The design of piecewise-linear switching functions is investigated for linear, constant, lumped systems with a single ideal relay controller with respect to a transient response (minimum-time) ...

In this problem, the optimal path is one that maximizes the expected utility, with the utility function being piecewise-linear and concave. Such a utility function can be used to approximate nonlinear ...

Many data are suitably modeled by functions consisting of straight-line segments. These functions may be called piecewise-linear. Smooth functions that are related to the hyperbola and that have ...