Model Predictive Controller Approach for Automated Vehicle's Path Tracking.

In this paper, a model predictive control (MPC) approach for controlling automated vehicle steering during path tracking is presented. A (linear parameter-varying) LPV vehicle plant model including steering dynamics is proposed to determine the system evolution matrices. The steering dynamics are modeled in two different ways by using first-order lag and a second-order lag; the application of the first-order system resulted in a slightly more accurate path-following.

Stereotactic prostate radiotherapy with or without androgen deprivation therapy, study protocol for a phase III, multi-institutional randomized-controlled trial.

Objective: The therapeutic landscape for localized prostate cancer (PC) is evolving. Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) has been reported to be at least not inferior to standard radiotherapy, but the effect of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in this setting is still unknown and its use is left to clinical judgment. There is therefore the need to clarify the role of ADT in association with SRT, which is the aim of the present study.

LTV-MPC Approach for Automated Vehicle Path Following at the Limit of Handling.

In this paper, a linear time-varying model predictive controller (LTV-MPC) is proposed for automated vehicle path-following applications. In the field of path following, the application of nonlinear MPCs is becoming more common; however, the major disadvantage of this algorithm is the high computational cost. During this research, the authors propose two methods to reduce the nonlinear terms: one is a novel method to define the path-following problem by transforming the path according to the actual state of the vehicle, while the other one is the application of a successive linearization technique to generate the state-space representation of the vehicle used for state prediction by the MPC.

A Historical Cross-Professional Perspective on the Fellowship in Occupational Therapy.

Health professions education is increasingly creating learning experiences after one's entry-level practice degree. Such experiences include residency and fellowship experiences for health professions practitioners. This review of residency and fellowship programs across several health professions includes the development of residency programs and the implications these developments have on occupational therapy.