EPSRC logo

Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference: GR/S41050/01
Title: Nonlinear Mathematical Control Theory with Applications to HIV/AIDS Treatment
Principal Investigator: Zinober, Professor ASI
Other Investigators:
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:
Department: Mathematics and Statistics
Organisation: University of Sheffield
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 01 April 2003 Ends: 30 November 2004 Value (£): 9,779
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Medical science & disease Non-linear Systems Mathematics
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
Related Grants:
Panel History:  
Summary on Grant Application Form
The proposed project investigates some of the system theoretical problems in nonlinear mathematical control theory identified in the preliminary study of the modelling and control of HIV/AIDS, and applies the developed control techniques to the antiviral therapy of the disease. The main research activities will be centred around the following topics: nonlinear identifiability and identification of HIV/AIDS parameters, feedback control of HIV antiviral therapy, and finite input value control. The proposed programme can be divided into a number of theoretical tasks which will be studied individually. In particular, the feedback control of HIV antiviral therapy will be broken into feeback linearization of the HIV/AIDS models, sliding mode controller design to tackle large model and parameter uncertainty, and output feedback design, by taking into consideration currently available clinical measurements. In the finite input value control problem, the emphasis will be on periodic solutions, fractal sets and chaotic behaviours of the system under such controls.
Key Findings
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Potential use in non-academic contexts
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Impacts
Description This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Summary
Date Materialised
Sectors submitted by the Researcher
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Project URL:  
Further Information:  
Organisation Website: http://www.shef.ac.uk