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Control theory and its applications / Vito G. Massari, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Mathematics research developments series.
- Mathematics research developments
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Control theory.
- Automatic control.
- Self-control.
- Human behavior.
- Electric motors--Automatic control.
- Electric motors.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Control theory is a theory that deals with influencing the behavior of dynamical systems and an interdisciplinary sub-field of science, and evolved into use by the social sciences, such as psychology, sociology and criminology. This book presents and discusses topical data on control theory relating to these fields.
- Contents:
- Intro
- CONTROL THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- Chapter 1 SELF-CONTROL STRENGTH THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO SMOKING BEHAVIOR
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Self-control
- Defining Self-control
- Trait Conceptions of Self-control
- State Conceptions of Self-control
- Self-control Depletion and Interpersonal Relationships
- Self-control Depletion and Crime
- Self-control Depletion and Addictive Behaviors
- Tobacco Use
- Dieting and Weight Managment
- Dieting, Smoking and Self-control
- Self-control Replenishment
- The Present Experiments
- Experiment 1
- Experiment 2
- Conclusion
- Self-control and Smoking
- Smoking and Dieting
- Unanswered Questions and Future Directions
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 2 TRANSACTIONAL PATHWAYS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS IN A SAMPLE OF KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN WITH IMPAIRED SELF-CONTROL
- Current Focus
- Method
- Participants and Procedures
- Measures
- Analytic Strategy
- Results
- Baseline Model
- Multiple Group Comparisons
- Chapter3ONTHETRACKINGOFATRAJECTORYANDACONTROLBYTHEFEEDBACKPRINCIPLE
- 1.Introduction.ProblemStatements
- 2.SolvingtheProblemofEtalonMotionTracking
- 3.SolvingtheProblemofDynamicalInversion
- Chapter4PERTURBATIONMETHODINTHETHEORYOFPONTRYAGINMAXIMUMPRINCIPLEFOROPTIMALCONTROLOFDIVERGENTSEMILINEARHYPERBOLICEQUATIONSWITHPOINTWISESTATECONSTRAINTS∗
- 1.ProblemStatement
- 2.MainResults
- 3.AuxiliaryResults
- 3.1.MainEquation
- 3.2.AdjointEquations
- 3.2.1.EquationswithRadonMeasureintheRight-HandSidePart:AnUniqueExistenceofSolutions
- 3.2.2.EquationswithRadonMeasureintheRight-HandSidePart:IntegralRepresentationoftheSolution.
- 3.2.3.AdjointEquationsofMaximumPrinciple
- 3.3.ACalculationofFirstVariations
- 4.TheProofoftheMaximumPinciple
- 5.ApproximationofProblem(Pq)byProblemswithFiniteNumbersofConstraints
- 6.ProofofRegularityandNormalityConditions
- Chapter5ROBUSTADAPTIVESLIDINGMODECONTROLLAWFORINDUCTIONMOTORS
- 1.Introduction
- 2.ProposedRotorSpeedEstimator
- 3.VariableStructureRobustSpeedControlwithAdaptiveSlidingGain
- 4.ContinuousApproximationofSwitchingControlLaw
- 5.SimulationResults
- 5.1.FirstExample
- 5.2.SecondExample
- 6.Conclusion
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61668-447-X
- OCLC:
- 765617811
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