Flic Duo review: Smart home control with a ‘flic’ of your wrist

Now you can control your smart home devices with gestures in addition to button presses. The Flic Duo delivers twice the benefits of the ingenious Flic Button.
IEEE

Dynamic Performance of Pumping Mode of 250 MW Variable Speed Hydro-Generating Unit Subjected to Power and Control Circuit Faults

Abstract: Doubly fed induction machine (DFIM) is increasingly being preferred in sites where there is large variation in water head (e.g., Tehri hydropower complex in India having water head variation ...
IEEE

Event-Based Adaptive Dynamic Programming for H∞ Control Problem of Input-Constrained Nonlinear Systems with Its Application to Power Systems

Abstract: In this article, a novel event-based adaptive dynamic programming algorithm is developed to solve the infinite-horizon (H∞) control problem for continuous-time input-constrained nonlinear ...
IEEE

PV Inverter Reliability Constrained Volt/Var Control With Power Smoothing via a Convex-Concave Programming Method

Abstract: Intensive use of photovoltaic (PV) inverter in the volt/var control (VVC) methods in active distribution networks can impair inverter reliability. This article proposes a PV inverter ...
IEEE

Guaranteed Pseudospectral Sequential Convex Programming for Accurate Solutions to Constrained Optimal Control Problems

Abstract: This letter proposes an algorithm for solving finite-time nonlinear optimal control problems. The proposed method employs the Gauss pseudospectral method to transform the optimal control ...
IEEE

Time-Varying Quadratic-Programming-Based Error Redefinition Neural Network Control and Its Application to Mobile Redundant Manipulators

Abstract: By incorporating the redefined error monitor function into the network design, an error redefinition neural network (ERNN) is proposed to control mobile ...
IEEE

Event-Triggered Output Feedback Control for a Class of Nonlinear Systems via Disturbance Observer and Adaptive Dynamic Programming

Abstract: An event-triggered output feedback control approach is proposed via a disturbance observer and adaptive dynamic programming (ADP). The solution starts by constructing a nonlinear disturbance ...
National Post

Canada to end remote border crossing program used largely by Americans

Remote Area Border Program offered hassle-free pre-approved entry into parts of northwestern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you ...
IEEE

Optimal Control for Positive Systems Using Linear Programming

Abstract: This brief presents a class of optimal control for positive systems with linear nonnegative costs. First, a novel approach combining value iteration and policy iteration is presented to ...
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Canada Border Services Agency to transition Remote Area Border Crossing Program to telephone reporting system in Sept. 2026

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced Friday morning that the Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) Program will be phased out and replaced by a telephone reporting system. The transition is ...