IEEE

Energy Reduction for Wearable Pneumatic Valve System With SINDy and Time-Variant Model Predictive Control

Abstract: Pneumatic actuators are a popular choice for wearable robotics due to their high force-to-weight ratio and natural compliance, which allows them to absorb and reuse wasted energy during ...
IEEE

Direct Torque Control of PMSM Drives for Common-Mode Voltage Reduction and Steady-State Performance Improvement

Abstract: Direct torque control (DTC) is characterized by the advantages of simple control structure, insensitivity to motor parameters, and good dynamic performance. However, two key challenges have ...
Manila Bulletin

Dizon calls for reduction in P268-B flood control budget for 2026

DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon calls for reduction in P268-B flood control budget for 2026. Proposed DPWH budget for next year totals P880 billion, with flood control taking over 32% of spending. Cut aims ...
Business Wire

Baxdrostat demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in systolic blood pressure in patients with hard-to-control hypertension in the BaxHTN ...

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Positive full results from the BaxHTN Phase III trial showed baxdrostat demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in mean seated ...
Times Republican

The power of local control: How the Community Services Block Grant is fighting poverty in central Iowa

Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA) changes the lives of nearly one in eight people in central Iowa, around 25,000 people per year. Poverty isn’t unique to us — it touches nearly every town and county in ...
IEEE

Finite Time Sliding Mode Control for Chattering Reduction in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With Dynamic Payloads

Abstract: This study proposes a finite-time tracking control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the presence of dynamic payloads and external disturbances. Changes in payload result in ...
IEEE

Operation Output-Feedback Predictive Control Based on Model Order Reduction and Predictive Optimization in Industrial Processes

Abstract: Modern industrial processes are essentially complex multivariable systems with high interaction among variables. Moreover, in modern process control, it is imperative not only to track a ...
news.meaww

Chuck Schumer faces flak as he vows to block Trump’s DC control extension in profanity-laced remarks

WASHINGTON DC: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pushed back strongly when asked if Democrats would support President Donald Trump’s request to extend his control over Washington, DC’s police force ...
C&EN

Tailoring Nanostructures Through Precise Architectural Engineering: Insights from Cyclic Block Copolymer Self-Assembly

South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory ...
C&EN

Crystal Phase Control and Room-Temperature Random Lasing in Multiperiod GaAs/AlGaAs Axial Heterostructure Nanowires via Al-Mediated Catalyst Engineering

State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Laser, School of Physics, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, P. R. China Department of Electrical and Electronic ...
Los Angeles Times

9th Circuit upholds block on background checks for California ammunition buyers

A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that struck down a background check requirement implemented by California on buyers of ammunition for firearms. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday ...