The goal of life-extending control is to achieve high performance of complex dynamical systems (e.g., aircraft, spacecraft, and energy-conversion systems) without overstraining the mechanical structures and the potential bene"t is an increase in the service life of critical components with no signi"cant loss of performance. This paper presents a two-tier architecture and a design methodology of...

field experiments were conducted in amirkabir sugarcane agro-industry (khuzestan province, iran) farms to evaluate the efficacy of integrated chemical and mechanical methods in controlling weeds. experiments were carried out in a split plot-randomized complete blocks design with four replications. the main plot consisted of four mechanical treatments, namely: hilling up, sweep cultivator, disc ...

This paper presents the first steps toward successfully translating nonlinear real-time optimization based controllers from bipedal walking robots to a self-contained powered transfemoral prosthesis: AMPRO, with the goal of improving both the tracking performance and the energy efficiency of prostheses control. To achieve this goal, a novel optimal control strategy combining control Lyapunov fu...

variability of tidal volume and respiratory rate in normally breathing man has long been demonstrated [1]. however because of lack of knowledge and technology primary ventilators could only deliver a fixed tidal volume in a fixed rate the so called volume controlled ventilation (vcv). vcv was volume preset time triggered and cycled and there was no synchronization with patient’s breaths. at tha...

Hydraulic mechanical continuously variable transmission (HMCVT) is a system combining and hydraulic power flow. The matching design of the source contribute to energy-saving emission reduction vehicles, meet requirements modern society for environmental protection energy-saving. This paper takes pickup truck as research object ratio control strategy self-designed new HMCVT with goal minimizing ...