Automatica, Volume 107

Volume 107, September 2019

Brief Papers

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  Lorenzo Finesso, Peter Spreij:
  Approximation of nonnegative systems by moving averages of fixed order. 1-8

Regular Papers

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  Muhammed O. Sayin, Emrah Akyol, Tamer Basar:
  Hierarchical multistage Gaussian signaling games in noncooperative communication and control systems. 9-20

Brief Papers

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  Hossam Seddik Abbas, Georg Männel, Christian Herzog né Hoffmann, Philipp Rostalski:
  Tube-based model predictive control for linear parameter-varying systems with bounded rate of parameter variation. 21-28
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  Alena Kozáková, Vojtech Veselý, Vladimír Kucera:
  Robust decentralized controller design based on equivalent subsystems. 29-35
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  Ramin Esmzad, Reza Mahboobi Esfanjani:
  Bayesian filter for nonlinear systems with randomly delayed and lost measurements. 36-42
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  Filippo Cacace, Alfredo Germani, Costanzo Manes, Marco Papi:
  Predictor-based control of stochastic systems with nonlinear diffusions and input delay. 43-51
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  Kai Zhao, Yongduan Song, Zhirong Zhang:
  Tracking control of MIMO nonlinear systems under full state constraints: A Single-parameter adaptation approach free from feasibility conditions. 52-60
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  Baike She, Zhen Kan:
  Algebraic topological characterizations of structural balance in signed graphs. 61-67
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  Ting Bai, Shaoyuan Li, Yuanyuan Zou, Xiang Yin:
  Block-based minimum input design for the structural controllability of complex networks. 68-76
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  John Holloway, Miroslav Krstic:
  Prescribed-time output feedback for linear systems in controllable canonical form. 77-85
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  Shixian Luo, Feiqi Deng, Wu-Hua Chen:
  Dynamic event-triggered control for linear stochastic systems with sporadic measurements and communication delays. 86-94
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  Gilberto Pin, Boli Chen, Thomas Parisini:
  Robust deadbeat continuous-time observer design based on modulation integrals. 95-102

Regular Papers

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  Vinicius Mariano Gonçalves, Carlos Andrey Maia, Laurent Hardouin:
  On Max-plus linear dynamical system theory: The observation problem. 103-111

Brief Papers

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  Dany Abou Jaoude, Mark C. Palframan, Mazen Farhood:
  An oracle for the discrete-time integral quadratic constraint problem. 112-118
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  Viorel Barbu:
  The dynamic programming equation for a stochastic volatility optimal control problem. 119-124

Regular Papers

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  Abolfazl Lavaei, Sadegh Soudjani, Majid Zamani:
  Compositional construction of infinite abstractions for networks of stochastic control systems. 125-137
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  Yuan Yuan, Peng Zhang, Zidong Wang, Lei Guo:
  On resilient strategy design of multi-tasking optimal control for state-saturated systems with nonlinear disturbances: The time-varying case. 138-145

Brief Papers

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  Marco A. Gómez, Wim Michiels, Sabine Mondié:
  Design of delay-based output-feedback controllers optimizing a quadratic cost function via the delay Lyapunov matrix. 146-153
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  S. Emre Tuna:
  Synchronization of small oscillations. 154-161

Regular Papers

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  Puduru Viswanadha Reddy, Georges Zaccour:
  Open-loop and feedback Nash equilibria in constrained linear-quadratic dynamic games played over event trees. 162-174

Brief Papers

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  Steven X. Ding, Linlin Li, Minjia Krueger:
  Application of randomized algorithms to assessment and design of observer-based fault detection systems. 175-182
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  Xin Yu, Juliang Yin, Suiyang Khoo:
  Generalized Lyapunov criteria on finite-time stability of stochastic nonlinear systems. 183-189

Regular Papers

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  Stefan Koch, Markus Reichhartinger:
  Discrete-time equivalents of the super-twisting algorithm. 190-199

Brief Papers

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  Shana Moothedath, Prasanna Chaporkar, Madhu N. Belur:
  Approximating constrained minimum cost input-output selection for generic arbitrary pole placement in structured systems. 200-210

