Medical Waste Regulation: Recommendations for Cleaning Up the Mess

In many applications, design or analysis is performed over a finite frequency range of interest. The importance of the H2/robust H2 norm highlights the necessity of computing this norm accordingly. This paper provides different methods for computing upper bounds on the robust finite-frequency H2 norm for systems with structured uncertainties. An application of the robust finite-frequency H2 norm for a comfort analysis problem of an aero-elastic model of an aircraft is also presented

Clearance of flight control laws via parameter-dependent Lyapunov functions

4reservedLyapunov-based analysis is a widely used tool to assess robust stability of dynamic systems affected by parametric uncertainties. When the uncertain parameters are constant, it is well known that parameter-dependent Lyapunov functions allow one to reduce conservatism of sufficient conditions for robust stability. In this paper, we consider several different techniques for robustness analysis of systems with LFR uncertainty structure, based on parameter-dependent Lyapunov functions. Such techniques are applied to LFR systems derived from real-world flight control schemes, with the aim of finding the largest region in the uncertain parameter space and/or in the flight envelope, for which robust stability is guaranteed. The trade off between conservatism and computational burden is analyzed for each considered technique.mixedGarulli, A.; Masi, A.; Paoletti, S.; Turkoglu, E.Garulli, A.; Masi, A.; Paoletti, S.; Turkoglu, E

Robust finite-frequency &#x210B;<inf>2</inf> analysis

Finite-frequency H2 analysis is relevant to a number of problems in which a priori information is available on the frequency domain of interest. This paper addresses the problem of analyzing robust finite-frequency H2 performance of systems with structured uncertainties. An upper bound on this measure is provided by exploiting convex optimization tools for robustness analysis and the notion of finite-frequency Gramians. An application to a comfort analysis problem for an aircraft aeroelastic model is presented

Applications of Lyapunov-based analysis techniques for clearance

4siThis chapter presents results obtained by applying the Lyapunov-based robustness analysis techniques developed in Chapter 9 to two clearance problems: aeroelastic stability and un-piloted stability. The considered techniques have been employed to certify robust stability of a number of LFR models, derived from the physical models of a benchmark civil aircraft. The results illustrate the potential and limitations of Lyapunov-based analysis in the clearance context.reservedmixedGarulli, Andrea; Masi, A.; Paoletti, Simone; Turkoglu, E.Garulli, Andrea; A., Masi; Paoletti, Simone; E., Turkogl

Robust Finite-Frequency H2 Analysis

Finite-frequency H2 analysis is relevant to a number of problems in which a priori information is available on the frequency domain of interest. This paper addresses the problem of analyzing robust finite-frequency H2 performance of systems with structured uncertainties. An upper bound on this measure is provided by exploiting convex optimization tools for robustness analysis and the notion of finite-frequency Gramians. An application to a comfort analysis problem for an aircraft aeroelastic model is presented

Robust finite-frequency H2 analysis of uncertain systems with application to flight comfort analysis

In many applications, design or analysis is performed over a finite-frequency range of interest. The importance of the H2 norm highlights the necessity of computing this norm accordingly. This paper provides different methods for computing upper bounds of the robust finite-frequency H2 norm for systems with structured uncertainties. An application of the robust finite-frequency H2 norm for a comfort analysis problem of an aero-elastic model of an aircraft is also presented

Robust Finite-Frequency H2 Analysis of Uncertain Systems

In many applications, design or analysis is performed over a finite frequency range of interest. The importance of the H2/robust H2 norm highlights the necessity of computing this norm accordingly. This paper provides different methods for computing upper bounds on the robust finite-frequency H2 norm for systems with structured uncertainties. An application of the robust finite-frequency H2 norm for a comfort analysis problem of an aero-elastic model of an aircraft is also presented

Applications of IQC-Based analysis techniques for clearance

Results for stability analysis of the nonlinear rigid aircraft model and comfort and loads analysis of the integral aircraft model are presented in this chapter. The analysis is based on the theory for integral quadratic constraints and relies on linear fractional representations (LFRs) of the underlying closed-loop aircraft models. To alleviate the high computational demands associated with the usage of IQC based analysis to large order LFRs, two approaches have been employed aiming a trade-off between computational complexity and conservatism. First, the partitioning of the flight envelope in several smaller regions allows to use lower order LFRs in the analysis, and second, IQCs with lower computational demands have been used whenever possible. The obtained results illustrate the applicability of the IQCs based analysis techniques to solve highly complex analysis problems with an acceptable level of conservativeness