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We show that it is possible to construct closed quantum systems governed by a bilinear Hamiltonian depending on an arbitrary input signal. This is achieved by coupling the system to a quantum input field and performing a feedback of the…
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…
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We design resilient sparse state-feedback controllers for a linear time-invariant (LTI) control system while attaining a pre-specified guarantee on ${\mathcal{H}}_\infty$ performance measure. We leverage a technique from non-fragile control…