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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Contrôle actif de vibration d'une structure flexible soumise à une saturation d'entrée par contrôleur basé retard et compensateur anti-windup
No full textDans ce travail, on traite le problème du commande actif des vibrations robustes pour une structure mécanique flexible à travers des techniques pour des systèmes à dimensions infinis et finis. Les approches abordées sont réglées pour une commande à retour de sortie basée sur une commande aux actions retardées proportionelles, par une approche basée sur quasipolynomials,et une commande synthétisée par la méthode H∞avec une approche par LMIs. Le but c’est l’analyse de ses capabilités pour amortisser les modes vibratoires dans une bande passante d’intérêt, et éviter les effets dénommés de phénomène “spillover”. Cettes commandes sont sythétisés à travers d’un modèle de dimensions finies,dérivé à partir d’un analyse des dimensions finies des structures mécaniques, combiné avec des methodes de réduction.Les structures flexibles envisagées ici sont, d’abord,une poutre flexible d’aluminium à la configuration Euler-Bernoulli, dont un bout est encastrée et l’autre libre, deuxièmement,une membrane axisymmetrique. Chaque système est instrumenté d’un capteur et d’un actionneur piézoélectrique,ils sont bien soumises à chaque coté des structures et elles sont bien placées. Notre intention est d’examiner les performances susmentionnés par les environnements de simulation numérique et la mise en oeuvre à titre expérimental.In this work, the problem of active vibration control of flexible mechanical structures is addressed through infinite and finite dimensional techniques. The compared approaches are adjusted for an output feedback controller based on delayed proportional actions,through a quasipolynomial-based approach, and an optimalH∞ controller design computed with an LMI approach.They are shown in order to analyze their capabilities to damp some vibrational modes in the frequency band with of interest, and to avoid the so called “spillover”phenomenon. These controllers are synthetized through a finite dimensional model, derived from a finite element analysis of the mechanical structure, combined with some reduction methods.The flexible structures considered here are, firstly, aflexible aluminium beam in the Euler-Bernoulli configuration,and secondly, an axysimmetric membrane. Bothof them are equipped with two piezoelectric patches that are bounded and collocated on each face of the structure.We intend to examine and discuss the aforementioned performances in both simulation and experimental environments
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Anti-windup control design for exponentially unstable LTI systems with actuator saturation: the non-strictly proper case
No full textWe consider the control problem of the design of an anti-windup compensator for exponentially unstable linear systems subject to input saturation. We revisit previous results on this topic and we generalize the LMI conditions for an anti-windup design that explicitly takes into account the presence of a direct feedthrough term in the plant's dynamical model, from the control input to the measured output
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
H_2 controller design for active vibration damping: experimental results
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