This thesis examines two different approaches to active buckling control of a compressively-loaded structural element. The phenomenon of buckling is the single most important factor limiting the load-bearing strength of a structure. Active control of buckling allows us to increase the load-bearing capabilities of compressive members, leading to structures that are both stronger and lighter than...

In this paper, the competition between two supply chains and their elements is studied. Each chain consisted of a manufacturer and a distributor and the two chains compete in a market with single type of customer sensitive to price and delivery time. Therefore, this is a two-supply chain game and during the competition between two supply chains, elements of each supply chain (manufacturer and/o...

This paper aims to design an optimal distributed multi-agent controller for load frequency control and optimal power flow purposes. The controller parameters are optimized using Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) algorithm. The designed optimal distributed controller is employed for load frequency control in the IEEE 30-bus test system with six generators. The controller of each generator is consider...

The majority of scholarship on platform governance focuses for-profit, corporate social media with highly centralized network structures. Instead, we show how non-centralized functions in the Mastodon network. Through an analysis survey data, Github and Discourse developer discussions, Codes Conduct, participant observations, argue Mastodon’s is exemplar covenant, a key concept from federalist ...