Variable structure control (VSC) is a form of discontinuous nonlinear control. The method alters the dynamics of a nonlinear system by application of...

structure varies over different parts of their state space. The development of variable structure control depends upon methods of analyzing variable structure...

the state space. Hence, sliding mode control is a variable structure control method. The multiple control structures are designed so that trajectories always...

result, but they are usually not termed control flow statements. A set of statements is in turn generally structured as a block, which in addition to grouping...

of a bang–bang control signal. Due to the discontinuous control signal, systems that include bang–bang controllers are variable structure systems, and bang–bang...

terms include quantitative structure–property relationships (QSPR) when a chemical property is modeled as the response variable. "Different properties or...

metropolitan Atlanta, US; See Vinings, Georgia Variable structure control, a type of discontinuous nonlinear control Variations in sex characteristics, congenital...

A variable interest entity (VIE) is a legal structure defined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) for situations where control over a legal...

environment variable to discover a suitable location to store temporary files, or the HOME or USERPROFILE variable to find the directory structure owned by...

The basic control structures of Perl are similar to those used in C and Java, but they have been extended in several ways. In the following, label is an...

control a process or operation. The control system compares the value or status of the process variable (PV) being controlled with the desired value or setpoint...

process variable, called the error signal, or SP-PV error, is applied as feedback to generate a control action to bring the controlled process variable to...

and the final control element (FCE) which controls the process necessary to automatically adjust the value of a measured process variable (PV) to equal...

Ingenious Devices. Variable structure control: Two-step level controls for fluids, a form of discontinuous variable structure controls, was developed by...

general, state variables have the following properties in common: They don't involve any special assumptions concerning the structure of matter, fields...

described a number of automatic controls. Two-step level controls for fluids, a form of discontinuous variable structure controls, were developed by the Banu...

control systems include PID control, adaptive control (Lilly, 2003), nonlinear optimal predictive control (Reynolds et al., 2003), variable structure...

Alternatively, a variable with dynamic scope is resolved at run-time, based on a global binding stack that depends on the specific control flow. Variables only accessible...

with a variable wing. No other control surfaces were needed. Subtle movements of the wings were able to induce the small deflections which controlled the...

statement is required for a function body and for a control structure branch that is not one statement. A variable declared in a block can be referenced by code...

area of robust control from application point of view is sliding mode control (SMC), which is a variation of variable structure control (VSC). The robustness...

sensors, control algorithms, and actuators is arranged in an attempt to regulate a variable at a setpoint (SP). An everyday example is the cruise control on...

block structured and syntactically resembles Pascal, on which it is based. All of the languages share IEC61131 Common Elements. The variables and function...

number of early automatic controls. Two-step level controls for fluids, an early form of discontinuous variable structure controls, were developed by the...

mode control and variable structure control. When setting up a control problem there are mismatches between the plant and model used for control design...

blocks, is called a block-structured programming language. Blocks are fundamental to structured programming, where control structures are formed from blocks...

A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is an automated transmission that can change through a continuous range of gear ratios, typically resulting...

disciplined use of the structured control flow constructs of selection (if/then/else) and repetition (while and for), block structures, and subroutines. It...

changes the structure of the star, which manifests itself as a change in period. This process is predicted to happen to all Mira variables, but the relatively...

State-space explorer Hybrid automaton Sliding mode control Variable structure system Variable structure control Joint spectral radius Cyber-physical system Behavior...