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We examine robustness of exponential dichotomies of boundary value problems for general linear first-order one-dimensional hyperbolic systems. The boundary conditions are supposed to be of types ensuring smoothing solutions in finite time,…
We present a methodology for designing a dynamic controller with delayed output feedback for achieving non-collocated vibration suppression with a focus on the multi-frequency case. To synthesize the delay-based controller, we first remodel…
This paper investigates optimal control problems for delayed systems governed by Infinitely Anticipated Backward Stochastic Differential Equations (IABSDEs). Unlike existing frameworks limited to bounded delays, we introduce a generalized…
This paper proposes a novel nonlinear sliding mode state feedback controller for perturbed second-order systems. In analogy to a linear proportional-derivative (PD) feedback control, the proposed nonlinear scheme uses the output of interest…
Collaboration between interconnected cyber-physical systems is becoming increasingly pervasive. Time-delays in communication channels between such systems are known to induce catastrophic failure modes, like high frequency oscillations in…
This work investigates the boundary stabilization problem of the Hirota-Satsuma system. In the problem under consideration, a boundary feedback law consisting of a linear combination of a damping mechanism and a time-delay term is designed.…
This paper gives a new solution to the output feedback H2 problem for quadratically invariant communication delay patterns. A characterization of all stabilizing controllers satisfying the delay constraints is given and the decentralized H2…
Robustly compensating network constraints such as delays and packet dropouts in networked control systems is crucial for remotely controlling dynamical systems. This work proposes a novel prediction consistent method to cope with delays and…
This paper investigates the stabilization of a coupled system comprising a parabolic PDE and an elliptic PDE with nonlinear terms. A rigorous backstepping design provides an explicit boundary control law and exponentially convergent…
We study delay-independent stability in nonlinear models with a distributed delay which have a positive equilibrium. Such models frequently occur in population dynamics and other applications. In particular, we construct a relevant…
Time delays due to signal latency, computational complexity, and sensor-denied environments, pose a critical challenge in both engineered and biological control systems. In this work, we investigate biologically inspired strategies to…
We develop a predictor-feedback control design for multi-input nonlinear systems with distinct input delays, of arbitrary length, in each individual input channel. Due to the fact that different input signals reach the plant at different…
We study the periodic forced response of a system of two limit cycle oscillators that interact with each other via a time delayed coupling. Detailed bifurcation diagrams in the parameter space of the forcing amplitude and forcing frequency…
This paper describes the design of a robust controller for position control in systems with sandwiched backlash. The backlash, which is nonsmooth and nonlinear, is inevitable in the operation of many systems, but it can have destructive…
This paper is devoted to the controllability of a general linear hyperbolic system in one space dimension using boundary controls on one side. Under precise and generic assumptions on the boundary conditions on the other side, we previously…
In this paper, we present a rapid boundary stabilization of a Timoshenko beam with anti-damping and anti-stiffness at the uncontrolled boundary, by using PDE backstepping. We introduce a transformation to map the Timoshenko beam states into…
We show the continuous dependence of solutions of linear nonautonomous second order parabolic partial differential equations (PDEs) with bounded delay on coefficients and delay. The assumptions are very weak: only convergence in the weak-*…
Effects of time-delayed-feedback on pattern formation are studied in symmetrical bistable media. The results show that the time delay alters the behavior of the front bifurcation remarkably. The critical point of the Nonequilibrium…
Robustness guarantees are important properties to be looked for during control design. They ensure stability of closed-loop systems in face of uncertainties, unmodeled effects and bounded disturbances. While the theory on robust stability…
In this work, we propose a rigorous method for implementing predictor feedback controllers in nonlinear systems with unknown and arbitrarily long actuator delays. To address the analytically intractable nature of the predictor, we…