Abstract: For distributed parameter systems, open-loop stability in the sense of bounded outputs for bounded inputs, and closed-loop asymptotic stability are considered. Frequency domain stability criteria ...

Abstract: A necessary condition for the optimum control of a linear system with input delay or transportation lag is derived in terms of the system weighting function. For a general quadratic integrand ...

Abstract: A frequency domain stability criterion (sufficient condition) for a class of distributed parameter, sampled-data systems containing a memoryless, nonlinear feedback element is presented. This criterion ...

Abstract: A method is presented to identify partial differential equations and associated boundary conditions of a distributed parameter system. The method is applicable to linear, nonlinear, and time-varying ...

Abstract: In the design of controllers for heat transfer systems, one must often describe the plant dynamics by partial differential equations. The problem of optimizing a controller for a system described ...