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Ilioudi, A. (author), Dabiri, A. (author), Wolf, B.J. (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)Deep learning has enabled the rapid expansion of computer vision tasks from image frames to video segments. This paper focuses on the review of the latest research in the field of computer vision tasks in general and on object localization and identification of their associated pixels in video frames in particular. After performing a systematic...journal article 2022
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Qiu, Xiujiao (author), Chen, J. (author), Ye, G. (author), De Schutter, Geert (author)Prediction of alkali silica reaction is still difficult due to the lack of a comprehensive understanding of its chemical fundamentals. In-site experimentally revealing the fundamentals is not realistic as ASR shows over several years or even decades and is affected by many factors. In this paper, by utilizing a 3D reactive-transport...journal article 2022
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Li, D. (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)Data-driven control without using mathematical models is a promising research direction for urban traffic control due to the massive amounts of traffic data generated every day. This article proposes a novel distributed model-free adaptive predictive control (D-MFAPC) approach for multiregion urban traffic networks. More specifically, the...journal article 2022
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An MPC-Based Rescheduling Algorithm for Disruptions and Disturbances in Large-Scale Railway NetworksCavone, Graziana (author), van den Boom, A.J.J. (author), Blenkers, Lex (author), Dotoli, Mariagrazia (author), Seatzu, Carla (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)Railways are a well-recognized sustainable transportation mode that helps to satisfy the continuously growing mobility demand. However, the management of railway traffic in large-scale networks is a challenging task, especially when both a major disruption and various disturbances occur simultaneously. We propose an automatic rescheduling...journal article 2022
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Todorović, Uglješa (author), Frejo, José Ramón D. (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)The Model Predictive Control (MPC) framework has shown great potential for the control of Variable Speed Limits (VSLs) and Ramp Metering (RM) installations. However, the implementation to large freeway networks remains challenging. One major reason is that, by considering the VSLs to be discrete decision variables, an extremely difficult Mixed...journal article 2022
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Tao, Qinghua (author), Li, Zhen (author), Xu, Jun (author), Lin, Shu (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author), Suykens, Johan A.K. (author)Traffic flow (TF) prediction is an important and yet a challenging task in transportation systems, since the TF involves high nonlinearities and is affected by many elements. Recently, neural networks have attracted much attention for TF prediction, but they are commonly black boxes with complex architectures and difficult to be interpreted,...journal article 2022
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Yue, D. (author), Baldi, S. (author), Cao, Jinde (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)This article addresses the continuous-time distributed optimization of a strictly convex summation-separable cost function with possibly nonconvex local functions over strongly connected digraphs. Distributed optimization methods in the literature require convexity of local functions, or balanced weights, or vanishing step sizes, or algebraic...journal article 2022
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Fu, J. (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)Maintenance of generation units is a measure to ensure the reliability of power systems. In this paper, a novel blockchain-based truthful condition-based maintenance of generation units (T-CBMGU) platform is proposed to innovate and upgrade state-of-the-art CBMGU. In addition, two valid inequalities are proposed to accelerate the convergence...journal article 2022
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Sun, Yubo (author), Tao, Yaxin (author), Rahul, A. V. (author), Ye, G. (author), De Schutter, Geert (author)The rapid workability loss of alkali-activated materials (AAM) has been a major obstacle limiting its onsite application. In this study, two conventional SPs (made of polynaphthalene sulfonate (PNS) and lignosulfonate (LS) salts), which have been reported to be effective in some specific AAM mixtures were separately applied in alkali...journal article 2022
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Wang, Yihui (author), Zhu, Songwei (author), Li, Shukai (author), Yang, Lixing (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)In practice, the operation of high-speed trains is often affected by adverse weather conditions or equipment failures, which result in delays and even cancellations of train services. In this article, a novel two-layer hierarchical model predictive control (MPC) model is proposed for on-line high-speed railway delay management and train...journal article 2022
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Fu, J. (author), Song, Guobing (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)Fault location algorithms for transmission lines use the parameters of the transmission line to locate faults after the faults have occurred along the line. Although these parameters can be estimated by the phasor measurement units (PMUs) at the terminal(s) of the transmission line continuously, the uncertainty in the measurements will give...journal article 2021
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Yue, D. (author), Baldi, S. (author), Cao, Jinde (author), Li, Qi (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)In this article, the time-varying formation and time-varying formation tracking problems are solved for linear multiagent systems over digraphs without the knowledge of the eigenvalues of the Laplacian matrix associated with the digraph. The solution to these problems relies on an approach that generalizes the directed spanning tree (DST)...journal article 2021
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Fu, J. (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)Preventive maintenance is applied in distribution networks to prevent failures by performing maintenance actions on components that are at risk. Distributed generators (DGs) and batteries can be used to support power to nearby loads when they are isolated due to maintenance. In this paper, a novel short-term preventive maintenance method is...journal article 2021
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Lago, Jesus (author), Poplavskaya, K. (author), Suryanarayana, Gowri (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)To correct grid imbalances and avoid grid failures, the transmission system operator (TSO) deploys balancing reserves and settles these imbalances by penalizing the market actors that caused them. In several countries, it is forbidden to influence the grid imbalances in order to let the TSO retain full control of grid regulation. In this...journal article 2021
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Lv, Maolong (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author), Yu, Wenwu (author), Baldi, S. (author)This article addresses and solves the adaptive asymptotic tracking for a class of uncertain switched positive linear dynamics (also known in the literature as compartmental models) subject to dwell-time constraints. Compared to the state-of-the-art, the innovative feature of this method is to attain for the first time asymptotic set-point...journal article 2021
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Jeschke, J.M. (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)Model Predictive Control (MPC) has shown promising results in the control of urban traffic networks, but unfortunately it has one major drawback. The, often nonlinear, optimization that has to be performed at every control time step is computationally too complex to use MPC controllers for real-time implementations (i.e. when the online...journal article 2021
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Lago, Jesus (author), Suryanarayana, Gowri (author), Sogancioglu, Ecem (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)Seasonal thermal energy storage systems (STESSs) can shift the delivery of renewable energy sources and mitigate their uncertainty problems. However, to maximize the operational profit of STESSs and ensure their long-term profitability, control strategies that allow them to trade on wholesale electricity markets are required. While control...journal article 2021
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de Gelder, E. (author), Elrofai, Hala (author), Saberi, Arash Khabbaz (author), Paardekooper, Jan Pieter (author), Den Camp, Olaf Op (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)The development of safety validation methods is essential for the safe deployment and operation of Automated Driving Systems (ADSs). One of the goals of safety validation is to prospectively evaluate the risk of an ADS dealing with real-world traffic. ISO 26262 and ISO/DIS 21448, the leading standards in automotive safety, provide an approach...journal article 2021
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Qiu, Xiujiao (author), Chen, J. (author), Deprez, Maxim (author), Cnudde, Veerle (author), Ye, G. (author), De Schutter, Geert (author)The microstructure of alkali-reactive aggregates, especially the spatial distribution of the pore and reactive silica phase, plays a significant role in the process of the alkali silica reaction (ASR) in concrete, as it determines not only the reaction front of ASR but also the localization of the produced expansive product from where the...journal article 2021
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Pippia, T.M. (author), Lago, Jesus (author), De Coninck, Roel (author), De Schutter, B.H.K. (author)State-of-the-art Model Predictive Control (MPC) applications for building heating adopt either a deterministic controller together with a nonlinear model or a linearized model with a stochastic MPC controller. However, deterministic MPC only considers one single realization of the disturbances and its performance strongly depends on the...journal article 2021