuvers Open
Kailin Tong, Selim Solmaz, Martin Horn
View article: Applied Pipe Roughness Identification of Water Networks: Consideration of All Flow Regimes
Applied Pipe Roughness Identification of Water Networks: Consideration of All Flow Regimes Open
This article presents a mathematically rigorous unification of the pipe roughness identification problem of water distribution networks considering all Reynolds regimes, i.e., laminar, turbulent, as well as transitional flow regimes. Altho…
View article: Detectability Conditions and State Estimation for Linear Time-Varying and Nonlinear Systems
Detectability Conditions and State Estimation for Linear Time-Varying and Nonlinear Systems Open
This work proposes a detectability condition for linear time-varying systems\nbased on the exponential dichotomy spectrum. The condition guarantees the\nexistence of an observer, whose gain is determined only by the unstable modes\nof the …