Control Theory for Distributed Parameter Systems and Applications

The mathematical structure of the feedback control problem for linear distributed parameter systems with finite-dimensional controllers....Pages 1-34
Inverse problems for hyperbolic systems with unknown boundary parameters....Pages 35-44
Boundary control of some free boundary problems....Pages 45-59
Finite dimensional compensators for nonlinear infinite dimensional systems....Pages 60-76
Finite dimensional compensators for some hyperbolic systems with boundary control....Pages 77-91
Direct solution of the bellmann equation for a stochastic control problem....Pages 92-99
Degenerate differential equations and applications....Pages 100-108
The numerical solution of differential equations arising in control theory for lumped and distributed parameter systems....Pages 109-126
On time-optimal boundary control of vibrating beams....Pages 127-137
An L 2 theory for the quadratic optimal cost problem of hyperbolic equations with control in the dirichlet B.C.....Pages 138-152
On the identifiability of parameters in distributed systems....Pages 153-162
The pole and zero structure of a class of linear systems....Pages 163-174
Optimal control of rotation of a flexible arm....Pages 175-187
Neutral functional differential equations and semigroups of operators....Pages 188-207
Boundary observation and control of a vibrating plate: a preliminary report....Pages 208-220
Boundary feedback stabilization for a quasi-linear wave equation....Pages 221-237
Boundary feedback stabilization problems for hyperbolic equations....Pages 238-245