There has been much excitement over the emergence of new mathematical techniques for the analysis and control of nonlinear systems. In addition, great technological advances have bolstered the impact of analytic advances and produced many new problems and applications which are nonlinear in an essential way. This book lays out in a concise mathematical framework the tools and methods of analysis which underlie this diversity of applications.

Inhalt

1 Linear vs. Nonlinear.- 2 Planar Dynamical Systems.- 3 Mathematical Background.- 4 Input-Output Analysis.- 5 Lyapunov Stability Theory.- 6 Applications of Lyapunov Theory.- 7 Dynamical Systems and Bifurcations.- 8 Basics of Differential Geometry.- 9 Linearization by State Feedback.- 10 Design Examples Using Linearization.- 11 Geometric Nonlinear Control.- 12 Exterior Differential Systems in Control.- 13 New Vistas: Multi-Agent Hybrid Systems.- References.