• On the stability in probability of Markov jump systems with quadratic terms 

      Vargas, Alessandro N.; Pujol Vázquez, Gisela; Acho Zuppa, Leonardo; do Val, Joao B.R. (2015)
      Comunicació de congrés
      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      The note presents conditions to assure the stability in probability for a class of continuoustime quadratic Markov jump systems. From the viewpoint of the state-space evolution, the system has two parts: (i) a linear term, ...
    • Optimal control of DC-DC buck converter via linear systems with inaccessible Markovian jumping modes 

      Vargas N., Alessandro; Sampio P., Leonardo; Acho Zuppa, Leonardo; Zhang, Lixian; do Val, Joao B.R. (2015-01-31)
      Article
      Accés obert
      The note presents an algorithm for the average cost control problem of continuous-time Markov jump linear systems. The controller assumes a linear state-feedback form and the corresponding control gain does not depend ...
    • Robust H2 static output feedback to control an autmomotive throttle valve 

      Vargas, Alessandro; Acho Zuppa, Leonardo; Pujol Vázquez, Gisela; Oliveira, Ricardo C.L.F.; do Val, Joao B.R.; Peres, Pedro L.D. (2014)
      Comunicació de congrés
      Accés obert
      The paper presents a control strategy for an automotive electronic throttle body, a device largely used into vehicles to increase the efficiency of the combustion engines. The synthesis of the proposed controller is based ...