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RISIdentification of a Nonlinear Function in a Dynamical System
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Using an adaptive method introduced in (Messner et al., 1991), a standard identification technique for linear systems can be extended to identify nonlinear functions in dynamical systems under a mild condition...
Active Monitoring and Control of Light Fixtures during Building Construction and Operation: Cyber-Physical Systems Approach
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Digitally addressable lighting systems offer tremendous opportunities for performance monitoring and control of individual light fixtures. However, the locations of individual light fixtures within a building are not easily ...
Evaluating the Impact of Building Information Modeling on Project Performance
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: There is growing interest among practitioners to measure the benefits of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and demonstrate the impact that BIM has on projects. In recent years, several researchers have used illustrative ...
Permanent versus Mobile Entry Decisions in International Construction Markets: Influence of Home Country– and Firm-Related Factors
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: When entering a selected foreign market, the contractor must decide between permanent entry mode and mobile entry mode. By following theories and previous studies in international business, hypotheses were developed regarding ...
Entry Mode Taxonomy for International Construction Markets
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The global construction market is large, expanding, fragmented, regionally fluctuating, heterogynous, risky, and highly competitive. To survive and grow in this arena full of opportunities as well as pitfalls, international ...
Competitive Positioning and Continuity of Construction Firms in International Markets
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In today’s global construction industry, firms exist in competitive market environments. To gain and maintain a competitive position in an increasingly challenging climate, firms must achieve a deep understanding of their ...
Cancellation of Discrete Time Unstable Zeros by Feedforward Control
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents a design methodology for the cancellation of unstable zeros in linear discrete time systems with tracking control objectives. Unstable zeros are defined to be those zeros ...
Functional Persistence of Excitation and Observability for Learning Control Systems
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: functions (Messner et al., 1989). To achieve convergence of the influence function estimates and exponentially stability, it is important to have persistence of excitation in the training tasks. This paper develops the concept...
No-Damages-for-Delay Clause: Evaluating Contract Delay Risk
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In recent years, there have been a number of construction disputes involving no-damages-for-delay clauses in construction contracts. This paper reviews the legal aspects of the no-damages-for-delay clause and presents in ...
Frequency Domain Characterization of Take-Up Reel Air-Entrainment in Low-Tension and High-Speed Tape Transport
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Air entrainment in tape spooling is important because it affects the tape stacking quality and the dynamics for which the transport controller must be designed. Accurate estimates of the air ...