Control of Complex Systems

✍ Scribed by K. J. Åström (auth.), Karl Åström MSc, PhD, Pedro Albertos PhD, Mogens Blanke MSc EE, PhD, Alberto Isidori, Walter Schaufelberger Dr.Sc.Techn, Ricardo Sanz PhD (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 484
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The world of artificial systems is reaching complexity levels that es­ cape human understanding. Surface traffic, electricity distribution, air­ planes, mobile communications, etc. , are examples that demonstrate that we are running into problems that are beyond classical scientific or engi­ neering knowledge. There is an ongoing world-wide effort to understand these systems and develop models that can capture its behavior. The reason for this work is clear, if our lack of understanding deepens, we will lose our capability to control these systems and make they behave as we want. Researchers from many different fields are trying to understand and develop theories for complex man-made systems. This book presents re­ search from the perspective of control and systems theory. The book has grown out of activities in the research program Control of Complex Systems (COSY). The program has been sponsored by the Eu­ ropean Science Foundation (ESF) which for 25 years has been one of the leading players in stimulating scientific research. ESF is a European asso­ ciation of more than 60 leading national science agencies spanning more than 20 countries. ESF covers has standing committees in Medical Sci­ ences, Life and Environmental Sciences, Physical and Engineering Sci­ ences, Humanities and Social Sciences. The COSY program was ESF's first activity in the Engineering Sciences. The program run for a period of five years starting January 1995.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-20
Modeling Complex Physical Systems....Pages 21-38
Passivity-based Control of Non-linear Systems....Pages 39-75
An Introduction to Forwarding....Pages 77-99
Iterative Identification and Control Design....Pages 101-121
Learning Control of Complex Systems....Pages 123-141
Software for Complex Controllers....Pages 143-164
Fault-tolerant Control Systems....Pages 165-189
Fault Detection and Isolation....Pages 191-207
Residual Generation for FDI in Non-linear Systems....Pages 209-227
Predictive Methods for FTC....Pages 229-240
Three—tank Control Reconfiguration....Pages 241-283
Ship Propulsion Control and Reconfiguration....Pages 285-316
Learning Control of Thermal Systems....Pages 317-337
Vibration Control of High-rise Buildings....Pages 339-358
Control of Helicopters....Pages 359-392
Satellite Attitude Control....Pages 393-432
Back Matter....Pages 433-482

✦ Subjects

Measurement Science and Instrumentation; Control; Engineering Design