In this paper, a chattering-free sliding-mode control is mainly proposed in a second-order discrete-time system. For achieving this purpose, firstly, a suitable control law would be derived by using the discrete-time Lyapunov stability theory and the sliding-mode concept. Then the input constraint is taken into account as a saturation function in the proposed control law. In order to guarantee ...

objective: to assess the stability changes as a reflection of early healing around roughened- surface implants in human by resonance frequency analysis (rfa). materials and methods: one hundred and fifty one iti sla implants were placed in either maxilla or mandible of 68 patients. bone type was classified into 4 groups according to lekholm and zarb index. rfa was used for direct implant stabil...

In this paper, the stability analysis and control design of heterogeneous traffic flow is considered. It is assumed that the traffic flow consists of infinite number of cooperative non-identical vehicular platoons. Two different networks are investigated in stability analysis of heterogeneous traffic flow: 1) inter-platoon network which deals with the communication topology of lead vehicles and...

The importance of time delays in control is now well recognized in a wide range of applications (transportation systems, communication networks, teleoperation systems, etc.). However, even if some fundamental results were obtained 40 years ago during the early space explorations (Bellman & Cooke, 1963; Morse, 1976; Kamen, 1978; Manitius & Triggiani, 1978), time-delay systems have actually been ...

When a signal is emitted from a source, recorded by an array of transducers, time reversed and re-emitted into the medium, it will refocus approximately on the source location. We analyze the refocusing resolution in a high frequency, remote sensing regime, and show that, because of multiple scattering, in an inhomogeneous or random medium it can improve beyond the diffraction limit. We also sh...

The preferences assumed to govern intertemporal trade-offs are generally considered to be stable economic primitives, though evidence on this stability is notably lacking. We present evidence from a large field study conducted over two years, with around 1,400 individuals using incentivized intertemporal choice experiments. Aggregate choice profiles and corresponding estimates of discount param...