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HICSS
2003
IEEE
2003
IEEE
A probabilistic loading-dependent model of cascading failure and possible implications for blackouts
16 years 17 days ago
Catastrophic disruptions of large, interconnected infrastructure systems are often due to cascading failure. For example, large blackouts of electric power systems are typically c...
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ICRA
2008
IEEE
16 years 1 months ago
2008
IEEE
— We present a high-level language for programming modular robotic systems, based on locally distributed predicates (LDP), which are distributed conditions that hold for a connec...
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HYBRID
2007
Springer
16 years 1 months ago
2007
Springer
Abstract. We use discrete quadratic Lyapunov functions to design controllers for a class of systems where time intervals between state measurements are longer than time intervals b...
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UM
2005
Springer
16 years 22 days ago
2005
Springer
The taking of initiative has significance in spoken language dialogue systems and in human-computer interaction. A system that takes no initiative may fail to seize opportunities ...
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DSOM
2003
Springer
16 years 15 days ago
2003
Springer
Abstract. Current self-healing systems are built from “convergent” actions that only make repairs when necessary. Using an algebraic model of system administration, we challeng...