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Abstract: This study developed a local fixed-time sliding mode control (FTSMC) method based on a novel adaptive disturbance observer (NADOB) dedicated to motion tracking control for piezo-driven ...

Abstract: In this article, a disturbance observer dynamic linearization (DL)-based model-free adaptive control (MFAC) scheme is proposed for discrete-time nonlinear systems with disturbances and ...

Rotating your truck's tires is one of those maintenance tasks that's easy to overlook, but skipping it can cost you. Tires don't wear evenly on their own, especially on trucks that tow, haul, or drive ...

Matt Leclercq is the new executive editor of The Charlotte Observer. Khadejeh Nikouyeh knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com Matt Leclercq, a longtime North Carolina journalist whose career began covering ...

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