Rank minimization problems, which consist of finding a matrix of minimum rank subject to linear constraints, have been proposed in many areas of engineering and science. A specific problem is the matrix completion problem in which a low rank data matrix is recovered from incomplete samples of its entries by solving a rank penalized least squares problem. The rank penalty is in fact the l0 norm ...

In both Active-Set (AS) and Interior-Point (IP) algorithms for Model Predictive Control (MPC), sub-problems in the form of linear-quadratic (LQ) control problems need to be solved at each iteration. The solution of these sub-problems is usually the main computational effort. In this paper an alternative version of the Riccati recursion solver for LQ control problems is presented. The performanc...

Exclusive semileptonic decays of bottom and charm baryons are considered within a relativistic three-quark model with a Gaussian shape for the baryon-three-quark vertex and standard quark propagators. We calculate the baryonic Isgur-Wise functions, decay rates and asymmetry parameters. PACS: 12.39.Ki, 13.30.Ce, 14.20.Lq, 14.20.Mr

A new multivariable controller for cement milling circuits is presented, which is based on a nonlinear model of the circuit and on a nonlinear predictive control strategy. Comparisons with previous LQ control strategies show improved performances with respect to an important source of perturbations of the circuit: a change of hardness of the raw material.

We present a linguistically-motivated technique for the recognition and grouping of simplex noun phrases (SNPs) called LinkIT. Our system has two key features: (1) we efficiently gather minimal NPs, i.e. SNPs, as precisely and linguistically defined and motivated in our paper ; (2) we apply a refined set of postprocessing rules to these SNPs to link them within a document. The identification of...

Integration of semistructured information is a new research topic in database area. Different approaches has been proposed in the past years, however no satisfactory solution has been found. In this paper, we present our approach of using conceptual modeling and intelligent agents to integrate semistructured data. We use a database coupled with intelligent agents to warehouse semistructured dat...

We consider an optimal control problem with indeenite cost for an abstract model which covers in particular hyperbolic and hyperbolic-like systems in a general bounded domain. Necessary and suucient conditions are given for the synthesis of the optimal control, which is given in terms of the Riccati operator arising from a nonstandard Riccati equation. The theory also extends a nite-dimensional...

Problems of the system identification using orthonormal functions are discussed and algorithms of computing parameters of the discrete time state-space model of the plant based on the generalized orthonormal functions and the Laguerre functions are derived. The adaptive LQ regulator and the predictive controller based on the Laguerre function model are also presented. The stability and the robu...

A model for the heart rate response to treadmill walking exercise is proposed in this paper. The parameters of the model were experimentally identified which involved subjects walking at different speeds. A 2-degree-of-freedom controller was then developed for the regulation of the heart rate response during treadmill exercise. The controller consists of a piecewise LQ and an H∞ sub-controllers...