Applications of Nonlinear Control

This book includes nonlinear design topics such as Feedback Linearization, Lyapunov Based Control, Adaptive Control, Optimal Control and Robust Control. The book will provide the reader with information on modern control techniques and results which cover a very wide application area. A trend of inverstigation of Nonlinear Control Systems has been present over the last few decades. As a result the methods for its analysis and design have improved rapidly. Each chapter attempts to demonstrate how one would apply these techniques to real-world systems through both simulations and experimental settings. Contents Preface 1 Application of Input-Output Linearization 2 Lyapunov-Based Robust and Nonlinear Control for Two-Stage Power Factor Correction Converter 3 Nonlinear Control Applied to the Rheology of Drops in Elongational Flows with Vorticity 4 Robust Control Research of Chaos Phenomenon for Diesel-Generator Set on Parallel Connection 5 A Robust State Feedback Adaptive Controller with Improved Transient Tracking Error Bounds for Plants with Unknown Varying Control Gain 6 A Robust Motion Tracking Control of Piezo-Positioning Mechanism with Hysteresis Estimation 7 Nonlinear Observer-Based Control Allocation 8 Predictive Function Control of the Single-Link Manipulator with Flexible Joint 9 On Optimization Techniques for a Class of Hybrid Mechanical Systems 10 Optimized Method for Real Time Nonlinear Control 11 Nonlinear Phenomena and Stability Analysis for Discrete Control Systems A trend of investigation of Nonlinear Control Systems has been present over the last few decades. As a result the methods for its analysis and design have improved rapidly. This book includes nonlinear design topics such as Feedback Linearization, Lyapunov Based Control, Adaptive Control, Optimal Control and Robust Control. All chapters discuss different applications that are basically independent of each other. The book will provide the reader with information on modern control techniques and results which cover a very wide application area. Each chapter attempts to demonstrate how one would apply these techniques to real-world systems through both simulations and experimental settings.