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Model estimation and identification of manual controller objectives in complex tracking tasks
A methodology is presented for estimating the parameters in an optimal control structural model of the manual controller from experimental data on complex, multiinput/multioutput tracking tasks. Special attention is devoted to estimating the appropriate objective function for the task, as this is considered key in understanding the objectives and strategy of the manual controller. The technique is applied to data from single input/single output as well as multi input/multi outpuut experiments, and results discussed
Time Series Modeling of Human Operator Dynamics in Manual Control Tasks
A time-series technique is presented for identifying the dynamic characteristics of the human operator in manual control tasks from relatively short records of experimental data. Control of system excitation signals used in the identification is not required. The approach is a multi-channel identification technique for modeling multi-input/multi-output situations. The method presented includes statistical tests for validity, is designed for digital computation, and yields estimates for the frequency response of the human operator. A comprehensive relative power analysis may also be performed for validated models. This method is applied to several sets of experimental data; the results are discussed and shown to compare favorably with previous research findings. New results are also presented for a multi-input task that was previously modeled to demonstrate the strengths of the method
Creation and Manipulation of Anyons in the Kitaev Model
We analyze the effect of local spin operators in the Kitaev model on the
honeycomb lattice. We show, in perturbation around the isolated-dimer limit,
that they create Abelian anyons together with fermionic excitations which are
likely to play a role in experiments. We derive the explicit form of the
operators creating and moving Abelian anyons without creating fermions and show
that it involves multi-spin operations. Finally, the important experimental
constraints stemming from our results are discussed.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, published versio
Theory of magnetization plateaux in the Shastry-Sutherland model
Using perturbative continuous unitary transformations, we determine the
long-range interactions between triplets in the Shastry-Sutherland model, and
we show that an unexpected structure develops at low magnetization with
plateaux progressively appearing at 2/9, 1/6, 1/9 and 2/15 upon increasing the
inter-dimer coupling. A critical comparison with previous approaches is
included. Implications for the compound SrCu(BO) are also
discussed: we reproduce the magnetization profile around localized triplets
revealed by NMR, we predict the presence of a 1/6 plateau, and we suggest that
residual interactions beyond the Shastry-Sutherland model are responsible for
the other plateaux below 1/3.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figure
Reaction mechanisms involved in the production of neutron-rich isotopes
The reaction mechanisms best suited for the production of neutron-rich
nuclei, fragmentation and fission, are discussed. Measurements of the
production cross sections of reaction residues together with model calculations
allow to conclude about the expected production rates of neutron-rich isotopes
in future facilities.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figures Proceedings of the Third International Conference
on Fission and Properties of Neutron-Rich Nuclei November 3-9, 2002, Sanibel
Island, Florida, US
An optimal control approach to pilot/vehicle analysis and Neal-Smith criteria
The approach of Neal and Smith was merged with the advances in pilot modeling by means of optimal control techniques. While confirming the findings of Neal and Smith, a methodology that explicitly includes the pilot's objective in attitude tracking was developed. More importantly, the method yields the required system bandwidth along with a better pilot model directly applicable to closed-loop analysis of systems in any order
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