The objective of this study is to design a robust direct model reference adaptive controller (DMRAC) for a nonlinear cardiovascular model over a range of plant parameters representing a variety of physical conditions. The direct adaptive controllers used in thisd study require the plant to be almost strictly positive real (ASPR) that is, for a plant to be controlled there must exist a feedback ...

This study investigates the efficacy of optimal semi-active dampers for achieving the best results in seismic response mitigation of adjacent buildings connected to each other by magnetorheological (MR) dampers under earthquakes. One of the challenges in the application of this study is to develop an effective optimal control strategy that can fully utilize the capabilities of the MR dampers. H...

The progress of excavation work has been regularly recorded by taking images during the excavation seasons of Finnish Jabal Haroun Project. This multitemporal archaeological imagery is collected during 1998-2003. Images have been taken daily from the archaeological excavation site, namely the monastic complex of St. Aaron located near Petra, in Jordan. The images have been taken with non-metric...

This paper presents a new approach to automatic 3D building reconstruction from LiDAR data. While traditional approaches use random sampling or Hugh transform for extracting subsets of coplanar points from noisy point clouds, our method is based on locally fitted surfaces (LoFS). These are planes, best-fitted to the Kneighbourhood of each LiDAR point. In this way, a set of candidate patches for...

The bed bug, Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), has experienced an extraordinary global resurgence in recent years, the reasons for which remain poorly understood. Once considered a pest of lower socioeconomic classes, bed bugs are now found extensively across all residential settings, with widespread infestations established in multiapartment buildings. Within such buildings, underst...

Abstract Design of excavations and permanent underground structures requires accurate predictions e.g. deformations earth pressures for both the short-and long-term. As excavation depths increase and/or proximity to adjacent infrastructure decreases, there is a need improve develop existing design methods validate numerical models. The first part this paper revisits measurement data from previo...

Research at home and abroad shows that subway excavation often causes soil stress loss, resulting in settlement deformation horizontal displacement of stratum. Therefore, combined with the special engineering geological conditions Kunming area, foundation caused by is studied, so as to provide an important for proposing protection measures surrounding buildings buried pipelines promoting constr...

Noise pollution is one of the most important features of architectural spaces having a great impact on the comfort of residents. Therefore, providing appropriate and sustainable solutions for noise pollution control is essential. Today, with the use of man-made synthetic materials, it has been tried to improve the sound performance of buildings. The purpose of this study is to show the characte...

There is significant interaction between the new supporting structure and existing adjacent retaining wall in dredging excavation project of urban rivers. In addition, three factors, spatial location, stiffness structures, soil conditions two sides will exert effects on bearing properties structures. Combined with an actual project, FLAC3D software was applied to analyze influencing rule U-shap...