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Khakdaman, M. (author), Rezaei, J. (author), Tavasszy, Lorant (author)This paper investigates the willingness of shippers to delegate control over the transportation mode in freight transportation, using discrete choice analysis. Data originate from a large survey among global shippers. The results show that, under certain conditions, most shippers are willing to hand over mode selection authority to the...journal article 2020
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van der Waa, J.S. (author), van Diggelen, Jurriaan (author), Cavalcante Siebert, L. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Jonker, C.M. (author)Artificially intelligent agents will deal with more morally sensitive situations as the field of AI progresses. Research efforts are made to regulate, design and build Artificial Moral Agents (AMAs) capable of making moral decisions. This research is highly multidisciplinary with each their own jargon and vision, and so far it is unclear...conference paper 2020
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Lin, N.M. (author), Tian, X. (author), Rutten, M.M. (author), Abraham, E. (author), Maestre, José M. (author), van de Giesen, N.C. (author)This paper presents an extended Model Predictive Control scheme called Multi-objective Model Predictive Control (MOMPC) for real-time operation of a multi-reservoir system. The MOMPC approach incorporates the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II), multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) and the receding horizon principle to solve...journal article 2020
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Sand, M. (author), Jongsma, Karin (author)Scientific discoveries are often to some degree influenced by luck. Whether luck’s influence is at odds with common-sense intuitions about responsibility, is the central concern of the philosophical debate about moral luck. Do scientists acknowledge that luck plays a role in their work and–if so–do they consider it morally problematic? The...journal article 2020
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van der Zwan, Sam (author), Pothof, I.W.M. (author)Future district heating systems (DHS) will be supplied by renewable sources, most of which are limited in temperature and flow rate. Therefore, operational optimization of DHS is required to maximize the use of renewable sources and minimize (fossil) peak loads. In this paper, we present a robust and fast model-predictive control approach to...journal article 2020
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Sharifi K., Arman (author), Bregman, S.C. (author), Mohajerin Esfahani, P. (author), Keviczky, T. (author)In this paper, we propose an event-based sampling policy to implement a constraint-tightening, robust MPC method. The proposed policy enjoys a computationally tractable design and is applicable to perturbed, linear time-invariant systems with polytopic constraints. In particular, the triggering mechanism is suitable for plants with no...journal article 2020
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Roy, S. (author), Kosmatopoulos, Elias B. (author), Baldi, S. (author)In the presence of unmodelled dynamics and uncertainties with no a priori constant bounds, conventional robust adaptation strategies for switched systems cannot allow the control gains of inactive subsystems to remain constant during inactive intervals: vanishing gains are typically required in order to prove bounded stability. As a...journal article 2020
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Sharifi K., Arman (author), Mohajerin Esfahani, P. (author), Keviczky, T. (author)Treating optimization methods as dynamical systems can be traced back centuries ago in order to comprehend the notions and behaviors of optimization methods. Lately, this mindset has become the driving force to design new optimization methods. Inspired by the recent dynamical system viewpoint of Nesterov's fast method, we propose two classes...journal article 2020
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Tinker, Jonathan (author), Palmer, Matthew D. (author), Copsey, Dan (author), Howard, Tom (author), Lowe, Jason A. (author), Hermans, T.H.J. (author)Variability of Sea-Surface Height (SSH) from ocean dynamic processes is an important component of sea-level change. In this study we dynamically downscale a present-day control simulation of a climate model to replicate sea-level variability in the Northwest European shelf seas. The simulation can reproduce many characteristics of sea-level...journal article 2020
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Zhao, J. (author), Kiptoo Kigen, Kevin (author), Xia, Xiaomei (author)The lane closures caused by the work zone at the approaches create a negative impact on the operational effectiveness of the signalized intersections. This paper presents an innovative design for intersections with work zones to improve the intersection’s practical capacity. In this design, the lanes in the leg with work zone can be used...journal article 2020
