Hidden Markov Models: Estimation and Control By Robert J. Elliott, John B. Moore, Lakhdar Aggoun (auth.)
1995 | 382 Pages | ISBN: 0387943641 | PDF | 6 MB
As more applications are found, interest in Hidden Markov Models continues to grow. Following comments and feedback from colleagues, students and other working with Hidden Markov Models the corrected 3rd printing of this volume contains clarifications, improvements and some new material, including results on smoothing for linear Gaussian dynamics. In Chapter 2 the derivation of the basic filters related to the Markov chain are each presented explicitly, rather than as special cases of one general filter. Furthermore, equations for smoothed estimates are given. The dynamics for the Kalman filter are derived as special cases of the authors' general results and new expressions for a Kalman smoother are given. The Chapters on the control of Hidden Markov Chains are expanded and clarified. The revised Chapter 4 includes state estimation for discrete time Markov processes and Chapter 12 has a new section on robust control.

Robust Nonlinear Control Design: State-Space and Lyapunov Techniques By Randy A. Freeman, Petar Kokotović (auth.)
1996 | 257 Pages | ISBN: 0817647589 | PDF | 6 MB
This book presents advances in the theory and design of robust nonlinear control systems. In the first part of the book, the authors provide a unified framework for state-space and Lyapunov techniques by combining concepts from set-valued analysis, Lyapunov stability theory, and game theory. Within this unified framework, the authors then develop a variety of control design methods suitable for systems described by low-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Emphasis is placed on global controller designs, that is, designs for the entire region of model validity. Because linear theory deals well with local system behavior (except for critical cases in which Jacobian linearization fails), the authors focus on achieving robustness and performance for large deviations from a given operation condition.The purpose of the book is to summarize Lyapunov design techniques for nonlinear systems and to raise important issues concerning large-signal robustness and performance. The authors have been the first to address some of these issues, and they report their findings in this text. For example, they identify two potential sources of excessive control effort in Lyapunov design techniques and show how such effort can be greatly reduced.The researcher who wishes to enter the field of robust nonlinear control could use this book as a source of new research topics. For those already active in the field, the book may serve as a reference to a recent body of significant work. Finally, the design engineer faced with a nonlinear control problem will benefit from the techniques presented here."The text is practically self-contained. The authors offer all necessary definitions and give a comprehensive introduction. Only the most basic knowledge of nonlinear analysis and design tools is required, including Lyapunov stability theory and optimal control. The authors also provide a review of set-valued maps for those readers who are not familiar with set-valued analysis. The book is intended for graduate students and researchers in control theory, serving as both a summary of recent results and a source of new research problems. In the opinion of this reviewer the authors do succeed in attaining these objectives."- Mathematical Reviews

Optimal Control Theory: Applications to Management Science and Economics By Suresh P. Sethi, Gerald L. Thompson (auth.)
2000 | 506 Pages | ISBN: 0387280928 | PDF | 6 MB
Optimal control methods are used to determine optimal ways to control a dynamic system. The theoretical work in this field serves as a foundation for the book, which the authors have applied to business management problems developed from their research and classroom instruction.Sethi and Thompson have provided management science and economics communities with a thoroughly revised edition of their classic text on Optimal Control Theory. The new edition has been completely refined with careful attention to the text and graphic material presentation. Chapters cover a range of topics including finance, production and inventory problems, marketing problems, machine maintenance and replacement, problems of optimal consumption of natural resources, and applications of control theory to economics. The book contains new results that were not available when the first edition was published, as well as an expansion of the material on stochastic optimal control theory.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 0192849611 | 215 pages | True PDF EPUB | 7.98 MB
Prisons in Ancient Mesopotamia explores the earliest historical evidence related to imprisonment in the history of the world. While many historical investigations into prisons have revolved around the important question of punishment, this work moves beyond that more narrow approach to consider the multifunctional practices of detaining the body in ancient Iraq. It is the contention of this book that imprisonment arose out of the desire to control and detain
the body in relation to labor. The practice of detainment for coercion became adaptable to a variety of circumstances and goals, which shaped the contexts and practices of imprisonment. With time, religious ideology was attached to imprisonment. In one literary text, a prisoner was refined like silver and

Radio Control DronSeptember 2022 UK
English | 68 Pages | PDF | 11.64 MB

Radio Control Car Action - September 2022
English | 100 pages | PDF | 75.3 MB

Architectural Factors for Infection and Disease Control
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1032102667 | 313 Pages | PDF (True) | 27 MB
This edited collection explores disease transmission and the ways that the designed environment has promoted or limited its spread. It discusses the many design factors that can be used for infection and disease control through lenses of history, public health, building technology, design, and education.

Language: English
440.88 MB | 00:56:04 | 693 Kbps | V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC | 1920x1080 | A_AC3, 48 Khz, 6 channels
Genre: Crime, Drama

Timothy S. Wolters, "Information at Sea: Shipboard Command and Control in the U.S. Navy, from Mobile Bay to Okinawa"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 1421410265 | PDF | pages: 336 | 2.9 mb
This is the first book to explore information management at sea as practiced by the U.S. Navy from the Civil War to World War II.

Language: English
376.46 MB | 00:56:28 | 529 Kbps | V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC | 1920x1080 | A_AC3, 48 Khz, 6 channels
Genre: Drama