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.
Section headings and selected papers. Algebraic Methods in Nonlinear
Control Theory. Differential algebra and controllability, A Haddak. Geometric
Methods in Nonlinear Control Theory. Virtual decomposition and time scale
decoupling control of nonlinear systems, S Ishijima. Discrete-Time Systems.
Target-directed control of nonlinear systems, R F Drenick. Input-Output
Methods of Analysis and Design. Harmonic balancing using a volterra input
output description, S T Glad & K Stahl. Stability and Regulation. A
generalisation of the small-gain theorem for nonlinear feedback systems, D J
Hill. Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems. Direct adaptive control of
nonlinear systems, P A Cook. Variable Structure Systems. On discrete-time
sliding modes, S V Drakunov & V I Utkin. Differential Inclusions. On the
solution of optimization problems with inclusion constraints, J V Outrata.
Optimal Control. Relaxation and optimal control of nonlinear distributed
parameter systems, N S Papageorgiou. Nonlinear Control of Chemical Systems.
Qualitative and control behavior of a class of chemical and biological
systems, N Samardzija. Nonlinear Control of Electrical Systems. The design of
linearizing outputs for induction motors, A De Luca & G Ulivi. Nonlinear
Control of Mechanical Systems. Nonlinear identification and observer based
compensation of friction in mechanical systems, J C Maron. Author index.
Keyword index.
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