This paper considers the design of robust H∞ filters for continuous-time linear systems with uncertainties described by integral quadratic constraints (IQCs). The synthesis problem can be converted into an infinite-dimensional optimization with frequency dependent linear matrix inequality constraints on the filter and IQC multipliers. This optimization is approximated by a finite dimensional se...

This paper proposes a modified line search method which makes use of partial derivatives and re-starts the search process after a given number of iterations by modifying the boundaries based on the best solution obtained at the previous iteration (or set of iterations). Using several high dimensional benchmark functions, we illustrate that the proposed Line Search Re-Start (LSRS) approach is ve...

This paper addresses the problem of how a robot can autonomously improve a manipulation skill in an efficient and secure manner. Instead of using the standard reinforcement learning formulation where all objectives are defined in a single reward function, we propose a generalized formulation that consists of three components: 1) A known analytic cost function; 2) A black-box reward function; 3)...

Linear flux switching motors with simple passive segmented secondary, referred as Segmented Secondary Linear Flux Switching Motors (SSLFSMs), have low cost secondary and therefore are applicable to transportation systems like Maglev. However, it is shown that the SSLFSMs suffer from high thrust ripples. In this paper, minimizing SSLFSM thrust ripples besides maximizing its developed thrust are ...

a computational fluid dynamic (cfd) study of methanol (meoh) to dimethyl ether (dme) process in an adiabatic fixed-bed reactor is presented. one of the methods of industrial dme production is the catalytic dehydration of meoh. kinetic model was derived based on bercic rate. the parameters of this equation for a specific catalyst were tuned by solving a one-dimensional homogenous model using mat...

A computational fluid dynamic (CFD) study of methanol (MeOH) to dimethyl ether (DME) process in an adiabatic fixed-bed reactor is presented. One of the methods of industrial DME production is the catalytic dehydration of MeOH. Kinetic model was derived based on Bercic rate. The parameters of this equation for a specific catalyst were tuned by solving a one-dimensional homogenous model using MAT...

background: chitosan nanoparticles have become of great interest for nanomedicine, biomedical engineering and development of new therapeutic drug release systems with improved bioavailability, increased specificity and sensitivity, and reduced pharmacological toxicity. the aim of the present study is to synthesis and optimization of chitosan nanoparticles for industrial and biomedical applicati...

background: lipophosphoglycan 3 (lpg3) is required for the lpg assembly, a well known virulent molecule. in this study, the lpg3 gene of the lizard and mammalian leishmania species were cloned and sequenced. a three-dimensional structure (3d) for the target sequence was also predicted by comparative (homology) modeling. materials and methods: an optimization pcr amplification was performed on g...