We report on experimental results related to the time response of Fiber Bragg Gratings. From the experimental data it is possible to retrieve important parameters such as the response delay and the grating switching time, which are properties of relevance for understanding the operation of fast tuning devices.

In this contribution we investigate the problem of simultaneous observer based sensor fault reconstruction and state estimation of a class of linear time-varying (LTV) systems that are skew-symmetric models. The main features concern the use of a bank of observers to detect and isolate faulty sensors and in the same time provide unbiased state estimation. On the other hand, we introduced a swit...

This paper is concerned with the exponential mean-square stabilisation of hybrid stochastic differential equations (also known as stochastic differential equations with Markovian switching) by delay feedback controls. Although the stabilisation by nondelay feedback controls for such equations has been discussed by several authors, there is so far little on the stabilisation by delay feedback co...

we solve the coupled mode equations governing the chalcogenide nonlinear fiber bragg gratings (fbgs) numerically, and obtain the bistability characteristics. the characteristics of the chalcogenide nonlinear fbgs such as: switching threshold intensity, bistability interval, on-off switching ratio are studied. the effects of fbg length and its third order nonlinear refractive index on fbg charac...

switching supervisory is the most important section of a feedback control process inmimo hybrid systems. by choosing a non-compatible controller, system may go tounstable mode or high overshoot response. in this paper, a new method of switchingfor selecting mbc controllers is discussed. results of the simulation show the mimo(2-in 2-out) linear hybrid system can be switched stable and low overs...

this paper proposes an approach for the minimum time swing upof a rotary inverted pendulum. our rotary inverted pendulum is supported bya pivot arm. the pivot arm rotates in a horizontal plane by means of a servomotor. the opposite end of the arm is instrumented with a joint whose axisis along the radial direction of the motor. a pendulum is suspended at thejoint. the task is to design a contro...

Soft Switcing techniques have recently been applied in the design of dc-ac converters, in order to achive better performance, higher efficiency, and power density. One of the soft switching techniques uesd in inverters is resonant dc links. These topologies have some disadvantages such as irregular current peaks, large voltage peaks, uncotrollble pulse width, etc. Another soft switching method ...