Crossing Rate Analysis with a Non-Gaussian Closure Method for Nonlinear Stochastic Systems

Nonlinear Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-291

  Er, Guo Kang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Mean upcrossing rate; Non Gaussian closure; Nonlinear stochastic systems; Tails

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; WHITE NOISE;

BASIS FUNCTIONS; MEAN UPCROSSING RATE; NON GAUSSIAN CLOSURE METHOD; NONLINEAR STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031282027     PISSN: 0924090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008240312071     Document Type: Article

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