This fully revised and updated edition of Control Theory: a guided tour addresses recent developments in the field. It discusses how the rise of H-infinitive and similar approaches has allowed a combination of practicality, rigour and user interaction to be brought to bear on complex control problems and has helped bridge the gap between control theory and practice. The book also examines the effects of the rise of artificial intelligence techniques and the increasing availability of comprehensive software packages. The book concentrates on the structure, principles and context of control theory, and will be of interests to students and professionals alike.
Introduction to The Second Edition
The Structure, Content and Purpose of The Book
Chapter 1 : Control Concepts : A Non-Mathematical Introduction
Chapter 2 : Control Design Ideas : A Non-Mathematical Treatment
Chapter 3 : Synthesis of Automatic Feedback Control Loops : A More Quantitative View
Chapter 4 : How The Laplace Transform Greatly Simplifies System Representation and Manipulation
Chapter 5 : Frequency Response Methods
Chapter 6 : Mathematical Modelling
Chapter 7 : Limits to Performance
Chapter 8 : Some Practical Aspects of Control Design, Justification and Implementation
Chapter 9 : Linearisation
Chapter 10 : Multivariable Linear Processes
Chapter 11 : Discrete Time and Computer Control
Chapter 12 : State Estimation : The Kalman Filter and Prediction
Chapter 13 : Non-Linearity
Chapter 14 : Optimisation
Chapter 15 : Distributed Systems
Chapter 16 : An Introduction to Robust Control Design Using H¡Þ Methods
Chapter 17 : Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Genetic Algorithms, Learning Systems, Intelligent Systems
Chapter 18 : Review ¨C The Development of Control Theory and The Emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Techniques
Chapter 19 : References and Further Reading
Notation
Index
