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The application of systems and control theory to membrane physiology is presented here. Modeling efforts have focused on describing those physiologically realistic mechanisms which govern the regulation of membrane permeability in nerve.…
We present a formulation of an optimal control problem for a two-dimensional diffusion process governed by a Fokker-Planck equation to achieve a nonequilibrium steady state with a desired circulation while accelerating convergence toward…
Quantum optimal control involves setting up an objective function that evaluates the quality of an operator representing the realized process w.r.t. the target process. Here we propose a stronger objective function which incorporates not…
We consider optimal control problems involving two constraint sets: one comprised of linear ordinary differential equations with the initial and terminal states specified and the other defined by the control variables constrained by simple…
We look into the minimisation of the connection time between non-equilibrium steady states. As a prototypical example of an intrinsically non-equilibrium system, a driven granular gas is considered. For time-independent driving, its natural…
Inspired by flight characteristics captured from live Monarch butterflies, an optimal control problem is presented while accounting the effects of low-frequency flapping and abdomen undulation. A flapping-wing aerial vehicle is modeled as…
Aerial Manipulators (AMs) provide a versatile platform for various applications, including 3D printing, architecture, and aerial grasping missions. However, their operational speed is often sacrificed to uphold precision. Existing control…
Quantum optimal control represents a powerful technique to enhance the performance of quantum experiments by engineering the controllable parameters of the Hamiltonian. However, the computational overhead for the necessary optimization of…
We present a method to control the position as a function of time of one-dimensional traveling wave solutions to reaction-diffusion systems according to a pre-specified protocol of motion. Given this protocol, the control function is found…
Closed-loop control of turbulent flows is a challenging problem with important practical and fundamental implications. We perform closed-loop control of forced, turbulent jets based on a wave-cancellation strategy. The study is motivated by…
We consider the nonlinear optimal control of bypass transition in a boundary layer flow subjected to a pair of free stream vortical perturbations using a receding horizon approach. The optimal control problem is solved using the Lagrange…
The flow structure obtained when Localized Arc Filament Plasma Actuators (LAFPA) are employed to control the flow issuing from a perfectly expanded Mach 1.3 nozzle is elucidated by visualizing coherent structures obtained from Implicit…
We demonstrate experimentally the feasibility of applying reinforcement learning (RL) in flow control problems by automatically discovering active control strategies without any prior knowledge of the flow physics. We consider the turbulent…
This paper presents a new optimal fuzzy approach based on particle swarm optimization evolutionary algorithm for controlling the servo actuating system. It is clear that attaining the maximum stability margin is the prominent goal in…
We present an experimental study of reactive control of turbulent jets. We target axisymmetric disturbances associated with coherent structures, which are known to underpin the peak sound radiation of turbulent jets. We first consider a…
With the growing efforts in isolating solid-state qubits from external decoherence sources, the origins of noise inherent to the material start to play a relevant role. One representative example are charged impurities in the device…
This study employs optimization techniques to enhance the positioning of a dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma actuator on a curved surface, taking into account diverse aerodynamic and physical scenarios. The optimization methodology…
Active vibration control has been introduced and used as one of the effective approaches to suppress unwanted vibrations in different systems. Effective performance of each vibration control method is contingent to accurate design and…
The optimal control of a globally unstable two-dimensional separated boundary layer over a bump is considered using augmented Lagrangian optimization procedures. The present strategy allows of controlling the flow from a fully developed…