Description
Unifying two decades of research, this book is the first to establish a comprehensive foundation for a systematic analysis and design of linear systems with general state and input constraints. For such systems, which can be used as models for most nonlinear systems, the issues of stability, controller design, additonal constraints, and satisfactory performance are addressed. The book is an excellent reference for practicing engineers, graduate students, and researchers in control systems theory and design. It may also serve as an advanced graduate text for a course or a seminar in nonlinear control systems theory and design in applied mathematics or engineering departments. Minimal prerequisites include a first graduate course in state-space methods as well as a first course in control systems design. Preface.- Introduction and Preliminaries.- Internal and External Stability of Nonlinear Systems.- Classical Approaches for Handling Constraints.- Taxonomy of Constraints.- Design Methodologies.- Internal Stabilization of Linear Systems with Constraints.- External L_p Stabilization of Linear Systems with Constraints.- Design Methodologies.- Internal Stabilization of Linear Systems with Constraints.- Beyond L_p Stability.- Achieving Satisfactory Performance with Guaranteed Internal and External Stability.- Additional Constraints on Controller Architecture: Decentralized Stabilization Subject to Constraints.- Conclusions.- Index
