Abstract: Lagrangian relaxation has been a powerful methodology to solve discrete and mixed integer optimization problems such as planning, scheduling, coordination, and unit commitment. The ...

Abstract: In this article, a novel integral sliding-mode observer is proposed to estimate the external disturbance and velocity of Euler-Lagrangian systems. This method provides high bandwidth and ...

Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan ...

Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well. By Alexander Nazaryan Bjorn Birnir dreads an airplane seatmate asking what he does for a ...