Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-393) and index.
Contents
Optimal control -- Method of decomposition (the first approach) -- Method of decomposition (the second approach) -- Stability based control for Lagrangian mechanical systems -- Piecewise linear control for mechanical systems under uncertainty -- Continuous feedback control for mechanical systems under uncertainty -- Control in distributed-parameter systems -- Control system under complex constraints -- Optimal control problems under complex constraints -- Time-optimal swing-up and damping feedback controls of a nonlinear pendulum.