Author Description
This volume surveys the major results and techniques of analysis in the field of adaptive control. Focusing on linear, continuous time, single input-single output systems, the authors offer a clear, conceptual presentation of adaptive methods, enabling a critical evaluation of these techniques and suggesting avenues of further development.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume investigates the fundamental stability, convergence, and robustness properties of adaptive control systems. Shankar Sastry, a prominent researcher in control theory, synthesizes complex mathematical frameworks to evaluate how adaptive algorithms perform under varying conditions. The text provides a rigorous analytical foundation for understanding how control systems adjust to unknown parameters in real-time environments.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of linear, continuous time, single input-single output (SISO) systems
- Mathematical proofs regarding parameter convergence and stability
- Robustness analysis for adaptive controllers in the presence of disturbances
Scope Limits
- Does not cover multi-input multi-output (MIMO) systems in depth
- Excludes discrete-time adaptive control methodologies
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this work as a rigorous, foundational reference for graduate-level control theory students and researchers. Readers frequently note the high level of mathematical density and the technical precision required to navigate the proofs presented throughout the text.
Page Count:
377
Publication Date:
1989-01-01
ISBN-10:
0130043265
ISBN-13:
9780130043269
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