In practice, many physical systems, including physiological ones, can be considered whose input can take only positive quantities. However, most of the conventional control methods do not support the positivity of the main input data to the system. Furthermore, the parameters of these systems, similar to other non-linear systems, are either not accurately identified or may change over time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn practice, there are many physical systems that can have only positive inputs, such as physiological systems. Most conventional control methods cannot ensure that the main system input is positive. A positive input observer-based controller is designed for an intravenous glucose tolerance test model of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetes mellitus type 1 occurs when cells in the pancreas are destroyed by the immune system. As a result, the pancreas cannot produce adequate insulin, and the glucose enters the cells to produce energy. To elevate the glycaemic concentration, sufficient amount of insulin should be taken orally or injected into the human body.
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