Bilinear Control Systems: Matrices in Action

David Elliott

ISBN 10: 9048181690 / ISBN 13: 9789048181698

Published by Springer

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281 pages. Dimensions: 9.2in. x 6.1in. x 0.7in.This book introduces and surveys bilinear control systems theory from a mathematical viewpoint. The exposition is at the first-year graduate level. Topics include an introduction to Lie algebras, matrix groups and semigroups; the controllability, stabilization, and observability of bilinear systems; nonlinear systems analytically equivalent to bilinear systems; series representations for input-outputmappings; and random inputs. To assist the reader there are exercises; Mathematica scripts; and appendices on matrix analysis, differentiable maps and manifolds, Lie algebra, and Lie groups. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN. Bookseller Inventory # 9789048181698

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Title: Bilinear Control Systems: Matrices in Action

Publisher: Springer

Binding: Paperback

Book Condition:New

Book Type: Paperback

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The mathematical theory of control became a ?eld of study half a century ago in attempts to clarify and organize some challenging practical problems and the methods used to solve them. It is known for the breadth of the mathematics it uses and its cross-disciplinary vigor. Its literature, which can befoundinSection93ofMathematicalReviews,wasatonetimedominatedby the theory of linear control systems, which mathematically are described by linear di?erential equations forced by additive control inputs. That theory led to well-regarded numerical and symbolic computational packages for control analysis and design. Nonlinear control problems are also important; in these either the - derlying dynamical system is nonlinear or the controls are applied in a n- additiveway.Thelastfourdecadeshaveseenthedevelopmentoftheoretical work on nonlinear control problems based on di?erential manifold theory, nonlinear analysis, and several other mathematical disciplines. Many of the problems that had been solved in linear control theory, plus others that are new and distinctly nonlinear, have been addressed; some resulting general de?nitions and theorems are adapted in this book to the bilinear case.

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A control system is called bilinear if it is described by linear differential equations in which the control inputs appear as coefficients. The study of bilinear control systems began in the 1960s and has since developed into a fascinating field, vital for the solution of many challenging practical control problems. Its methods and applications cross inter-disciplinary boundaries, proving useful in areas as diverse as spin control in quantum physics and the study of Lie semigroups.

The first half of the book is based upon matrix analysis, introducing Lie algebras and the Campbell-Baker-Hausdorff Theorem. Individual chapters are dedicated to topics such as discrete-time systems, observability and realization, examples from science and engineering, linearization of nonlinear systems, and input-output analysis.

Written by one of the leading researchers in the field in a clear and comprehensible manner and laden with proofs, exercises and Mathematica scripts, this involving text will be a vital and thorough introduction to the subject for first-year graduate students of control theory. It will also be of great value to academics and researchers with an interest in matrix analysis, Lie algebra, and semigroups.