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  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
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12 Pages

21 February 2019

This paper investigates the problem of synchronization of fractional-order complex-variable chaotic systems (FOCCS) with unknown complex parameters. Based on the complex-variable inequality and stability theory for fractional-order complex-valued sys...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,444 Views
12 Pages

17 April 2019

This paper investigates the problem of complex modified projective synchronization (CMPS) of fractional-order complex-variable chaotic systems (FOCCS) with unknown complex parameters. By a complex-variable inequality and a stability theory for fracti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,716 Views
16 Pages

12 October 2021

The purpose of this paper is to study and analyze the concept of fractional-order complex-valued chaotic networks with external bounded disturbances and uncertainties. The synchronization problem and parameter identification of fractional-order compl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,362 Views
13 Pages

This paper is devoted to exploring the finite-time projective synchronization (FTPS) of fractional-order complex dynamical networks (FOCDNs) with unknown parameters and external disturbances. Based on the stability theory of fractional-order differen...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,051 Views
15 Pages

An Efficient Estimation Method for Dynamic Systems in the Presence of Inaccurate Noise Statistics

  • Guanghua Zhang,
  • Feng Lian,
  • Xin Gao,
  • Yinan Kong,
  • Gong Chen and
  • Shasha Dai

30 October 2022

The uncertainty of noise statistics in dynamic systems is one of the most important issues in engineering applications, and significantly affects the performance of state estimation. The optimal Bayesian Kalman filter (OBKF) is an important approach...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,586 Views
22 Pages

16 August 2023

The development of hybrid unmanned aerial underwater vehicles (HAUVs) compatible with the advantages of the aerial vehicles and the underwater vehicles is of great significance. This paper presents the first study on a new HAUV layout using four roto...

  • Article
  • Open Access
784 Views
15 Pages

19 April 2025

Multifactor uncertain differential equations (MUDEs) are effective tools to model dynamic systems under multi-source noise. With the widespread use of MUDEs, parameter estimation as the bridge between the observed data and the MUDE becomes increasing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,125 Views
20 Pages

In this work, an adaptive dynamic surface control law for a type of strict-feedback fractional-order nonlinear system is proposed. The considered system contained input quantization and unknown external disturbances. The virtual control law is presen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,260 Views
16 Pages

26 September 2024

The production performances of fractured tight gas wells are closely related to several complex and unknown factors, including the formation properties, fracture parameters, gas–water two-phase flow, and other nonlinear flow mechanisms. The rat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,393 Views
19 Pages

30 August 2016

Satellite capturing with free-floating space robots is still a challenging task due to the non-fixed base and unknown mass property issues. In this paper gyro and eye-in-hand camera data are adopted as an alternative choice for solving this problem....

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,193 Views
17 Pages

5 April 2024

In the actual implementation of autonomous vehicle controller and related applications, it is difficult to obtain all the actual parameters of the vehicle. Considering factors such as uneven pavement and different pavement conditions, it is difficult...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
7,755 Views
15 Pages

22 February 2016

This paper introduces a new memristor-based hyperchaotic complex Lü system (MHCLS) and investigates its adaptive complex generalized synchronization (ACGS). Firstly, the complex system is constructed based on a memristor-based hyperchaotic real Lü sy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,000 Views
13 Pages

11 May 2015

This paper studies the problem of exponential outer synchronization between two uncertain nonlinearly coupled complex networks with time delays. In order to synchronize uncertain complex networks, an adaptive control scheme is designed based on the L...

  • Article
  • Open Access
737 Views
15 Pages

25 April 2025

Waxy crude oil displays complex rheological behaviors, including viscoelasticity, thixotropy, and yield stress, under the gelling point temperature. To characterize these complex rheological behaviors, numerous models have been proposed, all of which...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,938 Views
17 Pages

13 June 2013

We applied information theory to quantify parameter uncertainty in a groundwater flow model. A number of parameters in groundwater modeling are often used with lack of knowledge of site conditions due to heterogeneity of hydrogeologic properties and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
8,359 Views
21 Pages

The paper addresses the problem of localization based on hybrid received signal strength (RSS) and time of arrival (TOA) measurements, in the presence of synchronization errors among all the nodes in a wireless network, and assuming all parameters ar...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,499 Views
11 Pages

Adaptive Robust Radar Target Detector Based on Gradient Test

  • Zeyu Wang,
  • Jun Liu,
  • Hongmeng Chen and
  • Wei Yang

20 October 2022

The exact knowledge of the signal steering vector is not always known, which may result in detection performance degradation when a signal mismatch occurs. In this paper, we discuss the problem of designing a robust radar target detector in the backg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,169 Views
17 Pages

Developing a Flying Explorer for Autonomous Digital Modelling in Wild Unknowns

  • Naizhong Zhang,
  • Yaoqiang Pan,
  • Yangwen Jin,
  • Peiqi Jin,
  • Kewei Hu,
  • Xiao Huang and
  • Hanwen Kang

5 February 2024

Digital modelling stands as a pivotal step in the realm of Digital Twinning. The future trend of Digital Twinning involves automated exploration and environmental modelling in complex scenes. In our study, we propose an innovative solution for robot...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,358 Views
16 Pages

27 August 2019

When the wheeled mobile robot (WMR) is required to perform specific tasks in complex environment, i.e., on the forestry, wet, icy ground or on the sharp corner, wheel skidding and slipping inevitably occur during trajectory tracking. To improve the t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
5,603 Views
19 Pages

An Online Data-Driven Model Identification and Adaptive State of Charge Estimation Approach for Lithium-ion-Batteries Using the Lagrange Multiplier Method

  • Muhammad Umair Ali,
  • Muhammad Ahmad Kamran,
  • Pandiyan Sathish Kumar,
  • Himanshu,
  • Sarvar Hussain Nengroo,
  • Muhammad Adil Khan,
  • Altaf Hussain and
  • Hee-Je Kim

27 October 2018

Reliable and accurate state of charge (SOC) monitoring is the most crucial part in the design of an electric vehicle (EV) battery management system (BMS). The lithium ion battery (LIB) is a highly complex electrochemical system, which performance cha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,389 Views
24 Pages

22 October 2024

Assuming the underlying statistical distribution of data is critical in information theory, as it impacts the accuracy and efficiency of communication and the definition of entropy. The real-world data are widely assumed to follow the normal distribu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,628 Views
16 Pages

Estimation and Prediction of Record Values Using Pivotal Quantities and Copulas

  • Jeongwook Lee,
  • Joon Jin Song,
  • Yongku Kim and
  • Jung In Seo

1 October 2020

Recently, the area of sea ice is rapidly decreasing due to global warming, and since the Arctic sea ice has a great impact on climate change, interest in this is increasing very much all over the world. In fact, the area of sea ice reached a record l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
404 Views
32 Pages

Parameter Identification in Nonlinear Vibrating Systems Using Runge–Kutta Integration and Levenberg–Marquardt Regression

  • Şefika İpek Lök,
  • Ömer Ekim Genel,
  • Rosario La Regina,
  • Carmine Maria Pappalardo and
  • Domenico Guida

21 December 2025

Guided by principles of symmetry to achieve a proper balance among model consistency, accuracy, and complexity, this paper proposes a new approach for identifying the unknown parameters of nonlinear one-degree-of-freedom mechanical systems using nonl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,563 Views
17 Pages

4 January 2024

Banding the inverse of a covariance matrix has become a popular technique for estimating a covariance matrix from a limited number of samples. It is of interest to provide criteria to determine if a matrix is bandable, as well as to test the bandedne...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,669 Views
20 Pages

Path following Control of an Underactuated Catamaran for Recovery Maneuvers

  • Sang-Do Lee,
  • Yong-Seung Song,
  • Dae-Hae Kim and
  • Ma-Ru Kang

14 March 2022

This paper focuses on the autonomous recovery maneuvers of an unknown underactuated practical catamaran, which returns to its initial position corresponding to the man overboard (MOB) by simply adjusting the rate of turn. This paper investigates the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,477 Views
14 Pages

6 September 2022

There are several methods for estimating the SoC of lithium-ion batteries that use electrochemical battery models or artificial intelligence and intelligent algorithms. These methods have numerous advantages but are complex and computationally intens...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,134 Views
21 Pages

1 February 2023

In this paper, we introduce a generalized complex discrete fractional-order cosine map. Dynamical analysis of the proposed complex fractional order map is examined. The existence and stability characteristics of the map’s fixed points are explo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,240 Views
17 Pages

7 September 2018

Optimizing an experimental design is a complex task when a model is required for indirect reconstruction of physical parameters from the sensor readings. In this work, a formulation is proposed to unify the probabilistic reconstruction of mechanical...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,296 Views
21 Pages

This study is concerned with the dynamic investigation and fixed-time synchronization of a fractional-order financial system with the Caputo derivative. The rich dynamic behaviors of the fractional-order financial system with variations of fractional...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,399 Views
21 Pages

29 November 2024

LED lamp beads (hereinafter referred to as LEDs) are complex electronic components, and their degradation process shows multi-stage characteristics. Ignoring the effects of multi-stage degradation and stress coupling will lead to a higher theoretical...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,763 Views
15 Pages

19 October 2019

Sparse signal processing theory has been applied to synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging. In compressive sensing (CS), the sparsity is usually considered as a known parameter. However, it is unknown practically. For many functions of CS, we need to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,529 Views
21 Pages

Inference for Compound Exponential XLindley Model with Applications to Lifetime Data

  • Fatimah M. Alghamdi,
  • Mohammed Amine Meraou,
  • Hassan M. Aljohani,
  • Amani Alrumayh,
  • Fathy H. Riad,
  • Sara Mohamed Ahmed Alsheikh and
  • Meshayil M. Alsolmi

17 May 2024

The creating of novel models essentially stems from the requirement to appropriate describe survival cases. In this study, a novel lifetime model with two parameters is proposed and studied for modeling more types of data used in different study case...

  • Article
  • Open Access
445 Views
24 Pages

This paper is concerned with the adaptive backstepping synchronization control for a class of variable-order (VO) fractional uncertain nonlinear system with external disturbances and a dead zone. A kind of VO fractional command filter is employed to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,513 Views
16 Pages

Li-ion batteries possess significant advantages like large energy density, fast recharge, and high reliability; hence, they are widely adopted in electric vehicles, portable electronics, and military and aerospace applications. Albeit having their me...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,500 Views
12 Pages

16 March 2023

By using the data of the DFT quantum chemical calculation in the OPBE/TZVP and B3PW91/TZVP levels, the possibility of the existence of a manganese(VI) heteroligand complex containing porphyrazine or its tetra[benzo] derivative (phthalocyanine) and tw...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,510 Views
23 Pages

State and Parameter Estimation from Observed Signal Increments

  • Nikolas Nüsken,
  • Sebastian Reich and
  • Paul J. Rozdeba

17 May 2019

The success of the ensemble Kalman filter has triggered a strong interest in expanding its scope beyond classical state estimation problems. In this paper, we focus on continuous-time data assimilation where the model and measurement errors are corre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,545 Views
36 Pages

28 November 2023

Artificial neural networks have changed many fields by giving scientists a strong way to model complex phenomena. They are also becoming increasingly useful for solving various difficult scientific problems. Still, people keep trying to find faster a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,736 Views
17 Pages

23 October 2023

GPS-based maneuvering target localization and tracking is a crucial aspect of autonomous driving and is widely used in navigation, transportation, autonomous vehicles, and other fields.The classical tracking approach employs a Kalman filter with prec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
14,258 Views
13 Pages

The hydrophilic–lipophilic balance (HLB) is a valuable parameter used to determine the relative hydrophobicity of a compound based on its chemical structure. This semi-empirical parameter has been instrumental in formulating oil-in-water and wa...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,706 Views
12 Pages

An SOCP Estimator for Hybrid RSS and AOA Target Localization in Sensor Networks

  • Marcelo Salgueiro Costa,
  • Slavisa Tomic and
  • Marko Beko

3 March 2021

This work addresses the problem of target localization in three-dimensional wireless sensor networks (WSNs). The proposed algorithm is based on a hybrid system that employs angle of arrival (AOA) and received signal strength (RSS) measurements, where...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
6,357 Views
21 Pages

29 March 2020

Autonomous motion planning (AMP) of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is aimed at enabling a UAV to safely fly to the target without human intervention. Recently, several emerging deep reinforcement learning (DRL) methods have been employed to address...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
8,323 Views
25 Pages

7 February 2018

Sequential change-point detection when the distribution parameters are unknown is a fundamental problem in statistics and machine learning. When the post-change parameters are unknown, we consider a set of detection procedures based on sequential lik...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,570 Views
25 Pages

29 May 2023

A new two-parameter extended exponential lifetime distribution with an increasing failure rate called the Poisson–exponential (PE) model was explored. In the reliability experiments, an adaptive progressively Type-II hybrid censoring strategy i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,508 Views
25 Pages

Deep-Learning-Based Multiple Model Tracking Method for Targets with Complex Maneuvering Motion

  • Weiming Tian,
  • Linlin Fang,
  • Weidong Li,
  • Na Ni,
  • Rui Wang,
  • Cheng Hu,
  • Hanzhe Liu and
  • Weigang Luo

7 July 2022

The effective detection of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) targets is of great significance to guarantee national military security and social stability. In recent years, with the development of communication and control technology, the movement of UAV...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,016 Views
13 Pages

11 July 2022

This paper addresses the tracking control problem of nonstrict-feedback systems with unknown control gains. The dynamic surface control method, Nussbaum gain function control technique, and radial basis function neural network are applied for the des...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,992 Views
18 Pages

The Influence of Characteristic Sea State Parameters on the Accuracy of Irregular Wave Field Simulations of Different Complexity

  • Helene Lünser,
  • Moritz Hartmann,
  • Nicolas Desmars,
  • Jasper Behrendt,
  • Norbert Hoffmann and
  • Marco Klein

15 July 2022

The accurate description of the complex genesis and evolution of ocean waves, as well as the associated kinematics and dynamics is indispensable for the design of offshore structures and the assessment of marine operations. In the majority of cases,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,938 Views
23 Pages

20 September 2022

The Barbero–Immirzi parameter, (γ), is introduced in loop quantum gravity (LQG), whose physical significance is still the biggest open question because of its profound traits. In some cases, it is real valued, while it is complex valued i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,631 Views
9 Pages

22 February 2020

The quantum-chemical calculation of iron, cobalt and nickel heteroligand complexes with the double deprotonated form of (NNNN)-donor atomic ligand—3,7,11,15-tetraazaporphine—and two oxo ligands has been carried out. Data on the structural...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,515 Views
21 Pages

10 May 2022

In this paper, the adaptive control problem of a type of uncertain nonlinear system is addressed. The system discussed includes unknown nonlinear functions, uncertain nonlinear dynamics, and unknown actuator faults. Based on the fuzzy logic systems a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,832 Views
19 Pages

An adaptive fixed-time dynamic surface tracking control scheme is developed in this paper for a class of strict-feedback nonlinear systems, where the control input is subject to hysteresis dynamics. To deal with the input hysteresis, a compensation f...

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