In this research, Generalized Predictivecontrol (GPC) is proposed for the control of a stabilizing loop from a two axis gimbal seeker. In fact, there are some views about using GPC type controller which are two folds. First, it drives the stabilization loops that are made by a DC motor, Rate Gyro, inertia and cross coupling unit in between two channels using the predictive model type controller...

A feedback-based congestion control mechanism is essential to realize an efficient best-effort service in highspeed networks. A window-based flow control mechanism called TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), a sort of feedbackbased congestion control mechanism, has been widely used in the current Internet. Recently, TCP Vegas has been proposed, which is another version of TCP mechanism, and ach...

This paper reviews the existing literature on self-control problems with effort. The theoretical roots of self-control problems lie in time-inconsistent preferences such as hyperbolic discounting or present bias. Alternative modeling possibilities such as dualself models are discussed. In laboratory and field experiments, self-control problems are pervasive, but subjects tend to be only partial...

The time has come to resurrect a worldwide effort to control malaria, following decades of neglect during which the disease has resurged in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa and other endemic regions.