Preface and Contents
The efforts in nonlinear control over the last few years have led
to the level of generality in which conceptual solutions to
global Lyapunov stabilization and optimal control problems exist
for all finite-dimensional continuous-time systems affine in
control and the disturbance. At the same time, constructive
algorithms exist for a specific subclass which is broad both in
terms of physical relevance and in terms of challenges it imposes
for control design. This monograph gives a unified and concise
(193 pp) view of the fundamentals of deterministic disturbance
attenuation, stochastic control, and adaptive control for
nonlinear systems. It is tuned to the interests of researchers
in the areas of robust and adaptive nonlinear control, nonlinear
H-infinity, stochastic nonlinear control (including risk-
sensitive), and dynamical systems theory.
CONTENTS: Stability and Regulation without
Uncertainties - Disturbance Attenuation - Stochastic
Stability and Regulation - Stochastic Disturbance
Attenuation - Deterministic Adaptive Tracking - Stochastic
Adaptive Regulation - Invariant Manifolds and Asymptotic
Properties - Extremum Seeking
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