04643nam 2200661 a 450 991096074490332120251116181813.01-61668-447-X(CKB)2550000001042801(EBL)3020587(SSID)ssj0000874540(PQKBManifestationID)11455069(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000874540(PQKBWorkID)10888063(PQKB)10608363(MiAaPQ)EBC3020587(Au-PeEL)EBL3020587(CaPaEBR)ebr10677984(OCoLC)765617811(BIP)28884975(EXLCZ)99255000000104280120101208d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrControl theory and its applications /Vito G. Massari, editor1st ed.New York Nova Science Publishers20111 online resource (185 p.)Mathematics research developmentsDescription based upon print version of record.1-61668-384-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- CONTROL THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS -- CONTROL THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 SELF-CONTROL STRENGTH THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO SMOKING BEHAVIOR -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Self-control -- Defining Self-control -- Trait Conceptions of Self-control -- State Conceptions of Self-control -- Self-control Depletion and Interpersonal Relationships -- Self-control Depletion and Crime -- Self-control Depletion and Addictive Behaviors -- Tobacco Use -- Dieting and Weight Managment -- Dieting, Smoking and Self-control -- Self-control Replenishment -- The Present Experiments -- Experiment 1 -- Experiment 2 -- Conclusion -- Self-control and Smoking -- Smoking and Dieting -- Unanswered Questions and Future Directions -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 2 TRANSACTIONAL PATHWAYS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS IN A SAMPLE OF KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN WITH IMPAIRED SELF-CONTROL -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Current Focus -- Method -- Participants and Procedures -- Measures -- Analytic Strategy -- Results -- Baseline Model -- Multiple Group Comparisons -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter3ONTHETRACKINGOFATRAJECTORYANDACONTROLBYTHEFEEDBACKPRINCIPLE -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction.ProblemStatements -- 2.SolvingtheProblemofEtalonMotionTracking -- 3.SolvingtheProblemofDynamicalInversion -- References -- Chapter4PERTURBATIONMETHODINTHETHEORYOFPONTRYAGINMAXIMUMPRINCIPLEFOROPTIMALCONTROLOFDIVERGENTSEMILINEARHYPERBOLICEQUATIONSWITHPOINTWISESTATECONSTRAINTS∗ -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1.ProblemStatement -- 2.MainResults -- 3.AuxiliaryResults -- 3.1.MainEquation -- 3.2.AdjointEquations -- 3.2.1.EquationswithRadonMeasureintheRight-HandSidePart:AnUniqueExistenceofSolutions -- 3.2.2.EquationswithRadonMeasureintheRight-HandSidePart:IntegralRepresentationoftheSolution.3.2.3.AdjointEquationsofMaximumPrinciple -- 3.3.ACalculationofFirstVariations -- 4.TheProofoftheMaximumPinciple -- 5.ApproximationofProblem(Pq)byProblemswithFiniteNumbersofConstraints -- 6.ProofofRegularityandNormalityConditions -- References -- Chapter5ROBUSTADAPTIVESLIDINGMODECONTROLLAWFORINDUCTIONMOTORS -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction -- 2.ProposedRotorSpeedEstimator -- 3.VariableStructureRobustSpeedControlwithAdaptiveSlidingGain -- 4.ContinuousApproximationofSwitchingControlLaw -- 5.SimulationResults -- 5.1.FirstExample -- 5.2.SecondExample -- 6.Conclusion -- References -- INDEX.Control theory is a theory that deals with influencing the behavior of dynamical systems and an interdisciplinary sub-field of science, and evolved into use by the social sciences, such as psychology, sociology and criminology. This book presents and discusses topical data on control theory relating to these fields.Mathematics research developments series.Control theoryAutomatic controlSelf-controlHuman behaviorElectric motorsAutomatic controlControl theory.Automatic control.Self-control.Human behavior.Electric motorsAutomatic control.629.8/312Massari Vito G1864282MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960744903321Control theory and its applications4471066UNINA