Introduction to Control Theory: From Basic Concepts to Research Frontiers

Author: Guo Lei
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book aims to comprehensively introduce the fundamental mathematical tools and important theoretical results of several main branches of modern control theory, providing readers with a basic understanding of the development of modern control theory. The content of the book is divided into two parts: Part one discusses the necessary mathematical tools such as linear systems, modern algebra, differential geometry, stochastic processes, and functional analysis in the context of control theory; the second part introduces optimal control, H∞ control, nonlinear control, adaptive estimation and control, distributed parameter system control, and discrete event dynamic system theory. The book emphasizes foundational knowledge, depth, rigor, and cutting-edge research. It elaborates on major results as thoroughly as possible, starting from basic concepts. The authors are eight senior researchers working in different control fields, and many of the achievements in the book are the accumulation of their long-term research work. This book can serve as a textbook for graduate students in fields such as automatic control, information science, systems science, applied mathematics, economic management, and biomedical engineering, as well as a comprehensive reference for researchers, engineers, and teachers in related fields.