Financing rail infrastructure by multi-annual performance contracts : a case-based evaluation

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\mathcal{H}_{\infty}

discrete-time controllers is presented. The controller structure is a two-degree of freedom polynomial controller of the

RST

type. A data-driven approach is implemented f ...

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Financing rail infrastructure by multi-annual performance contracts : a case-based evaluation

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