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Adiyabazar, Choidorj (author), Acosta, Martha N. (author), Gonzalez-Longatt, F. (author), Rueda, José L. (author), Palensky, P. (author)Mongolia power system (MPS) is evolving quite fast, and the integration of renewable resources (mainly wind power and solar photovoltaic) reached 20% by 2019. The MPS is interconnected to Russia in order to cover local energy deficits, especially during freezing winters. However, the interconnection to Russia is a sensible element of the MPS,...conference paper 2020
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Pan, K. (author), Rakhshani, E. (author), Palensky, P. (author)Power systems are moving towards hybrid AC/DC grids with the integration of HVDC links, renewable resources and energy storage modules. The load frequency control (LFC) of tomorrow has to consider the complex interactions between these components. Meanwhile, more attention should be paid to cyber security concerns as the LFC loop highly...journal article 2020
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Roy, S. (author), Baldi, S. (author)Available control methods for underactuated Euler–Lagrange (EL) systems rely on structure-specific constraints that may be appropriate for some systems, but restrictive for others. A generalized (structure-independent) control framework is to a large extent missing, especially in the presence of uncertainty. This paper introduces an adaptive...journal article 2020
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Kramer, F.C. (author), Shang, R. (author), Rietveld, L.C. (author), Heijman, Sebastiaan (author)Using ceramic nanofiltration membranes for treatment of municipal sewage is upcoming. However, the knowledge on fouling control methods for this application are very limited. The most commonly used fouling control method, chemical cleaning, has disadvantages. Chemical cleaning negatively impacts (i) the glass seal layer of tubular ceramic...journal article 2020
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Wang, Qinyu (author), Senatore, Gennaro (author), Jansen, K.M.B. (author), Habraken, Arjan (author), Teuffel, Patrick (author)This paper presents design and characterization of a new type of structural joint which can vary its stiffness through actuation. Stiffness variation is employed to control the dynamic response of frame structures equipped with such joints. The joint is made of a shape memory polymer (SMP) core which is reinforced by an SMP-aramid composite...journal article 2020
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Kenjeres, S. (author), Fornalik-Wajs, E. (author), Wrobel, W. (author), Szmyd, J. S. (author)The present study addresses the detailed numerical analysis of the flow and heat transfer of a paramagnetic fluid inside a differentially heated cubical box and subjected to a strong non-uniform magnetic field. Two different heating scenarios are considered regarding an initial thermal stratification: unstable (heated from the bottom) and...journal article 2020
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Wang, K. (author), Li, Jiayuan (author), Yan, Xinping (author), Huang, Lianzhong (author), Jiang, X. (author), Yuan, Yupeng (author), Ma, Ranqi (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)The optimization of ship energy consumption is attracting a great deal of attention, as societies seek to save energy and reduce emissions. Shipping companies are more concerned with the energy consumption of a ship fleet, as opposed to that of a single ship. Because the energy consumption of a fleet is influenced by multiple factors...journal article 2020
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Bos, R.A. (author), Nizamis, Kostas (author), Koopman, Bart F.J.M. (author), Herder, J.L. (author), Sartori, Massimo (author), Plettenburg, D.H. (author)With recent improvements in healthcare, individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have prolonged life expectancy, and it is therefore vital to preserve their independence. Hand function plays a central role in maintaining independence in daily living. This requires sufficient grip force and the ability to modulate it with no...journal article 2020
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Sewdien, V.N. (author), Rueda, José L. (author), van der Meijden, M.A.M.M. (author)The phase imbalance compensation concept is proposed in literature as an alternative way to mitigate classical subsynchronous resonance (SSR) problems in series-compensated transmission lines. However, a fundamental analysis to determine this concept's ability to mitigate resonances between a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) and a series...journal article 2020
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Urso, A. (author), Chen, Y. (author), Staszewski, R.B. (author), Dijkhuis, Johan F. (author), Stanzione, Stefano (author), Liu, Y. (author), Serdijn, W.A. (author), Babaie, M. (author)In this paper, we propose a new scheme to directly power a 4.9-5.6GHz LC oscillator from a recursive switched-capacitor DC-DC converter. A finite-state machine is integrated to automatically adjust the conversion ratio and switching frequency of the converter such that its DC output voltage is within ±5% of the desired 1V across input voltage...journal article 2020