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Inside SKALA: How Chornobyl’s Reactor Was Actually Controlled

Running a nuclear power plant isn’t an easy task, even with the level of automation available to a 1980s Soviet RBMK reactor.
IEEE

Robust Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control for Uncertain Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems

Abstract: This article studies two robust adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) approaches for uncertain discrete-time (DT) nonlinear systems. Since the uncertainty is implicit in the traditional ...

Volvo Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is, Sends UX-Upgrading Over-The-Air Software Update To 2.5 Million Cars

The better-looker infotainment software should be simpler and easier to use, and you'll also be able to add Pilot Assist to cars that didn't have it originally.

I Drove the 2026 Volvo V60 B5 Cross Country: Here’s My Honest Review of Volvo’s Last Great Wagon

The 2026 Volvo V60 B5 Cross Country may be the last wagon Volvo ever builds. I spent a week with it, through tech glitches ...
IEEE

Data-Driven Event-Triggered Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control for Nonlinear Systems With Input Saturation

Abstract: This article is devoted to data-driven event-triggered adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) control for nonlinear systems under input saturation. A global optimal data-driven control law is ...

A Software Glitched Turned Off The Lights, Then The Car Crashed

A Lynk & Co Z20 crashed in China after a glitch in the car's voice assistant accidentally turned off a moving car's ...