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Model predictive eco-driving control for heavy-duty trucks using Branch and Bound optimization
Eco-driving (ED) can be used for fuel savings in existing vehicles, requiring
only a few hardware modifications. For this technology to be successful in a
dynamic environment, ED requires an online real-time implementable policy. In
this work, a dedicated Branch and Bound (BnB) model predictive control (MPC)
algorithm is proposed to solve the optimization part of an ED optimal control
problem. The developed MPC solution for ED is based on the following
ingredients. As a prediction model, the velocity dynamics as a function of
distance is modeled by a finite number of driving modes and gear positions.
Then we formulate an optimization problem that minimizes a cost function with
two terms: one penalizing the fuel consumption and one penalizing the trip
duration. We exploit contextual elements and use a warm-started solution to
make the BnB solver run in real-time. The results are evaluated in numerical
simulations on two routes in Israel and France and the long haul cycle of the
Vehicle Energy consumption Calculation Tool (VECTO). In comparison with a human
driver and a Pontryagin's Minimum Principle (PMP) solution, 25.8% and 12.9%
fuel savings, respectively, are achieved on average
Optimal Controller Identification for multivariable non-minimum phase systems
This paper extends the formulation of a data-driven control method - the
Optimal Controller Identification (OCI) - to cope with non-minimum phase (NMP)
systems, without a priori knowledge of the NMP transmission zero, i.e. without
obtaining a prior model of the plant - as in any data-driven approach. The
method is based on the Model Reference paradigm, in which the desired
closed-loop performance is specified by means of a closed-loop transfer
function - the reference model. Considering a convenient parametrization of the
latter and a flexible performance criterion, it is possible to identify the NMP
transmission zeros of the plant along with the optimal controller parameters,
as it will be shown. Both diagonal and block-triangular reference model
structures are treated in detail. Simulation examples show the effectiveness of
the proposed approach
A patrimonialização do kochkäse como uma perspectiva de desenvolvimento regional no médio Vale do Itajaí (SC) – UNIEDU / The patrimonialization of the kochkäse as a perspective of regional development in the middle Itajaí Valley (SC) – UNIEDU
O presente trabalho traz uma narrativa dos acontecimentos que envolveram a busca da patrimonialização do Kochkäse produzido pelos agricultores do Vale do Itajaí-SC. Para tanto, as autoras buscam enfatizar as dificuldades encontradas para que o objetivo seja alcançado. Fez-se uma reflexão dos argumentos que fundamentam o reconhecimento do Patrimônio Cultural de Natureza Imaterial do kochkäse, entre eles estão a identificação dos Sistemas Agroalimentares Locais
Phase diagram of a random-anisotropy mixed-spin Ising model
We investigate the phase diagram of a mixed spin-1/2--spin-1 Ising system in
the presence of quenched disordered anisotropy. We carry out a mean-field and a
standard self-consistent Bethe--Peierls calculation. Depending on the amount of
disorder, there appear novel transition lines and multicritical points. Also,
we report some connections with a percolation problem and an exact result in
one dimension.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Physical Review
Eficácia de carrapaticidas em rebanhos leiteiros de Rondônia.
O carrapato dos bovinos, Rhipicephalus microplus é um dos principais problemas sanitários dos rebanhos leiteiros em Rondônia. As condições climáticas do Estado são propícias ao desenvolvimento biológico do carrapato, representando um desafio à pecuária leiteira, uma vez que os bovinos estão permanente expostos à infestação por carrapato. Esta publicação reúne informações a respeito do controle deste ácaro.bitstream/item/33600/1/ct113-carrapaticidas.pd
Etrace Express: software for risk analysis of trace elements in inorganic fertilizers - user's manual and reference guide.
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Pecuária de leite em Rondônia, seus problemas e soluções.
Identifica problemas tecnologicos, politicos e administrativos que afetam o desenvolvimento da pecuaria leiteira em Rondônia.bitstream/item/223125/1/cpafro-1112-doc3.pd
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