Past research-management cooperation done on a personal bas i s has been e f f e c t i v e i n providing us with the dwarf mis t le toe controls we now use. Recent developments have brought us new oppor tuni t ies t o improve the control of dwarf mis t le toe and o the r pes t s through increased cooperation between research, extension and management. The current s ty l i zed concept of the r e...

The theory of "Robust" Linear Control Systems has grown remarkably over the past ten years. Its popularity is now spreading over the industrial environment where it is an invaluable tool for analysis and design of servo systems. This rapid penetration is due to two major advantages: its applied nature and its relevance to practical problems of automation engineer. To appreciate the originality ...

This dissertation develops and analyses techniques for the control of congestion on IP networks. The two dimensions of congestion control are explored: 1) Load Control: control of amount of traffic transmitted onto the network 2) Capacity Dimensioning: provisioning enough capacity to meet the anticipated load to avoid congestion. We begin the work on load control by examining the design of Acti...