Linear and Nonlinear Multivariable Feedback Control

Linear and Nonlinear Multivariable Feedback Control

Author: Oleg Gasparyan

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-03-03

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 0470061049

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Automatic feedback control systems play crucial roles in many fields, including manufacturing industries, communications, naval and space systems. At its simplest, a control system represents a feedback loop in which the difference between the ideal (input) and actual (output) signals is used to modify the behaviour of the system. Control systems are in our homes, computers, cars and toys. Basic control principles can also be found in areas such as medicine, biology and economics, where feedback mechanisms are ever present. Linear and Nonlinear Multivariable Feedback Control presents a highly original, unified control theory of both linear and nonlinear multivariable (also known as multi-input multi-output (MIMO)) feedback systems as a straightforward extension of classical control theory. It shows how the classical engineering methods look in the multidimensional case and how practising engineers or researchers can apply them to the analysis and design of linear and nonlinear MIMO systems. This comprehensive book: uses a fresh approach, bridging the gap between classical and modern, linear and nonlinear multivariable control theories; includes vital nonlinear topics such as limit cycle prediction and forced oscillations analysis on the basis of the describing function method and absolute stability analysis by means of the primary classical frequency-domain criteria (e.g. Popov, circle or parabolic criteria); reinforces the main themes with practical worked examples solved by a special MATLAB-based graphical user interface, as well as with problems, questions and exercises on an accompanying website. The approaches presented in Linear and Nonlinear Multivariable Feedback Control form an invaluable resource for graduate and undergraduate students studying multivariable feedback control as well as those studying classical or modern control theories. The book also provides a useful reference for researchers, experts and practitioners working in industry


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Author: United States. Air Force. Office of Scientific Research

Publisher:

Published: 1968

Total Pages: 968

ISBN-13:

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Essentials of Nonlinear Control Theory

Essentials of Nonlinear Control Theory

Author: James R. Leigh

Publisher: IET

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780906048962

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The following topics are dealt with: nonlinearity: dynamic systems; describing function method; phase plane portrait; linearisation ;nonlinear second-order system linearisation; envelope methods; Limit cycles; relaxation oscillations; Lienard's equation; gradient systems and system decomposition.


Mechanics and Control

Mechanics and Control

Author: R.S. Guttalu

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1461524253

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The Workshop on Control Mechanics has been held at the University of South ern California annually since 1988 under the leadership of late Professor Janislaw M. Skowronski. The primary goal of Professor Skowronski in organizing this series of work shops was to promote the use of advanced mechanics method in control theory with a special emphasis on the control of nonlinear mechanical systems subject to uncertainty. This goal has been achieved through a consistent participation of a large number of researchers in the field of control and mechanics and an intensive exchange of their ideas. Professor Skowronski passed away unexpectedly on March 21, 1992, after the conclusion of the Fifth Workshop. The great success of the Fifth Workshop as well as the entire Control Mechanics Workshops over the years is almost exclusively due to his dedication, enthusiasm, and organizational capabilities. His untimely demise is a great loss to us and to the mechanics and control community. The proceedings of the Fifth Workshop presented in this volume are dedicated to Professor Angelo Miele, one of the pioneers and ,a leading contributor in many fields of control theory and its applications. His contribution spans a wide range of topics such as optimization theory, flight mechanics, astrodynamics, ocean engineering, and numerical methods. The presentations in the workshop reflected many of the areas in which Professor Miele has been active. The papers included in this volume are divided into three major groups of topics.


Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control 1992

Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control 1992

Author: P.J. Fleming

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2014-05-23

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1483297934

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This Workshop focuses on such issues as control algorithms which are suitable for real-time use, computer architectures which are suitable for real-time control algorithms, and applications for real-time control issues in the areas of parallel algorithms, multiprocessor systems, neural networks, fault-tolerance systems, real-time robot control identification, real-time filtering algorithms, control algorithms, fuzzy control, adaptive and self-tuning control, and real-time control applications.


Design Methods of Control Systems

Design Methods of Control Systems

Author: D. Franke

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2014-05-23

Total Pages: 617

ISBN-13: 1483299007

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These Proceedings contain a selection of papers presented at the first IFAC Symposium on Design Methods of Control Systems. The volume contains three plenary papers and 97 technical papers, the latter classified under 15 section headings, as listed in the contents.


Techniques for Adaptive Control

Techniques for Adaptive Control

Author: Vance VanDoren

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2002-10-31

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0080542255

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Techniques for Adaptive Control compiles chapters from a team of expert contributors that allow readers to gain a perspective into a number of different approaches to adaptive control. In order to do this, each contributor provides an overview of a particular product, how it works, and reasons why a user would want it as well as an in depth explanation of their particular method.This is one of the latest technologies to emerge in the instrumentation and control field. These latest control methodologies offer a means to revolutionize plant and process efficiency, response time and profitability by allowing a process to be regulated by a form of rule-based AI, without human intervention.Rather than the common academic-based approach that books on this subject generally take, the contributions here outline practical applications of adaptive control technology allowing for a real look inside the industry and the new technologies available.* Written by a team of contributors from the industry's best-known product manufacturers and software developers* Provides real insight into new technologies available in the industry* Outlines practical applications of adaptive control technology