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Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Topics in Time Delay Systems: Analysis Algorithms and Control (Paperback)

Time delays are present in many physical processes due to the period of time it takes for the events to occur. Delays are particularly more pronounced in networks of interconnected systems such as supply chains and systems controlled over c- munication... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Nonlinear Model Predictive Control: Towards New Challenging Applications (Paperback)

Over the past few years significant progress has been achieved in the field of nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) also referred to as receding horizon control or moving horizon control. More than 250 papers have been published in 2006 in ISI... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Networked Control Systems (Paperback)

This book nds its origin in the WIDE PhD School on Networked Control Systems which we organized in July 2009 in Siena Italy. Having gathered experts on all the aspects of networked control systems it was a small step to go from the summer school to the... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Domain of Attraction: Analysis and Control Via SOS Programming (Paperback)

For nonlinear dynamical systems which represent the majority of real devices any study of stability requires the investigation of the domain of attraction of an equilibrium point i.e. the set of initial conditions from which the trajectory of the... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Optimization Based Clearance of Flight Control Laws: A Civil Aircraft Application (Paperback)

This book summarizes the main achievements of the EC funded 6th Framework Program project COFCLUO - Clearance of Flight Control Laws Using Optimization. This project successfully contributed to the achievement of a top-level objective to meet society s... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Pid Control for Multivariable Processes (Paperback)

Thereare richtheories and designs for generalcontrolsystems but usually they will not lead to PID controllers. Noting that the PID controller has been the most popular one in industry for over ?fty years we will con?ne our discussion hereto... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Advances in the Theory of Control Signals and Systems with Physical Modeling (Paperback)

Based on a series of three workshops of a Bernoulli program entitled Advances in the Theory of Control Signals and Systems with Physical Modeling this volume provides researchers engineers and graduate students with an unprecedented collection of... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Uncertainty and Control: Proceedings of an International Seminar Organized by Deutsche Forschungs- Und Versuchsanstalt Für Luft- Und Raumfahrt (Dfvlr

Organized by Deutsche Forschungs- und Versuchsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DFVLR) more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Analysis and Synthesis of Networked Control Systems (Paperback)

Networked control systems have spawned many new real-world applications. This book provides the underlying mathematical theory and focuses on key aspects of the field including quantization data fusion predictive control over networks and fault detection. more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer: Guidance and Control Strategies (Paperback)

The concept of aeroassisting for orbital transfer has been recognized as one of the critical technologies for pioneering the space frontier. In space transportation systems aeroassisting (or aerobraking) defined as the deceleration resulting from the... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Dynamic Modeling Predictive Control and Performance Monitoring: A Data-Driven Subspace Approach (Paperback)

A typical design procedure for model predictive control or control performance monitoring consists of: 1. identification of a parametric or nonparametric model; 2. derivation of the output predictor from the model; 3. design of the control law or... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Automotive Model Predictive Control: Models Methods and Applications (Paperback)

Automotive control has developed over the decades from an auxiliary te- nology to a key element without which the actual performances emission safety and consumption targets could not be met. Accordingly automotive control has been increasing its... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Modelling and Inverse Problems of Control for Distributed Parameter Systems: Proceedings of Ifip (W.G.7.2)-Iiasa Conference Laxenburg Austria July

Modelling and Inverse Problems of Control for Distributed Parameter Systems: Proceedings of Ifip (W.G.7.2)-Iiasa Conference Laxenburg Austria July 24-28 1989 more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Perspectives in Robust Control (Paperback)

This book is based on a workshop entitled Robust Control workshop 2000 . The workshop was held in Newcastle Australia from the 6th to the 8th December 2000. Chapters of the book are written by some of the leading researchers in the field of Robust... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Guaranteed Estimates Adaptation and Robustness in Control Systems (Paperback)

The book is concerned with the problems of dynamic systems control in conditions of uncertainty caused by the lack of adequate a priori data on control objects properties. Its special feature is the use of a priori estimates of indeter- mined... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Fault Tolerant Flight Control: A Benchmark Challenge (Paperback)

The European Flight Mechanics Action Group FM-AG(16) on Fault Tolerant C- trol established in 2004 and concluded in 2008 represented a collaboration invo- ing thirteen European partners from industry universities and research establi- ments under the... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Linear Time-Varying Approximations to Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: With Applications in Control and Optimization (Paperback)

Linear Time-varying Approximations to Nonlinear Dynamical Systems introduces a new technique for analysing and controlling nonlinear systems. This method is general and requires only very mild conditions on the system nonlinearities setting it apart... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Optimal Feedback Control (Paperback)

This book outlines a new approach to constructing optimal feedback controls for linear control systems that are under the influence of constantly acting bounded perturbations. The optimal synthesis problem is solved by using discrete time systems... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Reconfigurable Control of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: A Fault-Hiding Approach (Paperback)

