LEADER 04643nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910960744903321 005 20251116181813.0 010 $a1-61668-447-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001042801 035 $a(EBL)3020587 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000874540 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11455069 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000874540 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10888063 035 $a(PQKB)10608363 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3020587 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3020587 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10677984 035 $a(OCoLC)765617811 035 $a(BIP)28884975 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001042801 100 $a20101208d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aControl theory and its applications /$fVito G. Massari, editor 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cNova Science Publishers$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (185 p.) 225 1 $aMathematics research developments 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-61668-384-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 327 $a3.2.3.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. 330 $aControl theory is a theory that deals with influencing the behavior of dynamical systems and an interdisciplinary sub-field of science, and evolved into use by the social sciences, such as psychology, sociology and criminology. This book presents and discusses topical data on control theory relating to these fields. 410 0$aMathematics research developments series. 606 $aControl theory 606 $aAutomatic control 606 $aSelf-control 606 $aHuman behavior 606 $aElectric motors$xAutomatic control 615 0$aControl theory. 615 0$aAutomatic control. 615 0$aSelf-control. 615 0$aHuman behavior. 615 0$aElectric motors$xAutomatic control. 676 $a629.8/312 701 $aMassari$b Vito G$01864282 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960744903321 996 $aControl theory and its applications$94471066 997 $aUNINA