Control Theory in the Plane

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Hájek, Otomar (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Έκδοση: Second Edition.
• Σειρά: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, 153
• Θέματα: Engineering.; System theory.; Calculus of variations.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Engineering design.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.; Engineering Design.; Systems Theory, Control.; Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization.

 An important scienti?c innovation rarely makes its way by gradually winning over and converting its opponents. . . What does happen is that its opponents die out and that the growing generation is familiarised with the idea from the beginning. (Max Planck, 1936) Humans have always attempted to in?uence their environment. Indeed, it seems likely that the understanding of aspects of this environment, and its control, whether by trial-and-error or by actual study and analysis, are crucial to the very process of civilisation. As an illustration, boats and ships were used even in pre-history for ?shing, tra- port, discovery, and trade. Small sailing craft are controlled primarily by working the main-sheet and rudder in conjunction. Once mastered, further experimentation (see e. g. the ?fth chapter of the Kon Tiki Expedition, with an entertaining account of the possible use of multiple movable centerboards on a sailing raft) led to a - sic change: keeled hulls and corresponding rigging, which made sailing against the wind possible. This was a relatively recent feature: even the far-voyaging Vikings relied primarily on beachable ships and recourse to oars. It was probably crucial in the west-to-east settlement of Oceania, from Taiwan to Easter Island. A 20th century development is the self-steering device, which regulates boat travel au- matically under mildly varying wind conditions; but this has had a much smaller social impact. 

 Control Systems in Euclidean Spaces -- Examples of Control Systems -- Differential Equations -- Control Systems -- Control Systems in the Plane -- Local Behavior -- Controllability, Attainability -- Index Theory -- Optimisation.