Design and Analysis of a Launcher Flight Control System Based on Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion by Pedro Simplício, Paul Acquatella, Samir Bennani

“…Furthermore, this paper presents a new and practical INDI stability analysis method as applied in the context of aerospace attitude control, as well as an augmentation of the design with an outer control loop for active load relief. Results indicate that while INDI exhibits increased sensitivity to sensor noise and actuator delays as compared to the linear controllers, its advantages in robustness and performance are significant. …”
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Elucidating structure-property correlations in ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 films using variational autoencoders by Kévin Alhada-Lahbabi, Brice Gautier, Damien Deleruyelle, Grégoire Magagnin

“…The VAEs effectively encoded hysteresis loops into a low-dimensional latent space, capturing electrical properties while disentangling complex material parameters' interdependencies. …”
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DNA Metabarcoding Using Indexed Primers: Workflow to Characterize Bacteria, Fungi, Plants, and Arthropods from Environmental Samples by Teresa M. Tiedge, Jorden T. Rabasco, Kelly A. Meiklejohn

“…We sought to develop a wet laboratory workflow utilizing indexed primers that could cost-effectively reduce bench time while simultaneously targeting multiple DNA barcode regions to characterize bacterial (16S), fungal (ITS1), plant (ITS2, <i>trnL</i> p6 loop), and arthropod (<i>COI</i>) communities. …”
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EDDY CURRENT SENSOR BERBASIS FLAT COIL FR4 UNTUK MENENTUKAN KETEBALAN PELAT LOGAM NON MAGNETIK AL by Tengku Emrinaldi, Salomo Salomo, Yanuar Hamzah, Iwantono Iwantono, Lazuardi Umar

“…The plate thickness electronics has used a phase locked loop circuit and is capable to measure the thickness variations from 0.2 mm up to 2 mm, while the distance between the sensor coil and the test object was kept constant at 2 mm. …”
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A Systematic Approach for PLL-Based Zeta Power Converter Control by Nader El-Zarif, Christian Jesus B. Fayomi, Mohamed Ali, Mostafa Amer, Ahmad Hassan, Yvon Savaria

“…The control strategy utilizes a phase-locked loop, which includes a loop filter along with an additional lead compensator circuit to improve the loop phase margin, thereby enhancing the system&#x2019;s dynamic response and stability. …”
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Control of Soft Wearable Robots for Elbow Assistance and Rehabilitation: A Simplified Solution Using Disturbance Observer and Nonsmooth Feedback by Jiajin Wang, Baoguo Xu, Xin Wang, Jianwei Lai, Xiangshan Wei, Zishuo Zhao, Ye Lu, Ying Shen, Hongxing Wang, Aiguo Song

“…A nonrecursive NSF is employed to suppress residual disturbances and nonlinearities, with the finite-time stability of the closed-loop system rigorously guaranteed. The proposed method balances efficacy and simplicity by leveraging the concise models of both the system and disturbances to enhance performance while avoiding intricate modeling. …”
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Notes on Recent Achievements in Proving Stability using KeYmaeraX by Thomas Baar, Horst Schulte

“…Due to the mixture of discrete and continuous system elements, one promising application area for KeYmaeraX are closed-loop control systems. A closed-loop control system consists of a plant and a controller. …”
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Vehicle speed measurement technologies in Intelligent Transportation Systems: current status, challenges and future directions by Zhili Chen, Fang Guo, Longmei Luo

“…This review offers an exhaustive exploration of vehicle speed measurement methods and technologies within traffic applications. While inductive loop detectors and radar are mature technologies in traffic speed measurement, cameras are typically used to facilitate license plate recognition. …”
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Adaptive control of uncertain non-linear fractional-order systems in the presence of actuator failures and input constraints by Masood Bagherzadeh

“…By correcting parametric, structural, and environmental uncertainties, the controller ensures the asymptotic stability of the closed-loop system and output tracking. Stability analysis is conducted using the Mittag-Lefler stability theorem, and numerical simulations are performed to validate the proposed method.Findings: The simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method in compensating actuator failures and input constraints while achieving closed-loop system stability and output tracking.Originality/Value: This research offers an innovative contribution to the field of control systems by employing adaptive control for actuator failure compensation in non-linear fractional-order systems and presenting a comprehensive theoretical framework, addressing both practical and theoretical challenges.…”
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A New Approach to Selecting Optimal Parameters for the Sliding Mode Algorithm on an Automotive Suspension System by Tuan Anh Nguyen

