Nonlinear and Adaptive Control of Complex Systems

Preface. Notations and Definitions. 1. Faces of Complexity. 2. Nonlinear Systems: Analysis and Design Tools. 3. Speed-Gradient Method and Partial Stabilization. 4. Nonlinear control of Multivariable Systems. 5. Nonlinear Control of Mimo Systems. 6. Adaptive and Robus Control Design. 7. Decomposition of Adaptive Systems. 8. Control of Mechanical Systems. 9. Physics and Control. A. Appendix. References. Index.