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September 2018

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SEPTEMBER 2018 VOLUME 63 NUMBER 9 IETAA9 (ISSN 0018-9286)

Scanning the Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2753

REGULAR PAPERS

Passivity-Based Design for Event-Triggered Networked Control Systems . . . . . .A. Rahnama, M. Xia, and P. J. Antsaklis 2755Time-Inconsistent Mean-Field Stochastic LQ Problem: Open-Loop Time-Consistent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y.-H. Ni, J.-F. Zhang, and M. Krstic 2771Infinite Time Horizon Maximum Causal Entropy Inverse Reinforcement Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z. Zhou, M. Bloem, and N. Bambos 2787Decentralized Supervisory Control of Networks of Nonlinear Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Pola, P. Pepe, and M. D. Di Benedetto 2803Numerical Optimal Control With Periodicity Constraints in the Presence of Invariants . . . . . . . . . . S. Gros and M. Zanon 2818A Distributed Algorithm for Computing a Common Fixed Point of a Finite Family of Paracontractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Fullmer and A. S. Morse 2833Gaussian Process Quadrature Moment Transform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J. Pruher and O. Straka 2844Tracking a Diffusing Three-Dimensional Source via Nonholonomic Extremum Seeking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. T. Ashley and S. B. Andersson 2855Stochastic Optimization in a Cumulative Prospect Theory Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Jie, Prashanth L.A., M. Fu, S. Marcus, and C. Szepesvari 2867Coalitional Control for Self-Organizing Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Fele, E. Debada, J. M. Maestre, and E. F. Camacho 2883Dynamic Models of Appraisal Networks Explaining Collective Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Mei, N. E. Friedkin, K. Lewis, and F. Bullo 2898Optimal Computing Budget Allocation to Select the Nondominated Systems—A Large Deviations Perspective . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Li, W. Liu, G. Pedrielli, L. H. Lee, and E. P. Chew 2913Global Adaptive Stabilization and Tracking Control for High-Order Stochastic Nonlinear Systems With Time-Varying

Delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Xue, T. Zhang, W. Zhang, and X.-J. Xie 2928Navigation Functions for Convex Potentials in a Space With Convex Obstacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Structured Distance to the Nearest System Without Property P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. C. Johnson, M. Wicks, M. Zefran, and R. A. DeCarlo 2960

Enhancing Output-Feedback MPC With Set-Valued Moving Horizon Estimation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. D. Brunner, M. A. Muller, and F. Allgower 2976

TECHNICAL NOTES

Control Design Using Passivation for Stability and Performance . . . . . M. Xia, A. Rahnama, S. Wang, and P. J. Antsaklis 2987Control Strategies for Nonzero Set-Point Regulation of Linear Impulsive Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. S. Rivadeneira, A. Ferramosca, and A. H. Gonzalez 2994Stochastic Feedback Based Kalman Filter for Nonlinear Continuous-Discrete Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Wang, J. Wang, D. Zhang, and X. Shao 3002Passive Controller Realization of a Biquadratic Impedance With Double Poles and Zeros as a Seven-Element Series–

Parallel Network for Effective Mechanical Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Wang, M. Z. Q. Chen, C. Li, and G. Chen 3010Image-Based Position Control of Mobile Robots With a Completely Unknown Fixed Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X. Liang, H. Wang, Y.-H. Liu, W. Chen, and Z. Jing 3016Estimation of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems Over Communication Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. Sanjaroon, A. Farhadi, A. S. Motahari, and B. H. Khalaj 3024Denial-of-Service Power Dispatch Against Linear Quadratic Control via a Fading Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Zhang and W. X. Zheng 3032On the Linear Quadratic Problem for Systems With Time-Reversed Markov Jump Parameters and the Duality With

Filtering of Markov Jump Linear Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. A. Gutierrez-Pachas and E. F. Costa 3040On the Whittle Index for Restless Multiarmed Hidden Markov Bandits . . . R. Meshram, D. Manjunath, and A. Gopalan 3046Optimal and Robust Sampled-Data Control of Markov Jump Linear Systems: A Differential LMI Approach . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. W. Gabriel, T. R. Goncalves, and J. C. Geromel 3054Sliding-Mode-Based Differentiation and Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Levant and X. Yu 3061Quasi-Continuous MIMO Sliding-Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A. Levant and B. Shustin 3068Input Design for Kernel-Based System Identification From the Viewpoint of Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y. Fujimoto, I. Maruta, and T. Sugie 3075Stability Analysis for Continuous-Time Switched Systems With Stochastic Switching Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .X. Wu, Y. Tang, J. Cao, and X. Mao 3083Gradient-Based Myopic Allocation Policy: An Efficient Sampling Procedure in a Low-Confidence Scenario . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y. Peng, C.-H. Chen, M. C. Fu, and J.-Q. Hu 3091Switching Stochastic Nonlinear Systems With Application to an Automotive Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. N. Vargas, E. F. Costa, L. Acho, and J. B. R. do Val 3098Neumann Boundary Stabilization of One-Dimensional Linear Parabolic Systems With Input Delay . . . . . . . . . . . H. Sano 3105Optimal Steering of a Linear Stochastic System to a Final Probability Distribution—Part III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Y. Chen, T. T. Georgiou, and M. Pavon 3112Stability Analysis of Optimal Adaptive Control Using Value Iteration With Approximation Errors . . . . . . . . . .A. Heydari 3119Simulation Budget Allocation for Selecting the Top-m Designs With Input Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . H. Xiao and S. Gao 3127Approximate Value Iteration for Risk-Aware Markov Decision Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Yu, W. B. Haskell, and H. Xu 3135On Homogeneous Finite-Time Control for Linear Evolution Equation in Hilbert Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Polyakov, J.-M. Coron, and L. Rosier 3143A Flow-Network-Based Polynomial-Time Approximation Algorithm for the Minimum Constrained Input Structural

Controllability Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Moothedath, P. Chaporkar, and M. N. Belur 3151Competitive Interaction Design of Cooperative Systems Against Attacks . . . . . . . A. Gusrialdi, Z. Qu, and M. A. Simaan 3159Quantized Feedback Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems With External Disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Ren and J. Xiong 3167Generalization of Gao’s Reaching Law for Higher Relative Degree Sliding Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Bartoszewicz and P. Latosinski 3173A Linearized Stability Theorem for Nonlinear Delay Fractional Differential Equations . . . . . . . . H. T. Tuan and H. Trinh 3180On the Necessity of LMI-Based Design Conditions for Discrete Time LPV Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SEPTEMBER 2018 VOLUME 26 NUMBER 5 IETTE2 (ISSN 1063-6536)

REGULAR PAPERS

Metro Traffic Modeling and Regulation in Loop Lines Using a Robust Model Predictive Controller to ImprovePassenger Satisfaction .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Moaveni and S. Najafi 1541

MIMO Evolution Model-Based Coupled Fault Estimation and Adaptive Control With High-Speed Train Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. Zhang, B. Jiang, G. Tao, and F. Chen 1552

Iterative Learning Control for the Radio Frequency Subsystems of a Free-Electron Laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Rezaeizadeh and R. S. Smith 1567

Wave Equation-Based Time-Varying Formation Control of Multiagent Systems . . . . . . . . . J. Qi, J. Zhang, and Y. Ding 1578Consensus Control for Vehicular Platooning With Velocity Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. C. Zegers, E. Semsar-Kazerooni, J. Ploeg, N. van de Wouw, and H. Nijmeijer 1592In-Vehicle Realization of Nonlinear MPC for Gasoline Two-Stage Turbocharging Airpath Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Albin, D. Ritter, N. Liberda, R. Quirynen, and M. Diehl 1606Robust Tuning of Cross-Directional Model Predictive Controllers for Paper-Making Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. He, X. Liu, M. Forbes, J. U. Backström, and T. Chen 1619Formal Methods for Stability Analysis of Networked Control Systems With IEEE 802.15.4 Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Wu, M. D. Lemmon, and H. Lin 1635Distributed Adaptive Control of Networked Cooperative Mobile Manipulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Marino 1646Passivity-Based Thermohygrometric Control in Buildings .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. C. Okaeme, S. Mishra, and J. T.-Y. Wen 1661Improved Control Strategies for Atomic Force Microscopes in Intermittent Contact Mode .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Coraggio, M. Homer, O. D. Payton, and M. di Bernardo 1673Point-to-Point Iterative Learning Control With Optimal Tracking Time Allocation .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Y. Wang, F. Lin, and W. Chen 1699Optimal Oxygen Excess Ratio Control for PEM Fuel Cells . . . . . . . . J. Chen, Z. Liu, F. Wang, Q. Ouyang, and H. Su 1711Criteria and Algorithms for Online and Offline Detections of Industrial Alarm Floods .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Robust MISO Control of Propofol-Remifentanil Anesthesia Guided by the NeuroSENSE Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. van Heusden, J. M. Ansermino, and G. A. Dumont 1758

Structured Robust Control Against Mixed Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . R. S. da Silva de Aguiar, P. Apkarian, and D. Noll 1771Game Theoretic Modeling of Driver and Vehicle Interactions for Verification and Validation of Autonomous Vehicle

Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. Li, D. W. Oyler, M. Zhang, Y. Yildiz, I. Kolmanovsky, and A. R. Girard 1782Distributed Receding Horizon Control of Constrained Networked Leader–Follower Formations Subject to Packet

Dropouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Franzè, A. Casavola, D. Famularo, and W. Lucia 1798

BRIEF PAPERSDelta Operator-Based Fault Estimation and Fault-Tolerant Model Predictive Control for Steer-By-Wire Systems . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Huang, F. Naghdy, and H. Du 1810Convex Constrained Iterative Learning Control Using Projection: Application to a Smart Power Switch .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Glück, M. Blank, D. Büchl, and A. Kugi 1818Nullspace-Based Input Reconfiguration Architecture for Overactuated Aerial Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Péni, B. Vanek, G. Lipták, Z. Szabó, and J. Bokor 1826Composite Energy Function-Based Spatial Iterative Learning Control in Motion Systems .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Invited Session Proposals Due:

March 10, 2018 (Passed)

Paper Submissions Due: March 20, 2018 (Passed)

Workshop Proposals Due:

May 1, 2018 (Passed)

Paper and Workshop Decision:

Notification:

Mid-July 2018

Accepted Papers Due:

September 20, 2018

Important Dates

DECEMBER 17-19, 2018

MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA

Conference on Decision

and Control

https://cdc2018.ieeecss.org

American Control Conference

JULY 10-12, 2019 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA

ACC 2019

Manuscript Submission:

September 17, 2018

Acceptance/Rejection Notice:

January 31, 2019

Final Manuscript Submission:

March 15, 2019

http://acc2019.a2c2.org/

August 19–21, 2019, Hong Kong, China

Invited Session Proposals Due:

January 19, 2019

Contributed and Invited Papers’ Submissions Due:

January 19, 2019

Notification of Acceptance/Rejection:

April 19, 2019

Deadline for final submission of all papers:

May 19, 2019

http://ccta2019.ieeecss.org/

Conference on

Control Technology and Applications

CCTA 2019

Conference on Decision and Control

CDC 2019

December 11–13, 2019 Nice, France