High-Speed Switch-On of a Semiconductor Gas Discharge Image Converter Using Optimal Control Methods

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 395-414

  Kim, J H R ^a   Maurer, H ^a   Astrov, Yu A ^a   Bode, M ^a   Purwins, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bang bang control; High speed operation; Imaging device; Lotka Volterra system; Minimal transient time; Nonlinear electronic system; Optimal voltage control; Time optimal control

Indexed keywords

BANG BANG CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

BANG-BANG CONTROL; HIGH-SPEED OPERATION; IMAGING DEVICE; LOTKA-VOLTERRA SYSTEMS; MINIMAL TRANSIENT TIME; NONLINEAR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM; OPTIMAL VOLTAGE CONTROL; OPTIMAL VOLTAGES; TIME OPTIMAL CONTROL; TRANSIENT TIME;

IMAGE CONVERTERS;

EID: 0347747983     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.2001.6741     Document Type: Article

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