In this paper, two new identification schemes based on VSS theory and sliding mode are developed to address the time-varying parameter identification problems. The proposed direct identification scheme can successfully estimate fast time-varying parameters when the process is linear in the parametric space. The proposed indirect identification scheme further exploits the possibility of estimati...

TOPSAR is a recently proposed SAR mode for wide swath acquisition, which is intended to replace the conventional ScanSAR mode. TOPSAR will be used by the ESA Sentinel-1 SAR sensor in its main interferometric wide swath mode. TerraSAR-X has demonstrated the TOPSAR mode in space by acquiring and processing TOPSAR images for the first time. The paper reports the results of the image scalloping ana...

Controllers for parallel manipulators can be designed in task space or joint space, each having its own advantages and disadvantages. In this paper, integral sliding mode controllers designed in joint space and in task space are compared using MATLAB simulation. In both cases, genetic algorithm is used to determine optimal sliding surface gain. The performance and robustness, smoothness of cont...

The perceived simplicity of interprocess cooperation is strongly influenced by the type of name space in which the processes involved execute. If multiple processes share a common name space, they are more likely to cooperate effectively than if each operates in a distinct name space. This paper argues that, especially where specialized resources, such as a supercomputer, are involved, per-proc...