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New Directions and Applications in Control Theory

  • Edited book collecting a wide range of research topics in control theory and applications
  • Various applications in the areas of algebraic geometry in poleplacement problems, observer theory, nonlinear control, output regulation, quantum control, robotics, bifurcation of nonlinear control systems, interpolation and robust control, and applications in biology, medicine, human movement, economy
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences (LNCIS, volume 321)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

  2. An Efficient QR Algorithm for a Hessenberg Submatrix of a Unitary Matrix

    • Gregory S. Ammar, William B. Gragg, Chunyang He
    Pages 1-14
  3. Quantum SubRiemannian Dynamics

    • Anthony M. Bloch, Roger Brockett, Alberto G. Rojo
    Pages 15-26
  4. A Homotopy Continuation Solution of the Covariance Extension Equation

    • Christopher I. Byrnes, Giovanna Fanizza, Anders Lindquist
    Pages 27-42
  5. Set-point Boundary Control for a Viscous Burgers Equation

    • C.I. Byrnes, D.S. Gilliam, A. Isidori, V.I. Shubov
    Pages 43-60
  6. From Empirical Data to Multi-Modal Control Procedures

    • Florent Delmotte, Magnus Egerstedt
    Pages 81-95
  7. Durable Goods and the Distribution of Wealth

    • Joseph W. Gruber, Robert F. Martin
    Pages 97-105
  8. Local Robustness of Hyperbolic Limit Cycles

    • Ulf T. Jönsson, Alexandre Megretski
    Pages 165-180
  9. Low Codimension Control Singularities for Single Input Nonlinear Systems

    • Arthur J. Krener, Wei Kang, Boumediene Hamzi, Issa Tall
    Pages 181-192
  10. Controlling the Shape of a Muscular Hydrostat: A Tongue or Tentacle*

    • William S. Levine, Caroline Essex Torcaso, Maureen Stone
    Pages 207-222
  11. A Coordinate-Free Approach to Tracking for Simple Mechanical Systems On Lie Groups

    • D.H.S. Maithripala, J.M. Berg, W.P. Dayawansa
    Pages 223-237
  12. Efficient Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Communication Networks using Optimal Dynamic Flows

    • Joseph T. Napoli, Tzyh Jong Tarn, James R. Morrow Jr., Edgar An
    Pages 239-256
  13. A Mathematical Model for the Progression of an Abnormality in the Hematopoietic System

    • Mandri N. Obeyesekere, Patrick P. Spicer, Martin Korbling
    Pages 257-267
  14. Genetic Regulatory Networks and Co-Regulation of Genes: A Dynamic Model Based Approach

    • Ashoka D. Polpitiya, J. Perren Cobb, Bijoy K. Ghosh
    Pages 291-304

About this book

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.

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