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Cover of An Introduction to Optimal Control Problems in Life Sciences and Economics

An Introduction to Optimal Control Problems in Life Sciences and Economics

From Mathematical Models to Numerical Simulation with MATLAB®

by Sebastian Aniţa, Viorel Arnăutu, Vincenzo Capasso
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2011

Combining control theory and modeling, this textbook introduces and builds on methods for simulating and tackling concrete problems in a variety of applied sciences. Emphasizing "learning by doing," the authors focus on examples and applications to real-world problems. An elementary presentation...
Cover of Sliding Mode Control and Observation
by Yuri Shtessel, Christopher Edwards, Leonid Fridman
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013

The sliding mode control methodology has proven effective in dealing with complex dynamical systems affected by disturbances, uncertainties and unmodeled dynamics. Robust control technology based on this methodology has been applied to many real-world problems, especially in the areas of aerospace...
Cover of Flexible Spacecraft Dynamics, Control and Guidance

Flexible Spacecraft Dynamics, Control and Guidance

Technologies by Giovanni Campolo

by Leonardo Mazzini
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015

This book is an up-to-date compendium on spacecraft attitude and orbit control (AOC) that offers a systematic and complete treatment of the subject with the aim of imparting the theoretical and practical knowledge that is required by designers, engineers, and researchers. After an introduction on...
Cover of Design, Analysis and Control of Cable-Suspended Parallel Robots and Its Applications
by Bin Zi, Sen Qian
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2017

This book provides an essential overview of the authors’ work in the field of cable-suspended parallel robots, focusing on innovative design, mechanics, control, development and applications. It presents and analyzes several typical mechanical architectures of cable-suspended parallel robots in...
Cover of Aerial Manipulation
by Stjepan Bogdan, Paul Oh, Christopher Korpela
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017

This text is a thorough treatment of the rapidly growing area of aerial manipulation. It details all the design steps required for the modeling and control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) equipped with robotic manipulators. Starting with the physical basics of rigid-body kinematics, the book gives...
Cover of Control of Surge in Centrifugal Compressors by Active Magnetic Bearings
by Se Young Yoon, Zongli Lin, Paul E. Allaire
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012

Surge Control of Active-magnetic-bearing-suspended Centrifugal Compressors sets out the fundamentals of integrating active magnetic bearing (AMB) rotor suspension technology in compressor systems, and describes how this relatively new bearing technology can be employed in active control of compressor...
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Optimal Space Flight Navigation

An Analytical Approach

by Ashish Tewari
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2018

This book consolidates decades of knowledge on space flight navigation theory, which has thus far been spread across various research articles. By gathering this research into a single text, it will be more accessible to students curious about the study of space flight navigation. Books on optimal...
Cover of Automatic Control of Atmospheric and Space Flight Vehicles

Automatic Control of Atmospheric and Space Flight Vehicles

Design and Analysis with MATLAB® and Simulink®

by Ashish Tewari
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011

*Automatic Control of Atmospheric and Space Flight Vehicles * is perhaps the first book on the market to present a unified and straightforward study of the design and analysis of automatic control systems for both atmospheric and space flight vehicles. Covering basic control theory and design...
Cover of Dynamics and Control of Lorentz-Augmented Spacecraft Relative Motion
by Ye Yan, Yueneng Yang, Xu Huang
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016

This book develops a dynamical model of the orbital motion of Lorentz spacecraft in both unperturbed and J2-perturbed environments. It explicitly discusses three kinds of typical space missions involving relative orbital control: spacecraft hovering, rendezvous, and formation flying. Subsequently,...
Cover of Model-Reference Adaptive Control
by Nhan T. Nguyen
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018

This textbook provides readers with a good working knowledge of adaptive control theory through applications. It is intended for students beginning masters or doctoral courses, and control practitioners wishing to get up to speed in the subject expeditiously. Readers are taught a wide variety...
Cover of Finite-Time Stability and Control
by Francesco Amato, Roberto Ambrosino, Marco Ariola
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013

Finite-time stability (FTS) is a more practical concept than classical Lyapunov stability, useful for checking whether the state trajectories of a system remain within pre-specified bounds over a finite time interval. In a linear systems framework, FTS problems can be cast as convex optimization problems...
Cover of Variable Structure Control of Complex Systems
by Xing-Gang Yan, Sarah K. Spurgeon, Christopher Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016

This book systematizes recent research work on variable-structure control. It is self-contained, presenting necessary mathematical preliminaries so that the theoretical developments can be easily understood by a broad readership. The text begins with an introduction to the fundamental ideas...
Cover of Stability Analysis of Markovian Jump Systems
by Yu Kang, Yun-Bo Zhao, Ping Zhao
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017

This book focuses on the stability analysis of Markovian jump systems (MJSs) with various settings and discusses its applications in several different areas. It also presents general definitions of the necessary concepts and an overview of the recent developments in MJSs. Further, it addresses the...
Cover of Analysis and Control of Boolean Networks

Analysis and Control of Boolean Networks

A Semi-tensor Product Approach

by Daizhan Cheng, Hongsheng Qi, Zhiqiang Li
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2010

Analysis and Control of Boolean Networks presents a systematic new approach to the investigation of Boolean control networks. The fundamental tool in this approach is a novel matrix product called the semi-tensor product (STP). Using the STP, a logical function can be expressed as a conventional discrete-time...
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