Mathematics, Statistics & Physics: Recent submissions
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Sensitive SO2 gas sensor utilizing Pt-doped graphene nanoribbon: First principles investigation
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)The objective of this work is to seek a highly sensitive gas sensor for the detection of sulfur dioxide (SO2) by investigating the impacts of passivation as well as metal doping of armchair-edge graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) ... -
Optimal control of an advection-dominated catalytic fixed-bed reactor with catalyst deactivation
( Elsevier , 2013 , Article)The paper focuses on the linear-quadratic control problem for a time-varying partial differential equation model of a catalytic fixed-bed reactor. The classical Riccati equation approach, for time-varying infinite-dimensional ... -
Infinite-dimensional LQ optimal control of a dimethyl ether (DME) catalytic distillation column
( Elsevier , 2012 , Article)This contribution addresses the development of a linear quadratic (LQ) regulator in order to control the concentration profiles along a catalytic distillation column, which is modelled by a set of coupled hyperbolic partial ... -
Boundary optimal (LQ) control of coupled hyperbolic PDEs and ODEs
( Elsevier , 2013 , Article)This contribution addresses the development of a linear quadratic (LQ) regulator for a set of hyperbolic PDEs coupled with a set of ODEs through the boundary. The approach is based on an infinite-dimensional Hilbert ... -
Control of parabolic PDEs with time-varying spatial domain: Czochralski crystal growth process
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2013 , Article)This paper considers the optimal control problem for a class of convection-diffusion-reaction systems modelled by partial differential equations (PDEs) defined on time-varying spatial domains. The class of PDEs is characterised ... -
Optimal output-feedback temperature regulation of a catalytic reverse flow reactor PDEs model
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)In this work, control and estimation problems have been studied for a catalytic reversal flow reactor (CFRR). A stabilizing compensator is developed on the basis of the infinite-dimensional state-space description of the ... -
Model predictive control of selective catalytic reduction in diesel-powered vehicles
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference Paper)This paper proposes a method to synthesize an optimal controller for the SCR section of the diesel exhaust after-treatment system, which is based on a system model consisting of coupled hyperbolic and parabolic partial ... -
Duality-based optimal compensator for boundary control hyperbolic PDEs system: Application to a tubular cracking reactor
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)This paper is devoted to the design of an optimal stabilizing compensator for a boundary control distributed parameter system that is described by a set of hyperbolic partial differential equations (PDEs). The standard ... -
Optimal control and duality-based observer design for a hyperbolic PDEs system with application to fixed-bed reactor
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)This paper is devoted to the design of an optimal infinite-dimensional Luenberger observer combined with a linear-quadratic state feedback controller for a system of hyperbolic PDEs. The design is based on the duality fact ... -
Observer design for hyperbolic PDEs system with application to a fixed-bed chemical reactor model
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference Paper)This work is devoted to the development of an optimal infinite-dimensional Luenberger observer for a system of hyperbolic PDEs. For this purpose, the duality fact linking the control design and the observer design is used. ... -
Optimal boundary control of coupled parabolic PDE-ODE systems using infinite-dimensional representation
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)The optimal boundary control problem is studied for coupled parabolic PDE-ODE systems. The linear quadratic method is used and exploits an infinite-dimensional state-space representation of the coupled PDE-ODE system. ... -
Error-feedback regulation of a distributed parameter cracking process by using a spectral approach
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Conference Paper)The paper focuses on controlling a distributed parameter cracking process using state and error feedback regulators. The principal aim is to accomplish tracking of a desired output while effectively managing disturbances ... -
Boundary optimal control design for a system of parabolic-hyperbolic PDEs coupled with an ODE
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2020 , Article)This paper deals with the design of a boundary optimal controller for a general model of parabolic-hyperbolic PDEs coupled with an ODE. The augmented infinite-dimensional state-space representation has been used in order ... -
Single-step feedback linearization with assignable dynamics for hyperbolic PDE
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference Paper)The present work proposes an extension of single-step feedback linearization with pole-placement formulation to the class of nonlinear hyperbolic systems. In particular, the mathematical formulation in the context of ... -
Boundary Output-Feedback Regulation of a Catalytic Cracking Reactor
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Conference Paper)This work focuses on the design of a boundary output feedback regulator for a catalytic cracking reactor model which can be represented by a set of partial differential equations (PDEs). Based on the linear abstract ... -
Boundary optimal control of coupled parabolic PDE-ODE systems
( IFAC Secretariat , 2014 , Conference Paper)This paper deals with boundary optimal control problem for coupled parabolic PDEODE systems. The problem is studied using infinite-dimensional state space representation of the coupled PDE-ODE system. Linearization of the ... -
Spectral-based optimal output-feedback boundary control of a cracking catalytic reactor PDE model
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2024 , Article)This research paper focuses on the design of a boundary optimal controller with output feedback for a tubular catalytic cracking reactor. The process is represented by a set of non-linear parabolic partial differential ... -
The explicit eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the generalized neumann kernel in annular domains
( Universiti Putra Malaysia , 2019 , Article)This paper presents the explicit forms of the eigenvalues of the general-ized Neumann kernel in annular domains and the explicit forms of the corresponding eigenfunctions. It follows from these explicit forms that, except ... -
PlgCirMap: A MATLAB toolbox for computing conformal mappings from polygonal multiply connected domains onto circular domains
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)This paper presents a MATLAB toolbox for computing the conformal mapping from a given polygonal multiply connected domain onto a circular multiply connected domain and its inverse. The toolbox can be used for multiply ... -
Application of integral equations to simulating local fields in carbon nanotube reinforced composites
( Elsevier , 2020 , Book chapter)We consider the steady heat conduction problem within a thermal isotropic and homogeneous square ring composite reinforced by nonoverlapping and randomly distributed carbon nanotubes (CNTs). We treat the CNTs as rigid line ...