• DocumentCode
    404293
  • Title

    Degenerative systems

  • Author

    Johnson, Timothy L.

  • Author_Institution
    GE Global Res., Adv. Comput. Technol., Schenectady, NY, USA
  • Volume
    5
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    9-12 Dec. 2003
  • Firstpage
    5135
  • Abstract
    The purpose of this short paper is to provide motivation for the further theoretical development of system and control theory for a class of systems termed degenerative systems - systems that eventually terminate, cease to exist, or self-destruct. Following some practical motivation - to the effect that such systems are actually of industrial interest, a brief overview of some relevant existing system concepts is provided, and then some open questions are posed.
  • Keywords
    control theory; modelling; system theory; control theory; degenerative systems; modelling; system theory; Cancer; Control system synthesis; Control systems; Control theory; Degenerative diseases; Economic forecasting; Environmental economics; Medical treatment; Road safety; Systems engineering and theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Decision and Control, 2003. Proceedings. 42nd IEEE Conference on
  • ISSN
    0191-2216
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7924-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CDC.2003.1272451
  • Filename
    1272451