Modern Control Theory (3rd Edition)

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 18
1. Background and Preview......Page 20
2. Highlights of Classical Control Theory......Page 50
3. State Variables and the State Space Description of Dynamic Systems......Page 91
4. Fundamentals of Matrix Algebra......Page 140
5. Vectors and Linear Vector Spaces......Page 176
6. Simulatneous Linear Equations......Page 226
7. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors......Page 264
8. Functions of Square Matrices and the Cayley-Hamilton Theorem......Page 301
9. Analysis of Continuous-and Discrete-Time Linear State Equations......Page 327
10. Stability......Page 361
11. Controllability and Observability for Linear Systems......Page 392
12. The Relationship Between State Variable and Transfer Function Description of Systems......Page 423
13. Design of Linear Feedback Control Systems......Page 462
14. An Introduction to Optimal Control Theory......Page 520
15. An Introduction to Nonlinear Control Systems......Page 582
Answers to Problems......Page 637
Index......Page 658