An Overview.- Part I: Linear Systems.- Stabilization of Minimum-Phase Linear Systems.- The Small-Gain Theorem for Linear Systems and Its Application to Robust Stablity.- Regulation and Tracking in Linear Systems.- Coordination of Linear Systems.- Part II: Nonlinear Systems.- Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems via State Feedback.- Nonlinear Observers and the Separation Principle.- Robust Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems via Dynamic Output Feedback.- The Small-Gain Theorem for Nonlinear Systems and Its Application to Robust Stability.- The Structure of Multivariable Systems.- Stabilization of Multivariable Nonlinear Systems.- Regulation and Tracking in Nonlinear Systems.- Appendices: A Few Results in Linear Systems Theory.- Stability and Asymptotic Behavior of Nonlinear Systems.
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