Barlow, J. L., Nichols, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-5220 and Plemmons, R. J. (1986) A conjugate gradient method for the solution of equality constrained least squares problems. SPIE, 696. pp. 23-30. (SPIE Special issue: Advanced Algebra and Architectures for Signal Processing)

Birkett, N. R. C. and Nichols, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-5220 (1986) Optimal control problems in tidal power generation. In: Elliott, C. and McKee, S. (eds.) Industrial Numerical Analysis - Case Histories. Clarendon Press, Oxford, pp. 53-89.

Chu, E. K.-w. and Nichols, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-5220 (1986) Reliable algorithms for reduced order observer design. In: Byrne, C. and Lindquist, A. (eds.) Computational and Combinatorial Methods in System Theory. Elsevier Press, North Holland, pp. 11-22.

Fletcher, L., Kautsky, J. and Nichols, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-5220 (1986) Eigenstructure assignment in descriptor systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 31 (12). pp. 1138-1141. ISSN 0018-9286 doi: 10.1109/TAC.1986.1104189

Hoskin, R. E. and Nichols, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-5220 (1986) Latching control of a point absorber. In: n.k.nichols, 1986, The Fluid Engineering Centre, Bedford, pp. 317-330. (Proceedings published by BHRA)

Hoskin, R. E., Count, B. M., Nichols, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-5220 and Nicol, D. A. C. (1986) Phase control for the oscillating water column. In: Evans, D. and Falcao, A. F. d. O. (eds.) Hydrodynamics of Ocean Wave-Energy Utilization. Springer-Verlag, pp. 257-268.

Kautsky, J. and Nichols, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-5220 (1986) Algorithms for Robust Pole Assignment in Singular Systems. In: The American Control Conference, 18-20 June 1986, Seattle WA USA, pp. 433-436.

Kreiss, H.-O., Nichols, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-5220 and Brown, D. L. (1986) Numerical Methods for Stiff Two-Point Boundary Value Problems. SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis (SINUM), 23 (2). pp. 325-368. ISSN 0036-1429 doi: 10.1137/0723023

Nichols, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-5220 (1986) On computational algorithms for pole assignment. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 31 (7). pp. 643-645. ISSN 0018-9286 doi: 10.1109/TAC.1986.1104354

Nichols, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-5220 (1986) Robust control system design for generalized state-space systems. In: 25th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 1986, pp. 538-540. doi: 10.1109/CDC.1986.267341