Dynamic modeling of speech is potentially a major improvement on Hidden Markov Models (HMMs). In one approach, trajectory models[1] are used to model the dynamics of the spectrum, and are used as basis for classi cation [1, 2]. Although some improvement has been achieved in this way, one would hope for more substantial improvements given that the independence assumption is removed. One reason w...

This paper addresses a method of constructing a control system that realizes desired absolute hand position trajectory while walking. Controlling hand position in the absolute coordinate system with short delay while walking is a important function for realizing such motions as visual feedback reaching while walking, walking using handrail, and opening doors while walking. Based on previously d...

This paper presents a concept of designing fault tolerant control systems with the use of suboptimal methods. We assume that a given (nonlinear) dynamical process is described in a state space. The method consists in searching (at the off-line stage) for a trajectory of operational points of the system state space. The sought trajectory can be constrained by certain conditions, which can expres...

The trace of a moving object is commonly referred to as a trajectory. This paper considers the spatio-temporal information content of a discrete trajectory in relation to a movement prediction model for the object under consideration. The information content is the minimal amount of information necessary to reconstruct the trajectory, given the movement model. We show how the information conten...

In this paper we explore trajectory clustering as a means for representing the normal behavior of vessels in a coastal surveillance scenario. Trajectory clustering however suffers from some drawbacks in this type of setting and we therefore propose a new approach, spline-based clustering, with a potential for solving the task of representing the normal course of events.

A full authority helicopter control design based on differential flatness is presented. The concept of outer flatness is deployed for the design. The position dynamics and attitude dynamics are treated as the outer and inner systems respectively. The proposed design is based on an approximate model which is differentially flat, and then modified for the exact model. Given a desired trajectory i...

In this paper a new design method of a self-tuning PID controller is proposed. The PID controller is designed based on generalized predictive control (GPC) including a future reference trajectory. The PID controller given in this paper is based on GPC and, is I-PD type controller. It is shown that the design parameter adjusting the future reference trajectory changes only the integral time of t...

We provide a method to determine the motion of a classical massive particle in a background geometry of 2-dimensional gravity theories, for which the Birkhoo theorem holds. In particular, we get the particle trajectory in a continuous class of 2-dimensional dilaton gravity theories that includes the Callan-Giddings-Harvey-Strominger (CGHS) model, the Jackiw-Teitelboim (JT) model, and the d-dime...