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The output-error method is a mainstay of aircraft system identification from flight-test data. It is the method of choice for a wide range of applications, from the estimation of stability and control derivatives for aerodynamic database…
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We study adaptive mesh selection for the solution of systems of initial value problems. The goal is a rigorous theoretical analysis of potential advantages of adaption. For an optimal method in the sense of the speed of convergence, we…
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This paper focuses on optimal control problem for a class of discrete-time nonlinear systems. In practical applications, computation time is a crucial consideration when solving nonlinear optimal control problems, especially under real-time…
In the context of numerical solution of PDEs, dynamic mesh redistribution methods (r-adaptive methods) are an important procedure for increasing the resolution in regions of interest, without modifying the connectivity of the mesh. Key to…
Simulating space plasma in a global scale is computationally demanding. Modeling different regions with different resolution can save computational resources without compromising too much on simulation accuracy. This thesis examines…
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Choosing a kinematic model for a continuum robot typically involves making a tradeoff between accuracy and computational complexity. One common modeling approach is to use the Cosserat rod equations, which have been shown to be accurate for…
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We propose a direct numerical method for the solution of an optimal control problem governed by a two-side space-fractional diffusion equation. The presented method contains two main steps. In the first step, the space variable is…
Algebraically stabilized finite element discretizations of scalar steady-state convection-diffusion-reaction equations often provide accurate approximate solutions satisfying the discrete maximum principle (DMP). However, it was observed…
The trajectory optimization of the atmospheric entry of a reusable launch vehicle is studied. The objective is to maximize the crossrange of the vehicle subject to two control-inequality path constraints, two state-inequality path…
Batch Normalization (BN) has been used extensively in deep learning to achieve faster training process and better resulting models. However, whether BN works strongly depends on how the batches are constructed during training and it may not…
We recently proposed the use of consensus optimization as a viable and effective way to improve the quality of calibration of radio interferometric data. We showed that it is possible to obtain far more accurate calibration solutions and…
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