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Variable Structure Systems with Application to Economics and Biology

Proceedings of the Second US-Italy Seminar on Variable Structure Systems, May 1974

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1975

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Editors:
  1. A. Ruberti

    1. Istituto di Automatica, Universita Roma, Roma, Italy

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  2. R. R. Mohler

    1. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems (LNE, volume 111)

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Table of contents (17 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N2-VI
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  2. Stochastic Bilinear Partial Differential Equations

    • A. V. Balakrishnan
    Pages 1-43

  3. Time-Varying Bilinear Systems

    • A. Isidori, A. Ruberti
    Pages 44-53

  4. On the Reachable Set for Bilinear Systems

    • Roger W. Brockett
    Pages 54-63

  5. Algebraic Realization Theory of Two-Dimensional Filters

    • E. Fornasini, G. Marchesini
    Pages 64-82

  6. Controllability of Bilinear Systems

    • G.-S. J. Cheng, T. J. Tarn, D. L. Elliott
    Pages 83-100

  7. Periodic Control of Singularly Perturbed Systems

    • G. Guardabassi, A. Locatelli
    Pages 101-115

  8. Estimation for Bilinear Stochastic Systems

    • Alan S. Willsky, Steven I. Marcus
    Pages 116-137

  9. A Probabilistic Approach to Identifiability

    • Giorgio Picci
    Pages 138-162

  10. Some Examples of Dynamic Bilinear Models in Economics

    • Masanao Aoki
    Pages 163-169

  11. Bilinearity and Sensitivity in Macroeconomy

    • P. d’Alessandro
    Pages 170-199

  12. Variable Parameter Structures in Technology Assessment and Land Use

    • Herman E. Koenig
    Pages 200-205

  13. An Optimization Study of the Pollution Subsystem of the World Dynamics Model

    • Luigi Mariani, Bernardo Nicoletti
    Pages 206-232

  14. A Basis for Variable Structure Models in Human Biology

    • R. R. Mohler
    Pages 233-243

  15. The Immune Response as a Variable Structure System

    • C. Bruni, M. A. Giovenco, G. Koch, R. Strom
    Pages 244-264

  16. Nonlinear Systems in Models for Enzyme Cascades

    • H. T. Banks, R. P. Miech, D. J. Zinberg
    Pages 265-277

  17. Mathematical Model of the Peripheral Nervous Acoustical System : Applications to Diagnosis and Prostheses

    • E. Biondi, F. Grandori
    Pages 278-298

  18. A Systems Analysis of Cerebral Dehydration

    • R. L. Bell
    Pages 299-321

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 322-323
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About this book

The proceedings of the Second US-Italy Seminar on Variable Structure Systems is published in this volume. Like the first seminar, its conception evolved from common research interests on bilinear systems at the Istituto di Automatica of Rome University and at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Oregon State University. Again, the seminar was focused on variable structure systems in general. In this case, however, emphasis is given to applications in biology and economics along with theoretical investi­ gations which are so necessary to establish a unified theory and to motivate further developments in these applications of social significance. By bringing together the talents of social and biological scientists with those of engineers and mathematicians from throughout Italy and the United States, the seminar was intended to yield a cross-pollination of significant results and a base for more meaningful future research. The editors are encouraged by the progress, with which they hope the reader will agree, is made in this direction. No pretense is made, however, that completely satisfactory integration of theore­ tical results and applications has been accomplished at this time. Among the more important conclusions which have resulted from this seminar are that bilinear and more general variable structure models arise in a natural manner from basic principles for certain biological and economic processes.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Istituto di Automatica, Universita Roma, Roma, Italy

    A. Ruberti

  • Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA

    R. R. Mohler

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