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Optimal Output Regulation for Square, Over-Actuated and Under-Actuated Linear Systems
This paper considers two different problems in trajectory tracking control
for linear systems. First, if the control is not unique which is most input
energy efficient. Second, if exact tracking is infeasible which control
performs most accurately. These are typical challenges for over-actuated
systems and for under-actuated systems, respectively. We formulate both goals
as optimal output regulation problems. Then we contribute two new sets of
regulator equations to output regulation theory that provide the desired
solutions. A thorough study indicates solvability and uniqueness under weak
assumptions. E.g., we can always determine the solution of the classical
regulator equations that is most input energy efficient. This is of great value
if there are infinitely many solutions. We derive our results by a linear
quadratic tracking approach and establish a useful link to output regulation
theory.Comment: 8 pages, 0 figures, final version to appear in IEEE Transactions on
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Technical efficiency in the Chilean agribusiness sector
The reform-process towards a higher world-market orientation has a long tradition in Chile, with all its strengths and weaknesses. The food processing industry is highly competitive on the worldmarket. The following paper investigates the technical efficiency of the Chilean food processing industry between 2001 and 2007. We used a data-set from the 5,941 of firms in food processing industry. The observations are taken of the 'Annual National Industrial Survey'. The method of stochastic frontier analysis is applied; the heteroscedasticity-model is used in order to analyze the determinants of technical efficiency. We included variables capturing different effects before and after the introduction of a liberalization policy in 2004. Raw materials and labor have to largest impact on the output. We could show that technical efficiency is different in the periods before and after 2004. The region with the highest level of efficiency is the metropolitan region around Santiago de Chile. --Technical Efficiency,Food Processing Industry,Chile
Reduced Order Modelling for the Simulation of Quenches in Superconducting Magnets
This contributions discusses the simulation of magnetothermal effects in
superconducting magnets as used in particle accelerators. An iterative coupling
scheme using reduced order models between a magnetothermal partial differential
model and an electrical lumped-element circuit is demonstrated. The
multiphysics, multirate and multiscale problem requires a consistent
formulation and framework to tackle the challenging transient effects occurring
at both system and device level
Determinants of Economic Growth in Organic Farming: The Case of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg
The organic sector in Germany has experienced a substantial growth since the beginning of the 1990s until today. During this process of expansion, most organic farms have grown in terms of factor endowment, while others have disappeared or reconverted to conventional agriculture. This paper investigates the potential determinants of farms growth in the organic sector. This paper models potential factors that might have an impact on the economic growth of 332 organic farms in Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg. The econometric model was developed based on ‘Gibrat’s Law’, using a fixed effect method (FE). The results suggest that direct marketing and livestock intensity significantly influence farm growth. In addition, less efficient farms grew faster than more efficient ones. This outcome can be explained by the economic pressure on inefficient firms for adaptation during the growth and survival process.farm-growth, Gibrat’s law, technical efficiency, direct marketing, Farm Management,
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