Formation Tracking of Heterogeneous Mobile Agents Using Distance and Area Constraints by E. G. Hernandez-Martinez, E. D. Ferreira-Vazquez, G. Fernandez-Anaya, J. J. Flores-Godoy

“…The first approach is based on the design of distance-based potential functions with interagent collision avoidance using local information about the distance and orientation between agents and the desired trajectory. The second approach adds signed area constraints to the desired formation specification and a control strategy that uses distance as well as area terms is designed to achieve tracking convergence. …”
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Shape Restoration by Active Self-Assembly by D. Arbuckle, A. A. G. Requicha

“…Shape restoration is defined as the problem of constructing a desired, or goal, solid shape Sg by growing an initial solid Si, which is a subset of the goal but is otherwise unknown. …”
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Null Steering in Failed Antenna Arrays by Om Prakash Acharya, Amalendu Patnaik, Sachendra N. Sinha

“…Antenna array pattern nulling is desirable in order to suppress the interfering signals. …”
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Straight-Line Trajectory Tracking Control of Unmanned Sailboat Based on NMPC Velocity and Heading Joint Control by Kai Liu, Jiancheng Yu, Wentao Zhao

“…For non-upwind tracking, the desired heading is determined using the Line-of-Sight (LOS) navigation method, while the desired velocity is calculated through a backstepping method grounded in the Lyapunov stability theorem. …”
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Impulse Noise Parameter Assessment in a Batch Radio Channel by A. Yu. Bekkiev, V. A. Makoviy

“…A method to assess the effective value of desired signal envelope and additive noise mean-square value when the received signal involves impulse noise is suggested. …”
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The attitude of young mathematicians – participants of KTU J. Matulionis contest – towards education methods and conditions in secondary schools by Bronė Narkevičienė, Giedrius Janušas

“…Matulionis contest at state, school and class level, while investigating the existing and the desirable situation; to determine how gender, school type and place of residence of a student can influence the evaluation. …”
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Design and Analysis of a Thinned Phased Array Antenna for 5G Wireless Applications by Cheon-Bong Moon, Jin-Woo Jeong, Kyu-Hyun Nam, Zhou Xu, Jun-Seok Park

“…The aim of thinned array antenna synthesis is to obtain a desired radiation pattern with a minimum number of antenna elements. …”
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A review of population genetics and the prospects for crop improvement by Godswill Ntsomboh-Ntsefong, Gabriel Mahbou Somo Toukam, Benoit Constant Likeng-Li-Ngue, Kingsley Tabi Mbi, Seyum Getachew Essubalew, Mohammad Ali Shariati, Vesna Karapetkovska Hristova, Libert Brice Tonfack, Joseph Martin Bell, Emmanuel Youmbi

“…Population genetics is crucial in identifying desirable traits and genetic markers, developing breeding strategies and improving the efficacy of crop improvement programs. …”
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Control design to minimize the number of bankrupt players for networked evolutionary games with bankruptcy mechanism by Liyuan Xia, Jianjun Wang, Shihua Fu, Yuxin Gao

“…Third, for any profile in the convergence region of the desired set, we propose a controller design method to minimize the number of bankrupt players. …”
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Consensus Tracking of Fractional-Order Multiagent Systems via Fractional-Order Iterative Learning Control by Shuaishuai Lv, Mian Pan, Xungen Li, Qi Ma, Tianyi Lan, Bingqiang Li, Wenyu Cai

“…Here, a virtual leader is introduced to generate the desired trajectory, fixed communication topology is considered, and only a subset of followers can access the desired trajectory. …”
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Fuel Costs Minimization on a Steel Billet Reheating Furnace Using Genetic Algorithms by Harley S. O. Santos, Paulo E. M. Almeida, Rodrigo T. N. Cardoso

“…Metallurgy industries often use steel billets, at a proper temperature, to achieve the desired metallurgical, mechanical, and dimensional properties of manufactured products. …”
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Home Irrigation and Landscape Combinations for Water Conservation in Florida by Melissa B. Haley, Michael D. Dukes, Grady L. Miller, Dorota Z. Haman

“… Irrigation has become commonplace for residential homeowners desiring high quality landscapes in Florida. Turfgrass is a key landscape component and normally the most commonly used single type of plant in the residential landscape. …”
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Salome, an Obsessive Compulsive Myth, from Oscar Wilde to Richard Strauss by Jacques Coulardeau

“…Salome is deranged by an obsessive compulsive disorder that leads her to touch everything she desires, repeat things over and over again and count things around her. …”
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Home Irrigation and Landscape Combinations for Water Conservation in Florida by Melissa B. Haley, Michael D. Dukes, Grady L. Miller, Dorota Z. Haman

“… Irrigation has become commonplace for residential homeowners desiring high quality landscapes in Florida. Turfgrass is a key landscape component and normally the most commonly used single type of plant in the residential landscape. …”
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An Iterative Technique for the Synthesis of Active Antenna Oscillator Arrays by Theodoros N. Kaifas, John N. Sahalos

“…The resulting arrays are shown to comply with the desired pattern and the nonlinear dynamics thus proving the validity of our method.…”
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Phenotypic Characterization, Evaluation, and Classification of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Accessions in Ethiopia by Berhanu Bilate Daemo, Derbew Belew Yohannes, Tewodros Mulualem Beyene, Wosene Gebreselassie Abtew

“…Characterization accessions are crucial for assessing variation, classifying, and identifying desirable accessions for crop improvement and conservation. …”
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Turning SKD 11 Hardened Steel: An Experimental Study of Surface Roughness and Material Removal Rate Using Taguchi Method by Shah Ashiquzzaman Nipu, Rezaul Karim, Aquib Rahman, Mahjabin Moon, I. A. Choudhury, Junayed Bin Omar, Marsia Sultana Khushbu

“…Heat-treated steel is widely used in industrial applications due to its high strength and other desirable mechanical qualities. Grinding, which requires a lot of power and is expensive, is typically used to harden machining. …”
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Control of Coexisting Attractors with Preselection of the Survived Attractor in Multistable Chua’s System: A Case Study by Zeric Tabekoueng Njitacke, Theophile Fonzin Fozin, Christian Tchito Tchapga, Gervais Dolvis Leutcho, K. Marcel Wouapi, Jacques Kengne

“…Although the control of multistability has already been reported, the one with preselection of the desired attractor is still uncovered in systems with more than two coexisting attractors. …”
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An Improved Peak Sidelobe Reduction Method for Subarrayed Beam Scanning by Hang Hu, Xuepeng Luan, Guanglei Zhang, Ke Song, Weihui Liu, Chenghu Mou

“…This paper focused on PSL (peak sidelobe level) reduction for subarrayed beam scanning in phased array radars. The desired GSP (Gaussian Subarray Patterns) are achieved by creating a subarray weighting network. …”
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Present a new method for increasing the intelligence and speed of the Firefly algorithm by Fariba Solaymani, Narges Salehpour, Mohammad Nazari Farokhi

“…In this paper, we intend to use a pc graphics unit to provide a version of the firefly algorithm that converages to the desired solutions more quickly while maintaining accuracy.…”
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