Adaptive Control Systems

Impossible to access. It has been widely scattered in papers, reports, and proceedings of symposia, with different authors employing different symbols and terms. But now there is a book that covers all aspects of this dynamic topic in a systematic manner. Featuring consistent terminology and compatible notation, and emphasizing unified strategies, Adaptive Control Systems provides a comprehensive, integrated account of basic concepts, analytical tools, algorithms, and a wide variety of application trends and techniques.

Adaptive Control Systems deals not only with the two principal approaches—model reference adaptive control and self-tuning regulators—but also considers other adaptive strategies involving variable structure systems, reduced order schemes, predictive control, fuzzy logic, and more. In addition, it highlights a large number of practical applications in a range of fields from electrical to biomedical and aerospace engineering ... and includes coverage of industrial robots.

The book identifies current trends in the development of adaptive control systems ... delineates areas for further research ... and provides an invaluable bibliography of over 1,200 references to the literature.

The first authoritative reference in this important area of work, Adaptive Control Systems is an essential information source for electrical and electronics, R&D, chemical, mechanical, aerospace, biomedical, metallurgical, marine, transportation, and power plant engineers. It is also useful as a text in professional society seminars and in house training programs for personnel involved with the control of complex systems, and for graduate students engaged in the study of adaptive control systems.