Optimal nutritional intake for fetal growth by Chanakarn Kiataramkul, Graeme Wake, Alona Ben-Tal, Yongwimon Lenbury

“…This problem can then be specified as an optimal control problem with the daily intake as the control, which appears in a Michaelis-Menten relationship, for which there are well-developed procedures to follow. …”
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Design of SVC Controller Based on Improved Biogeography-Based Optimization Algorithm by Feifei Dong, Dichen Liu, Jun Wu, Bingcheng Cen, Haolei Wang, Chunli Song, Lina Ke

“…Moreover, the IBBO algorithm has the merits of a faster searching speed and higher searching accuracy in seeking the optimal control parameters over traditional algorithms, such as BBO algorithm, PSO algorithm, and GA algorithm.…”
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Optimal Impact Isolation for Injury Prevention Evaluated by the Head Injury Criterion by D.V. Balandin, N.N. Bolotnik, J.R. Crandall, W.D. Pilkey, S.V. Purtsezov

“…The optimal control of the deceleration of a particle moving along a straight line after an impact against an isolated surface is considered. …”
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Optimal Design of Cooperative Penetration Trajectories for Multiaircraft by Qiangqiang Xu, Jianquan Ge, Tao Yang

“…Using the hp-adaptive Radau pseudospectral method, the optimal control problem for a single aircraft flight is solved. …”
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A Building-Material Supply Chain Sustainable Operations under Fairness Concerns and Reference Price Benefits by Huimin Xiao, Youlei Xu, Shiwei Li

“…By using dynamic models and optimal control theory, we obtain the two members’ optimal equilibrium strategies in the supply chain. …”
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A Reduced-Order Model of Lithium–Sulfur Battery Discharge by Noushin Haddad, Hosam K. Fathy

“…This increases the computational complexity of model-based estimation and optimal control. The main contribution of this paper is to develop low-order state-space model of Li-S battery discharge. …”
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Recent advances in recombinant production of soluble proteins in E. coli by Ario de Marco

“…Nevertheless, the majority of the published papers aimed at identifying the conditions for optimal control of the translation process to achieve maximal yields of functional exogenous proteins. …”
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A Convex Approach for Trajectory Optimization of Super-Synchronous-Transfer-Orbit Large Launch Systems with Time-Position Constraints by Yuan Li, Ruisheng Sun, Wei Chen, Nan Yang

“…In this paper, the optimal control problem of SSTO large launch systems is formulated considering the terminal constraints including orbital elements and the time-position equation. …”
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Optimal Pest Control Strategies with Cost-effectiveness Analysis by Ihza Rizkia Fitri, Farida Hanum, Ali Kusnanto, Toni Bakhtiar

“…A model was built to describe the interaction between plants and insects as well as the circulation of the pathogen. Optimal control measures are sought in such a way they maximize the healthy plant density jointly with the pests’ density under the lowest possible control efforts. …”
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Active Suspension of Truck Seat by Masaaki Kawana, Taro Shimogo

“…In this paper, a control system is designed, using optimal control theory, which minimizes rms vertical acceleration at a point representing the driver’s hip point. …”
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Decentralized Optimization Algorithms for Variable Speed Pumps Operation Based on Local Interaction Game by Shi-Qiang Wang, Jian-Chun Xing, Zi-Yan Jiang, Yun-Chuang Dai

“…A fully distributed optimal control strategy for the parallel variable speed pumps in heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems is proposed. …”
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Steepest-Ascent Revisited: Unconstrained Missile Trajectory by Elsayed M. Khalil, Hao Zhou, Wanchun Chen

“…Finally, a comparison between the obtained control history and the one obtained by a nonlinear optimal control package “GPOPS” is presented. The results indicate that the use of Steepest-Ascent method, to a great extent, is comparable in accuracy and iteration time to the pseudospectral optimization package “GPOPS.” …”
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A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach for Ramp Metering Based on Traffic Video Data by Bing Liu, Yu Tang, Yuxiong Ji, Yu Shen, Yuchuan Du

“…The proposed method takes the preprocessed video data as inputs and learns the optimal control strategies directly from the high-dimensional inputs. …”
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A bicycle can be balanced by stochastic optimal feedback control but only with accurate speed estimates. by Eric Maris

“…This computational system uses an internal model to calculate optimal control actions as specified by the theory of stochastic OFC. …”
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Hierarchical and Distributed Eco-Driving Approach for Mixed Vehicle Clusters at Unsignalized Intersections by Jie Yu, Yugong Luo, Weiwei Kong, Fachao Jiang

“…For the vehicle control layer, based on the anticipated driving speed obtained from the cloud decision layer, the nonlinear distributed model predictive control (NDMPC) method is utilized for distributed optimal control of each vehicle formation, to achieve optimization in terms of energy saving. …”
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Optimal On-Load Tap Changer Tap Control Method for Voltage Compliance Rate Improvement in Distribution Systems, Based on Field Measurement Data by Hanmin Lim, Jongmin Jo, Kwan-Ho Chun

“…This paper proposes an optimal control method for the on-load tap changer (OLTC) of a substation’s main transformer (M.TR), to maximize the voltage compliance rate (VCR) in distribution system feeders. …”
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Modeling and Stability Analysis of the Dynamics of Malaria Disease Transmission with Some Control Strategies by Alemzewde Ayalew, Yezbalem Molla, Amsalu Woldegbreal

“…Then, the model was extended to the optimal control problem, with the use of three time-dependent controls, namely, preventive measures(treated bednets and indoor residual spraying), continuous awareness campaigns to susceptible individuals, and treatment for infected individuals. …”
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A Midcourse Guidance Method Combined with Trajectory Prediction for Antinear-Space-Gliding Vehicles by JiaQing Wan, Qian Zhang, Hao Zhang, JiaNing Liu

“…The analytical expression of a guidance command based on zero-error-miss/zero-error-velocity is established on the basis of the optimal control theory to provide an optimal flight path guiding an NSGV fly toward a point of interception. …”
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Optimal Multi-Physics Synthesis of a Dual-Frequency Power Inductor Using Deep Neural Networks and Gaussian Process Regression by Paolo Di Barba, Arash Ghafoorinejad, Maria Evelina Mognaschi, Fabrizio Dughiero, Michele Forzan, Elisabetta Sieni

“…The former is an optimization approach based on a multi-objective formulation, solved by means of the NSGA-II algorithm; the latter is a two-step procedure, based on fully connected Deep Neural Networks (DNNs), solving an optimal design problem first and, subsequently, an optimal control problem.…”
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Use of a Simple Mechanical Analogy to Analytically Tune the PD Controller of a Flexible Manipulator System by Sang-Myeong Kim, Heungseob Kim, Kwangsuck Boo

“…A design methodology is finally established to analytically determine the optimal elements of the mount, corresponding to the optimal control gains. Simulations and experiments were also conducted with a single-link flexible beam to support the model and the design methodology developed.…”
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