Abstract: This paper develops a technique for finding Lyapunov functions for the class of nonlinear partial differential equations arising from a reactor system which takes into account the coupling of ...

Abstract: Formulae for judging a priori the influences of individual observations on the unknown parameters and the mean network precision are presented. The influences of an observation on the parameters and the mean network precision ...

Abstract: By a minor change in the weighting policy, the complicated Helmert model can be mathematically reduced to an exact equivalent of iterated almost unbiased estimation (IAUE). Such an approach is referred to as the modified ...

Abstract: A new least-squares solution to the Theil model is presented. The proposed solution is particularly suitable for applications of network densifications. By assuming fictitious observations made on the constraints, the ...

Abstract: An electronic connector provides a separable interface between two subsystems of an electronic system. The contact spring is probably the most critical component in an electronic connector. ...

Abstract: Theoretical developments on cavity flow studies are briefly reviewed. Physical and mathematical difficulties involved in cavity flow problems are discussed. Particular attention, with regard to ...

Abstract: Dynamical systems governed by discrete time-difference equations are referred to as point mapping dynamical systems in this paper. Based upon the Poincaré theory of index for vector fields, a ...

Abstract: The method of point-to-point mappings has been receiving increasing attention in recent years. In this paper we discuss instead dynamical systems governed by cell-to-cell mappings. The justifications ...

Abstract: A dynamical system having multiple degrees of freedom and under parametric excitation is governed by a system of ordinary differential equations with periodic coefficients. In this paper a ...