Introduction to Control Theory

O.L.R. Jacobs, P. Atkinson

IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics · 1976 · 294 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Introduction PART I: ORDINARY CONTROL THEORY 1. Ordinary linear systems 2. Feedback control and integral action 3. Stability of feedback systems 4. Root locus diagrams 5. Transfer functions for controllers 6. Nonlinear systems PART II: OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY 7. Linear state equations and their properties 8. Optimal LQP control 9. Optimal, linear, feedback controllers 10. Optimal control theory PART III: STOCHASTIC CONTROL THEORY 11. Probability and random processes 12. Estimating uncertain states 13. Optimal stochastic control 14. Information and feedback control