Nonlinear Noninteger Order Circuits and Systems-An Introduction [Book Review]

T he prefix “Non-” speaks the uncommon nature of itself. Linear system thinking has dominated engineering and technology for a long time, until the rise of nonlinear systems and chaos in recent years. Due to the tremendous effort of researchers, the importance of nonlinear circuits and systems is now well recognized and accepted. However, it is still uncomfortable for many engineers to think of systems with a non-integer order (a system with transfer function of degree d, where d is a non-integer real number), as integer order is always assumed, even for a nonlinear system. The book, as stated in its Preface, condenses some of the work done by the research group of the authors (System and Control Group, Universita’ degli Studi di Catania) involved in the study of non-integer order systems. It summarizes some basic theories of non-integer order systems and gives some practical design examples drawn from the considerable experience of the authors according to the layout given in the following Table of