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Appeared in the proceedings of the 2021 IFAC Workshop on Time-Delay Systems This paper establishes a PIE (Partial Integral Equation)-based technique for the robust stability and H∞ performance analysis of linear systems with interval delays. The delays considered are time-invariant but uncertain, residing within a bounded interval excluding zero. We first propose a structured class of PIE systems with parametric uncertainty, then propose a Linear PI Inequality (LPI) for robust stability and H∞ performance of PIEs with polytopic uncertainty. Next, we consider the problem of robust stability and H∞ performance of multidelay systems with interval uncertainty in the delay parameters and show this problem is equivalent to robust stability and performance of a given PIE with parametric uncertainty. The robust stability and H∞ performance of the uncertain time-delay system are then solved using the LPI solver in the MATLAB PIETOOLS toolbox. Numerical examples are given to prove the effectiveness and accuracy of the method. This paper adds to the expanding field of PIE approach and can be extended to linear partial differential equations.
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Descriptive data file for information regarding microbial genetic research in the environs of Plum Island Sound watersheds, PIE LTER, Massachusetts.
This is a descriptive, tabular dataset of publications related to microbial or genomic research conducted within PIE. Assession numbers for genetic sequences generated from PIE samples are provided where available, followed by a very brief description of analysis type and study objectives. Sampling locations within PIE, sampling dates, and habitat type (sea water, fresh water, sediment, marsh) are also given. Environmental data are included in some publications and are listed here (if brief) or availability is described. Links to sequence archives are given in Methods.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1902712
- PAR ID:
- 10562451
- Publisher / Repository:
- Environmental Data Initiative
- Date Published:
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Institution:
- Woodwell Climate Research Center
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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