6 papers
A Parametrized Nonlinear Predictive Control Strategy for Relaxing COVID-19 Social Distancing Measures in Brazil
Marcelo M. Morato, Igor M. L. Pataro, Marcus V. Americano da Costa +1
In this paper, we formulate a Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) to plan appropriate social distancing measures (and relaxations) in order to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic…
Nonlinear Temperature Regulation of Solar Collectors with a Fast Adaptive Polytopic LPV MPC Formulation
Hugo A. Pipino, Marcelo M. Morato, Emanuel Bernardi +2
Temperature control in solar collectors is a nonlinear problem: the dynamics of temperature rise vary according to the oil flowing through the collector and to the temperature grad…
The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Uncertainty Tripod in Brazil: Assessments on model-based predictions with large under-reporting
Saulo B. Bastos, Marcelo M. Morato, Daniel O. Cajueiro anda Julio E Normey-Rico
The COVID-19 pandemic (SARS-CoV-2 virus) is the defying global health crisis of our time. The absence of mass testing and the relevant presence of asymptomatic individuals causes t…
Optimal Control Concerns Regarding the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic in Bahia and Santa Catarina, Brazil
Marcelo M. Morato, Igor M. L. Pataro, Marcus V. Americano da Costa +1
The COVID-19 pandemic is the profoundest health crisis of the 21rst century. The SARS-CoV-2 virus arrived in Brazil around March, 2020 and its social and economical backlashes are…
Characterizing Quality of Experience for Demand Management in South Brazil
José Diogo Forte de Oliveira Luna, Guilherme Nascimento Gouvêa dos Reis, Paulo Renato da Costa Mendes +1
The present work delivers the results of a survey conducted in Florianópolis, on the southern region of Brazil, using a digital questionnaire which inquired about the interaction w…
An Optimal Predictive Control Strategy for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Social Distancing Policies in Brazil
Marcelo Menezes Morato, Saulo Benchimol Bastos, Daniel Oliveira Cajueiro +1
The global COVID-19 pandemic (SARS-CoV-2 virus) is the defining health crisis of our century. Due to the absence of vaccines and drugs that can help to fight it, the world solution…