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It is well known that a conventional Input Shaping Technique is not very effective in suppressing residual vibrations for non-LTI systems, such as Substantially nonlinear or timevarying systems. In an effort to increase the effectiveness for such systems, this paper presents a Learning Input Shaping Technique(LIST), which iteratively updates the parameters of the IST from the previous trials. Simulations are presented for 4 different cases: (1) when the natural frequency or damping of a system does not estimated well; (2) when a system has time varying vibration; (3) when a system has nonlinear flexibility; and (4) when a closed loop system in-

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A new fermentation process using a mixed sugar medium is proposed in this study for 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BDO) production. The medium contained seven different monosugars known to be present in Nannochloropsis oceanica hydrolysate. The performance of each sugar when existing alone or together with glucose was evaluated. All the sugars except fucose were successfully metabolized for 2,3-BDO production. A 2,3-BDO yield of 0.31g/g was achieved with the mixed sugar medium, which was very close to that with the glucose-only medium. However, the 2,3-BDO productivity (0.28 g L(-1) h(-1) ) was found to be about 30% lower than that with glucose, implying, as expected, the existence of glucose repression on the uptake of other sugars. Strain development is in need to remove such negative effect of glucose for improved process efficiency. Fucose with the lowest uptake rate and no contribution to 2,3-BDO production can be a high value-added byproduct, once recovered and purified.