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Title: Position and cadence tracking of a motorized FES-cycle with an unknown time-varying input delay using saturated FES control
Award ID(s):
1762829
PAR ID:
10355284
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Automatica
Volume:
139
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0005-1098
Page Range / eLocation ID:
110176
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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