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Handbook of Networked and Embedded Control Systems

Birkhäuser
  • The first book of its kind to provide a broad, comprehensive source of information about embedded and networked control
  • Many scattered articles, websites, and specification sheets are unified into a single volume – information that might otherwise be difficult to find
  • Shows the reader where to start and how to navigate the extensive literature on the subject of embedded and networked control
  • Self-contained, sharply-focused articles; clear structure and presentation of concepts in intuitive order
  • Information about commercially available tools and hardware
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Control Engineering (CONTRENGIN)

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Fundamentals of Dynamical Systems

      • William S. Levine
      Pages 3-20
    3. Control of Single-Input Single-Output Systems

      • Dimitrios Hristu-Varsakelis, William S. Levine
      Pages 21-43
    4. Basics of Sampling and Quantization

      • Mohammed S. Santina, Allen R. Stubberud
      Pages 45-69
    5. Discrete-Event Systems

      • Christos G. Cassandras
      Pages 71-89
    6. Introduction to Hybrid Systems

      • Michael S. Branicky
      Pages 91-116
    7. Finite Automata

      • M. V. Lawson
      Pages 117-143
    8. Basics of Computer Architecture

      • Charles B. Silio Jr.
      Pages 145-171
    9. Real-Time Scheduling for Embedded Systems

      • Marco Caccamo, Theodore Baker, Alan Burns, Giorgio Buttazzo, Lui Sha
      Pages 173-195
    10. Network Fundamentals

      • David M. Auslander, Jean-Dominique Decotignie
      Pages 197-223
  3. Hardware

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-225
    2. Basics of Data Acquisition and Control

      • M. Chidambaram
      Pages 227-257
    3. Programmable Logic Controllers

      • Gustaf Olsson
      Pages 259-278
    4. Digital Signal Processors

      • Rainer Leupers, Gerd Ascheid
      Pages 279-293
    5. Microcontrollers

      • Steven F. Barrett, Daniel J. Pack
      Pages 295-322
    6. SOPCs: Systems on Programmable Chips

      • William M. Hawkins
      Pages 323-350
  4. Software

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 351-351
    2. Implementation-Aware Embedded Control Systems

      • Karl-Erik Årzén, Anton Cervin, Dan Henriksson
      Pages 377-394

About this book

Thishandbookwasmotivatedinpartbyourexperience(andthatofothers)in performing research and in teaching about networked and embedded control systems (NECS) as well as in implementing such systems. Although NECS— along with the technologies that enable them—have become ubiquitous, there are few, if any, sources where a student, researcher, or developer can gain a su?ciently broad view of the subject. Oftentimes, the needed information is scattered in articles, websites, and speci?cation sheets. Such di?culties are perhaps to be expected, given the relative newness of the subject and the diversity of its constitutive disciplines. From control theory and communi- tions, to computer science and electronics, the variety of approaches, tools, and language used by experts in each ?eld often acts as a barrier to und- standing how ideas ?t within the broader context of networked and embedded control. With the above in mind, we have gathered a collection of articles that provide at least an introduction to the important results, tools, software, and technologies that shape the area of NECS. Our goal was to present the most important knowledge about NECS in a book that would be useful to anyone who wants to learn about any aspect of the subject. We hope that we have succeeded and that every reader will ?nd valuable information in the book. Wethanktheauthorsofeachofthechapters. Theyareallbusypeopleand we are extremely grateful to them for their outstanding work.

Reviews

"Each of this handbook's 35 chapters is an independent article written by one or more authors. The editors gathered these articles and arranged them in six topical groups. Although the self-contained articles vary somewhat in format, most begin with an overview of their contents, conclude with a summary, and provide an extensive reference list. There is greater variety in content, ranging from theoretical to practical. Several articles feature illustrative case studies. The six article groupings are "Fundamentals," "Hardware," "Software," "Theory," "Networking," and "Applications." As these headings imply, the articles cover a broad spectrum of state-of-the-art embedded control systems, related networking, and tools-of-the-trade topics. Though primarily a resource book intended for control system researchers and practitioners, it can serve as a course resource or supplemental reading for an upper-level undergraduate- or master's-level control systems course. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals."   —Choice

"The Handbook provides engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, and students a broad, comprehensive source of information and technology to address many questions and aspects of embedded and networked control. A carefully organized collection of important results, tools, software, and technology, this work unifies into a single reference many scattered articles, websites, and specification sheets—information that might otherwise be difficult to find."   —Zentralblatt MATH

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Dimitrios Hristu-Varsakelis

  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

    William S. Levine

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eBook USD 229.00
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Hardcover Book USD 299.99
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