This research monograph summarizes solutions to reconfigurable fault-tolerant control problems for nonlinear dynamical systems that are based on the fault-hiding principle. It emphasizes but is not limited to complete actuator and sensor failures. In... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Emergent Problems in Nonlinear Systems and Control (Paperback)

Papers in this collection partly represent the set of talks that were presented at Texas Tech University on the occasion of Daya s memorial workshop in the year 2007. Daya had a varied interest in the field of Dynamics and Control Theory and the papers... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Control Technologies for Emerging Micro and Nanoscale Systems (Paperback)

This publication features a selection of presentations made at the Workshop on Dynamics and Control of Micro and Nanoscale Systems hosted by IBM Research in Zurich in 2009 which brought together leading researchers in this rapidly developing field. more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Recent Advances in Control and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems (Paperback)

In a competitive world research in manufacturing systems plays an important role in creating updating and improving the technologies and management practices of the economy. This volume presents some of the most recent results in stochastic... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: New Trends in Optimal Filtering and Control for Polynomial and Time-Delay Systems (Paperback)

0. 1 Introduction Although the general optimal solution of the ?ltering problem for nonlinear state and observation equations confused with white Gaussian noises is given by the Kushner equation for the conditional density of an unobserved state with... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Control Theory in the Plane (Paperback)

An important scienti?c innovation rarely makes its way by gradually winning over and converting its opponents. . . What does happen is that its opponents die out and that the growing generation is familiarised with the idea from the beginning. (Max... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Adaptive Systems with Reduced Models (Paperback)

Adaptive Systems with Reduced Models more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Analysis and Synthesis of Dynamical Systems with Time-Delays (Paperback)

Time-delay occurs in many dynamical systems such as biological systems chemical systems metallurgical processing systems nuclear reactor long transmission lines in pneumatic hydraulic systems and electrical networks. Especially in recent years... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Formal Specification and Synthesis of Procedural Controllers for Process Systems (Paperback)

The operation of process plants involves a large number of event-driven activities such as the start-up and shut-down of the plant the execution of emergency procedures and equipment interlocking. These activities are normally carried out by procedural... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Visual Servoing Via Advanced Numerical Methods (Paperback)

Robots able to imitate human beings have been at the core of stories of science?ctionaswellasdreamsofinventorsforalongtime.Amongthe various skills that Mother Nature has provided us with and that often go forgotten the ability of sight is certainly one... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Selected Problems of Fractional Systems Theory (Paperback)

This monograph covers some selected problems of positive fractional 1D and 2D linear systems. It is an extended and modified English version of its preceding Polish edition published by Technical University of Bialystok in 2009. This book is based on... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Linear Time-Varying Systems: Algebraic-Analytic Approach (Paperback)

This book proposes a new approach to analysis and control of linear time-varying systems. These systems are defined in an intrinsic way i.e. not by a particular representation (e.g. a transfer matrix or a state-space form) but as they are actually. more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Qualitative Aspects of Large Scale Systems: Developing Design Rules Using APL (Paperback)

Qualitative Aspects of Large Scale Systems: Developing Design Rules Using APL more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Positive Systems: Proceedings of the Second Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Positive Systems: Theory and Applications (Posta 06) Grenobl

Positive Systems are dynamic systems in which the relevant variables assume nonnegative values. These systems are quite common in applications where variables represent positive quantities such as populations consumption of goods densities of chemical... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Homogeneous Polynomial Forms for Robustness Analysis of Uncertain Systems (Paperback)

Positive Forms.- Positivity Gap.- Robustness with Time-varying Uncertainty.- Robustness with Time-invariant Uncertainty.- Robustness with Bounded-rate Time-varying Uncertainty.- Distance Problems with Applications to Robust Control. more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Optimal Linear Controller Design for Periodic Inputs (Paperback)

Optimal Linear Controller Design for Periodic Inputs proposes a general design methodology for linear controllers facing periodic inputs which applies to all feedforward control estimated disturbance feedback control repetitive control and feedback... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Distributed Coordination Theory for Robot Teams (Paperback)

Distributed Coordination Theory for Robot Teams develops control algorithms to coordinate the motion of autonomous teams of robots in order to achieve some desired collective goal. It provides novel solutions to foundational coordination problems... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: System Modelling and Optimization: Proceedings of the 11th Ifip Conference Copenhagen Denmark July 25-29 1983 (Paperback)

System Modelling and Optimization: Proceedings of the 11th Ifip Conference Copenhagen Denmark July 25-29 1983 more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: The Joint Spectral Radius (Paperback)

This monograph is based on the Ph.D. Thesis of the author [58]. Its goal is twofold: First it presents most researchwork that has been done during his Ph.D. or at least the part of the work that is related with the joint spectral radius. This work was... more

Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Numerical Operations with Polynomial Matrices (Paperback)

The purpose of this monograph is to describe a class of com- putational methods based on polynomial matrices for the design of dynamic compensators for linear multi-variable control systems. The design of the compensator which may be either analogue or... more