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Adaptive robust model predictive control for nonlinear systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Modeling error and external disturbances can severely degrade the performance of Model Predictive Control (MPC) in real-world scenarios. Robust MPC (RMPC) addresses this limitation by optimizing over control policies but ...
Multiagent planning and learning using random decompositions and adaptive representations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Multiagent planning problems are ubiquitous in engineering. Applications range from control of robotic missions and manufacturing processes to resource allocation and traffic monitoring problems. A common theme in all of ...
The causes and consequences of divergence between the air traffic controller state awareness and actual system state
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Divergence is an inconsistency between the human's system state awareness and the actual system state. This research investigated divergence potential in air traffic controllers and identified controller divergence causes ...
Support of latency-sensitive space exploration applications in future space communication systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Latency, understood as the total time it takes for data acquired by a remote platform (e.g. satellite, rover, astronaut) to be delivered to the final user in an actionable format, is a primary requirement for several near ...
An adjoint-based optimization method using the solution of gray-box conservation laws
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Many design applications can be formulated as an optimization constrained by conservation laws. Such optimization can be efficiently solved by the adjoint method, which computes the gradient of the objective to the design ...
A system level study of new wake turbulence separation concepts and their impact on airport capacity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The air transportation industry continues to grow worldwide, but demand is often limited by available airspace and airport capacity. This thesis focuses on evaluating new air traffic procedures: specifically, new and ...
Catalysis and manufacturing of two-scale hierarchical nano- and microfiber advanced aerospace fiber-reinforced plastic composites
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The development of hierarchical nanoengineered "fuzzy fiber" aerospace fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite laminates holds the potential for enabling future generations of lightweight, durable, and multifunctional ...
Dynamic pricing mechanisms for airline revenue management : theory, heuristics, and implications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Even as the distribution and sale of commercial airline tickets has shifted in recent years from physical reservation offices to the Internet, many airline commercial processes remain highly reliant on pre-Internet ...
Information exchange and robust learning algorithms for networked autonomy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Networked autonomy deals with problems in which several autonomous agents interact via a communication network to cooperatively perform intelligent tasks. Networked autonomous systems operate in a constantly changing, ...
Deposition, crystallization and nanoindentation of substrate-bound biomolecule-assembled nanomaterials
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The directed assembly of nanoscale components has the potential to generate novel macroscopic materials with specific hierarchically ordered structures and programmable physical and chemical properties. DNA is a particularly ...