Regular Papers

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  Tingjin Yan, Hoi Ying Wong:
  Open-loop equilibrium strategy for mean-variance portfolio problem under stochastic volatility. 211-223

Brief Papers

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  Sérgio Waitman, Paolo Massioni, Laurent Bako, Gérard Scorletti:
  Incremental L2-gain stability of piecewise-affine systems with piecewise-polynomial storage functions. 224-230
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  Clément Tréangle, Mondher Farza, Mohammed M'Saad:
  Observer design for a class of disturbed nonlinear systems with time-varying delayed outputs using mixed time-continuous and sampled measurements. 231-240

Regular Papers

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  Yijing Xie, Zongli Lin:
  Event-triggered global stabilization of general linear systems with bounded controls. 241-254

Brief Papers

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  Ye Wang, Sorin Olaru, Giorgio Valmorbida, Vicenç Puig, Gabriela Cembraño:
  Set-invariance characterizations of discrete-time descriptor systems with application to active mode detection. 255-263
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  Yuhu Wu, Weiguo Xia, Ming Cao, Xi-Ming Sun:
  Reach control problem for affine multi-agent systems on simplices. 264-271
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  Rick Voßwinkel, Lorenz Pyta, Frank Schrödel, Ilhan Mutlu, Dinu Mihailescu-Stoica, Naim Bajçinca:
  Performance boundary mapping for continuous and discrete time linear systems. 272-280
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  Vincent Léchappé, Emmanuel Moulay, Franck Plestan, Qing-Long Han:
  Discrete predictor-based event-triggered control of networked control systems. 281-288
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  Chaoyong Li, Zhihua Qu, Donglian Qi, Feng Wang:
  Distributed finite-time estimation of the bounds on algebraic connectivity for directed graphs. 289-295

Regular Papers

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  Engang Tian, Zidong Wang, Lei Zou, Dong Yue:
  Chance-constrained H∞ control for a class of time-varying systems with stochastic nonlinearities: The finite-horizon case. 296-305
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  Ranjeet Kumar, Michael J. Wenzel, Matthew J. Ellis, Mohammad N. ElBsat, Kirk H. Drees, Victor M. Zavala:
  Hierarchical MPC schemes for periodic systems using stochastic programming. 306-316
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  Kasra Koorehdavoudi, Sandip Roy, Mengran Xue, Jackeline Abad Torres:
  Distributed decision-making algorithms with multiple manipulative actors. 317-326

Brief Papers

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  Jeremy Stoddard, Georgios Birpoutsoukis, John Lataire, James S. Welsh:
  Frequency domain response under arbitrary excitation for fading memory nonlinear systems. 327-332

Regular Papers

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  Jin Zhang, Chen Peng:
  Networked H∞ filtering under a weighted TOD protocol. 333-341
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  Robin de Rozario, Tom Oomen:
  Data-driven iterative inversion-based control: Achieving robustness through nonlinear learning. 342-352

Brief Papers

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  Yuan Yuan, Zidong Wang, Yang Yu, Lei Guo, Hongjiu Yang:
  Active disturbance rejection control for a pneumatic motion platform subject to actuator saturation: An extended state observer approach. 353-361
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  Xiaoming Tang, Li Deng:
  Multi-step output feedback predictive control for uncertain discrete-time T-S fuzzy system via event-triggered scheme. 362-370

Regular Papers

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  Mengbin Ye, Yuzhen Qin, Alain Govaert, Brian D. O. Anderson, Ming Cao:
  An influence network model to study discrepancies in expressed and private opinions. 371-381
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  Bin Zhou:
  Construction of strict Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals for time-varying time-delay systems. 382-397

Brief Papers

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  Xiang Xu, Lu Liu, Gang Feng:
  Semi-global stabilization of linear systems with distributed infinite input delays and actuator saturations. 398-405

Regular Papers

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  Félix A. Miranda-Villatoro, Fernando Castaños, Bernard Brogliato:
  Continuous and discrete-time stability of a robust set-valued nested controller. 406-417

Brief Papers

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  Xiu You, Changchun Hua, Hongnian Yu, Xin-Ping Guan:
  Leader-following consensus for high-order stochastic multi-agent systems via dynamic output feedback control. 418-424
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  Hamed Jabbari Asl:
  Robust vision-based tracking control of VTOL unmanned aerial vehicles. 425-432

