Title :
Degenerative systems
Author :
Johnson, Timothy L.
Author_Institution :
GE Global Res., Adv. Comput. Technol., Schenectady, NY, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 2003. Proceedings. 42nd IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7924-1
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.2003.1272451
