Abstract: Bang-bang control problems have long been of interest to control engineers. Much of the theoretical study of these problems has been limited to linear systems and the results are usually ...

Abstract: Circulation and mixing of lakes and reservoirs resulting from air plumes brings a simultaneous buildup of dissolved oxygen. The same kind of circulation, but without direct oxygen addition, can be achieved with water jets ...

Abstract: This article presents research into automating some lift planning practices common to industrial construction contractors and owners. A detailed investigation of heavy‐lift planning methods was conducted through a series ...

Abstract: Increasingly, military and civilian applications of electronics require extremely high-heat fluxes on the order of 1000 W/cm2. Thermal management solutions for these severe operating conditions are ...