RBF‐based discrete sliding mode control for robust tracking of uncertain time‐delay systems with input nonlinearity

In this article, a control scheme combining radial basis function neural network and discrete sliding mode control method is proposed for robust tracking and model following of uncertain time‐delay systems with input nonlinearity. The proposed robust tracking controller guarantees the stability of overall closed‐loop system and achieves zero‐tracking error in the presence of input nonlinearity, time‐delays, time‐varying parameter uncertainties, and external disturbances. The salient features of the proposed controller include no requirement of a priori knowledge of the upper bound of uncertainties and the elimination of chattering phenomenon and reaching phase. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 21: 194–201, 2016     

Temporal evolution of optical path difference of a supersonic turbulent boundary layer

The density distribution of a supersonic turbulent boundary layer is measured with the nanoparticle-based planar laser scattering technique, and the temporal evolution of its optical path difference (OPD) in a short time interval is characterized by proper orthogonal decomposition (POD). Based on the advantage of POD in capturing the energy of a signal, a temporal evolution model is suggested for the POD coefficients of OPD. In this model, the first few coefficients vary linearly with time, and the others are modeled by Gaussian statistics. As an application, this method is used to compute the short-exposure optical transfer function.     

Periodic solution of a higher dimensional ecological system

The main purpose of this article is to study the periodicity of a Lotka-Volterra''s competition system with feedback controls. Some new and interesting sufficient conditions are obtained for the global existence of positive periodic solutions. Our method is base on combining matrix''s spectral theory and inequality $|x(t)|\leq x(t_{0})+\int_{0}^{\omega }|\dot{x}(t)|{\rm d}t$. Some examples and their simulations show the feasibility of our main result.     

A note on some joint distribution functions involving the time of ruin

In a recent paper, Willmot (2015) derived an expression for the joint distribution function of the time of ruin and the deficit at ruin in the classical risk model. We show how his approach can be applied to obtain a simpler expression, and by interpreting this expression by probabilistic reasoning we obtain solutions for more general risk models. We also discuss how some of Willmot’s results relate to existing literature on the probability and severity of ruin.     

A spline smoothing homotopy method for nonconvex nonlinear programming

Homotopy methods are globally convergent under weak conditions and robust; however, the efficiency of a homotopy method is closely related with the construction of the homotopy map and the path tracing algorithm. Different homotopies may behave very different in performance even though they are all theoretically convergent. In this paper, a spline smoothing homotopy method for nonconvex nonlinear programming is developed using cubic spline to smooth the max function of the constraints of nonlinear programming. Some properties of spline smoothing function are discussed and the global convergence of spline smoothing homotopy under the weak normal cone condition is proven. The spline smoothing technique uses a smooth constraint instead of m constraints and acts also as an active set technique. So the spline smoothing homotopy method is more efficient than previous homotopy methods like combined homotopy interior point method, aggregate constraint homotopy method and other probability one homotopy methods. Numerical tests with the comparisons to some other methods show that the new method is very efficient for nonlinear programming with large number of complicated constraints.     

Adaptive function projective synchronization of uncertain complex dynamical networks with disturbance

We investigate the problem of function projective synchronization (FPS) in drive-response dynamical networks with non-identical nodes. An adaptive controller is proposed for the FPS of complex dynamical networks with uncertain parameters and disturbance. Not only are the unknown parameters of the networks estimated by the adaptive laws obtained from the Lyapunov stability theory and Taylor expansions, but the unknown bounded disturbances are also simultaneously conquered by the proposed control. Finally, a numerical simulation is provided to illustrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the obtained result.     

有界F-支撑函数和类空Wulff形

给定H_+~n上适合凸条件的正函数F,对L~(n+1)中具有非退化Gauss映射的类空超曲面引入了Θ_F曲率.对适当的F,本文证得:具有常Θ_F曲率,且F-支撑函数介于两个负常数之间的类空超曲面必是类空Wulff形.在F=1的情况下,对H_i/H_n为常数的类空超曲面也建立了类似的唯一性结果.     

A note on Riemann problems for single‐periodic polyanalytic functions

In this article, a new canonical function has been established to deal with Riemann boundary‐value problem of periodic analytic functions discussed in 16 . In comparison with the corresponding result in 16 , the expression of solution obtained here is much simpler. Then, we demonstrate the equivalence of solutions for the homogeneous Riemann problem. What's more, we obtain the precise rank of matrix of coefficients for the system of linear algebraic equations (4.35) in 16 . Those results can simplify the discussion of Riemann problem of single‐periodic polyanalytic functions in 16 .     

Dissipative operators and additive perturbations in locally convex spaces

Let be a densely defined operator on a Banach space X. Characterizations of when generates a C₀‐semigroup on X are known. The famous result of Lumer and Phillips states that it is so if and only if is dissipative and is dense in X for some . There exists also a rich amount of Banach space results concerning perturbations of dissipative operators. In a recent paper Tyran–Kamińska provides perturbation criteria of dissipative operators in terms of ergodic properties. These results, and others, are shown to remain valid in the setting of general non–normable locally convex spaces. Applications of the results to concrete examples of operators on function spaces are also presented.