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Modeling Hybrid Control Systems

Most industrial processes include continuous elements and event-based elements. These processes are described as hybrid in that the process can be continuous locally, but event-based or discrete at a higher level. To model such a system requires combining continuous dynamics and event-based dynamics. See more diagrams, equations, and development projects... More

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