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Optimal Coordination of Homogeneous Agents Subject to Delayed Information Exchange

We consider a class of large scale linear-quadratic coordination problems where the information exchange is subject to a time-delay. We show that several previously known properties of the optimal solution to the delay-free problem extend to this case. In particular, the optimal control law comprises a diagonal (decentralized) term complemented by a rank-one coordination term, which can be impleme

Motifs of Anointing in the Old Testament and in John

While several scholars do not consider the anointing of (the feet of) Jesus in Bethany described in the Gospel of John to carry any messianic connotations, some claim that a royal messianic notion is behind the anointing. The hypothesis of this paper is that the anointing is indeed to be understood as messianic, but that it is insufficient to consider only one Christological motif to be in the bac

Preparing for knowledge extraction in modular neural networks

Neural networks learn knowledge from data. For a monolithic structure, this knowledge can be easily used but not isolated. The many degrees of freedom while learning make knowledge extraction a computationally intensive process as the representation is not unique. Where existing knowledge is inserted to initialize the network for training, the effect becomes subsequently randomized within the solu

New improved tool materials for short-run sheet-metal forming - Metal matrix composites and microstructural changes of metals

The traditional sheet metal forming process, including cast steel die tool and conventional work materials, is fairly well established and analysed. Developments of new alternative materials make great demands upon new forming processes and manufacturing methods. A general goal for the manufacturing industries is to reduce the weight of metal parts, reduce batch sizes and reduce the lead-time of n

Physical Bounds and Optimal Currents on Antennas

Physical bounds on the directivity Q-factor quotient and optimal current distributions are determined for antennas of arbitrary shape and size using an optimization formulation. A variational approach offers closed form solutions for small antennas expressed in the polarizability of the antenna structure. Finite sized antennas are solved using Lagrangian parameters in a method of moments formulati