“…The SM algorithm’s parameters are optimally selected using the multiple loop algorithm. The multiple loop algorithm allows the values to vary within a predefined limit and provides an optimal parameter based on the vehicle’s vibration conditions. …”
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Composite Learning-Based Inverse Optimal Fault-Tolerant Control for Hierarchy-Structured Unmanned Helicopters by Qingyi Liu, Ke Zhang, Bin Jiang, Yushun Tan

“…To facilitate control design and stability analysis, each helicopter’s dynamics are separated into an outer-loop (position) and an inner-loop (attitude) subsystem by exploiting their multi-time-scale characteristics. …”
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Sox2 interacts with Atoh1 and Huwe1 loci to regulate Atoh1 transcription and stability during hair cell differentiation. by Yen-Fu Cheng, Judith S Kempfle, Hao Chiang, Kohsuke Tani, Quan Wang, Sheng-Hong Chen, Danielle Lenz, Wei-Yi Chen, Wenjin Wu, Marco Petrillo, Albert S B Edge

“…Stem cell pluripotency gene Sox2 stimulates expression of proneural basic-helix-loop-helix transcription factor Atoh1. Sox2 is necessary for the development of cochlear hair cells and binds to the Atoh1 3' enhancer to stimulate Atoh1 expression. …”
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Networked Control of a Small Drone Resilient to Cyber Attacks by Octavian Ștefan, Alexandru Codrean

“…The control structure is split into an inner and an outer loop. The outer position control loop uses measurements from motion cameras connected to a remote computer, while the commands are sent through the network. …”
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Disturbance rejection tube model predictive levitation control of maglev trains by Yirui Han, Xiuming Yao, Yu Yang

“…Designing a controller for the levitation system is challenging due to the strong nonlinearity, open-loop instability, and the need for fast response and security. …”
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Bridging-mediated compaction of mitotic chromosomes by Giada Forte, Lora Boteva, Nick Gilbert, Peter R. Cook, Davide Marenduzzo

“…However, while this mechanism can successfully recapitulate the compaction of chromatids during the early stages of mitosis, it cannot capture structures observed after prophase. …”
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Non universality of leptons as a source of new physics from non standard interactions of pseudoscalar mesons by Wasi Uz Zaman, Shakeel Mahmood, Maimoona Razzaq, Abrar Ahmad, Kamran Hussain Tahir

“…The NSI in K+→π+νν¯ and B+→π+νν¯ proceed with u quark in the loop while other two with d quark in the loop. Very stringent 1 σ level constrains on non-standard parameters ( ϵττuL and ϵτl′uL ) are pointed out.…”
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Rethinking digital twin: Introducing digital risk twin for disaster risk management by Saman Ghaffarian

“…Abstract The digital risk twin (DRT) adapts digital twin (DT) for disaster risk management (DRM) by integrating automated and manual data collection methods, such as IoT, remote sensing, surveys and field observations, while incorporating human-in-the-loop decision-making for flexible and effective interventions, maintaining real-time virtual simulations, and addressing disaster scenario challenges.…”
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Enhancing shallow geothermal wells via Time-Dependent modeling and bucket space approximation by Elsa Maalouf, Jamil F. El-Masry, Alissar Yehya, Omar Othman, Mohamad Abdo

“…This study presents a computationally efficient approach to enhance geothermal well performance while reducing modeling constraints. The findings contribute to improving system efficiency, expanding the applicability of closed-loop geothermal wells, and guiding future research on integrating novel materials with adaptive thermal properties, heterogeneous geological conditions, and incorporating dynamic weather conditions.…”
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A Realistic Model Reference Computed Torque Control Strategy for Human Lower Limb Exoskeletons by Sk K. Hasan

“…To reduce computational demands, the control system is split into two loops: a slower loop that predicts joint torque requirements based on reference trajectories and robot dynamics, and a faster PID loop that corrects trajectory tracking errors. …”
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A Flexible Wearable Antenna with Annular Solar Eclipse Structure for ISM/WLAN/WIMAX/Bluetooth Applications by Zhen Yu, Runzhi Sun, Guodong Zhang, Ruirong Niu, Xiaoying Ran, Ziheng Lin

“…This antenna employs a novel nested imitation annular solar eclipse structure, where the main radiator is a gradually widening loop, and another loop is coupled inside the radiator. …”
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