Regular Papers

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  Vitalii Slyn'ko, Cemil Tunç:
  Stability of abstract linear switched impulsive differential equations. 433-441
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  Takayuki Ishizaki, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Hampei Sasahara, Jun-ichi Imura:
  Retrofit control with approximate environment modeling. 442-453
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  Francesco Amato, Roberto Ambrosino, Marco Ariola, Gianmaria De Tommasi, Alfredo Pironti:
  On the finite-time boundedness of linear systems. 454-466

Brief Papers

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  Emmanuel Bernuau, Emmanuel Moulay, Patrick Coirault:
  Stability of discontinuous homogeneous nonlinear sampled-data systems. 467-473
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  Farzin Nemati, Seyed Mostafa Safavi Hamami, Ali Zemouche:
  A nonlinear observer-based approach to fault detection, isolation and estimation for satellite formation flight application. 474-482
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  Ruud Beerens, Andrea Bisoffi, Luca Zaccarian, W. P. M. H. Heemels, Henk Nijmeijer, Nathan van de Wouw:
  Reset integral control for improved settling of PID-based motion systems with friction. 483-492
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  Shruti Kotpalliwar, Pradyumna Paruchuri, Debasish Chatterjee, Ravi N. Banavar:
  Discrete time optimal control with frequency constraints for non-smooth systems. 493-501
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  Satadru Dey, Hector Eduardo Perez, Scott J. Moura:
  Robust fault detection of a class of uncertain linear parabolic PDEs. 502-510
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  Valentin Pascu, Hugues Garnier, Lennart Ljung, Alexandre Janot:
  Benchmark problems for continuous-time model identification: Design aspects, results and perspectives. 511-517
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  Hiroshi Ito:
  An intuitive modification of max-separable Lyapunov functions to cover non-ISS systems. 518-525

Regular Papers

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  Liwei An, Guang-Hong Yang:
  Distributed secure state estimation for cyber-physical systems under sensor attacks. 526-538

Brief Papers

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  Khac Duc Do:
  Inverse optimal control of stochastic systems driven by Lévy processes. 539-550

Regular Papers

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  Abdalla Swikir, Majid Zamani:
  Compositional synthesis of finite abstractions for networks of systems: A small-gain approach. 551-561
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  Stefano Battilotti, Matteo Mekhail:
  Distributed estimation for nonlinear systems. 562-573

Brief Papers

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  Yulong Gao, Pian Yu, Dimos V. Dimarogonas, Karl Henrik Johansson, Lihua Xie:
  Robust self-triggered control for time-varying and uncertain constrained systems via reachability analysis. 574-581

Technical Communiques

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  Xiang Chen, Minyi Huang:
  Linear-quadratic mean field control: The invariant subspace method. 582-586
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  Tao Liu, Jie Huang:
  Robust output regulation of discrete-time linear systems by quantized output feedback control. 587-590
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  Zhiyong Chen:
  A cooperative target-fencing protocol of multiple vehicles. 591-594
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  Chengshuai Wu, Arjan van der Schaft, Jian Chen:
  Robust trajectory tracking for incrementally passive nonlinear systems. 595-599
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  Youfeng Su, Liang Xu, Xinghu Wang, Dabo Xu:
  Event-based cooperative global practical output regulation of multi-agent systems with nonlinear leader. 600-604
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  Jung-Min Yang:
  Robust corrective control of asynchronous sequential machines with control input and feedback faults. 605-609

Corrigenda

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  Quang Minh Ta, Chien Chern Cheah:
  Corrigendum to "Cooperative and mobile manipulation of multiple microscopic objects based on micro-hands and laser-stage control" [Automatica 98 (2018) 201-214]. 610
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  Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen:
  Corrigendum to "Lyapunov sufficient conditions for uniform semiglobal exponential stability" [Automatica 78 (2017) 97-102]. 611
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  Nipun Popli, Sérgio Pequito, Soummya Kar, A. Pedro Aguiar, Marija Ilic:
  Corrigendum to "Selective strong structural minimum-cost resilient co-design for regular descriptor linear systems" [Automatica 102 (2019) 80-85]. 612