New Directions and Applications in Control Theory

by Wijesuriya P. Dayawansa (Editor), Anders Lindquist (Editor), Yishao Zhou (Editor)

Overview

This volume contains a collection of papers in control theory and applications presented at a conference in honor of Clyde Martin on the occasion of his 60th birthday, held in Lubbock, Texas, November 14-15, 2003.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540239536
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	10/06/2005
Series:	Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences , #321
Edition description:	2005
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

From the contents: An Efficient QR algorithm for a Hessenberg Submatrix of a Unitary Matrix.- Quantum subRiemannian dynamics.- A Homotopy Continuation Solution of the Covariance Extension Equation.- Set-point boundary control for a viscous Burgers equation.- Semi-tensor Product of Matrices and its Applications to Dynamic Systems.- From Empirical Data to Multi-Modal Control Procedures.- Durable Goods and the Distribution of Wealth.- Endomorphisms of Hopf algebras and a little bit of control.- Conditioned invariant subspaces and the geometry of nilpotent matrices.- Local Robustness of Hyperbolic Limit Cycles.- Low Codimension Control Singularities for Single Input Nonlinear Systems.- Ellipsoidal Techniques for Hybrid Dynamics: the Reachability Problem.- Controlling the Shape of a Muscular Hydrostat: A tongue or tentacle.- A Coordinate-Free Approach to Tracking for Simple Mechanical Systems On Lie Groups.- Efficient Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Communication Networks using Optimal Dynamic Flows.