This eagerly awaited follow-up to Nonlinear Control Systems incorporates recent advances in the design of feedback laws, for the purpose of globally stabilizing nonlinear systems via state or output feedback. The author is one of the most prominent researchers in the field.
The book delves into methods associated with the "small-gain theorem," catering to those interested in designing feedback laws for linear and nonlinear multivariable systems amid model uncertainties. It features worked examples that enhance understanding, covering both introductory concepts and advanced topics, making it suitable for a range of readers looking to deepen their knowledge in this area.
Focusing on the design methods for nonlinear control systems, this book emphasizes achieving stability in the presence of model uncertainties. It serves as a continuation of the author's previous work, providing a cohesive exploration of advanced concepts while maintaining a consistent numbering system. Aimed at graduate students and professionals, it offers insights into feedback law design and reflects on the recent advancements in global stabilization techniques for nonlinear systems.
The purpose of this book is to present a self-contained description of the fun damentals of the theory of nonlinear control systems, with special emphasis on the differential geometric approach. The book is intended as a graduate text as weil as a reference to scientists and engineers involved in the analysis and design of feedback systems. The first version of this book was written in 1983, while I was teach ing at the Department of Systems Science and Mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis. This new edition integrates my subsequent teaching experience gained at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 1987, at the Carl-Cranz Gesellschaft in Oberpfaffenhofen in 1987, at the University of California in Berkeley in 1988. In addition to a major rearrangement of the last two Chapters of the first version, this new edition incorporates two additional Chapters at a more elementary level and an exposition of some relevant research findings which have occurred since 1985.
This book features the plenary lectures and mini-courses from the European Control Conference (ECC 95), held in Rome from September 5-8, 1995. It includes nine essays by leading experts discussing recent advancements in control systems design, along with three self-contained sets of lecture notes. Several essays focus on robust control. J. Ackermann's article explores robust control of vehicle rotational motions to ease the driver's task. H. Kwakernaak discusses the performance and robustness requirements in control systems design, emphasizing the roles of sensitivity and complementary sensitivity functions. P. Boulet, B. A. Francis, P. C. Hughes, and T. Hong present the Daisy testbed facility, which mimics the dynamics of a large flexible space structure for testing advanced identification and control methods. K. Glover examines recent developments in uncertain system modeling, analysis, and design, illustrated by a flight control case study. Other contributions address fundamental issues in control theory, including V. A. Yakubovich's survey on new infinite horizon linear-quadratic optimization problems. Overall, the book provides insights into contemporary challenges and innovations in control systems.
Hardbound. In the last two decades, the development of specific methodologies for the control of systems described by nonlinear mathematical models has attracted an ever increasing interest. New breakthroughs have occurred which have aided the design of nonlinear control systems. However there are still limitations which must be understood, some of which were addressed at the IFAC Symposium in Capri. The emphasis was on the methodological developments, although a number of the papers were concerned with the presentation of applications of nonlinear design philosophies to actual control problems in chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering.