The occurrence of limit-cycles during feedback control of microwave heating

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 35, Issue 9-10, 2002, Pages 1095-1118

  Liu, B ^a   Marchant, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control process; Hopf bifurcations; Limit cycles; Microwave heating; Stability analysis; Thermal runaway

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); FEEDBACK CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

SEMIANALYTICAL MODELS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 11144237011     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(02)00074-2     Document Type: Article

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