Identification and ControlThe Gap between Theory and Practice
ISBN: 978-1-84628-898-2 (Print) 978-1-84628-899-9 (Online)
About this book
- Provides the reader with guidance in circumventing the well-known divide between control-theoretic advancements and what is actually useful in practice
- Covers a diverse spectrum of theoretical approaches and possible applications
- Contributors include many well-known luminaries in the field from both practical and theoretical backgrounds
Identification and Control meets the difficulty of making practical use of new systems theory head on, presenting a selection of varied applications together with relevant theory. The highly-experienced groups of researchers and engineers contributing to this volume show how workable identification and control solutions can be derived by adapting and extrapolating from the theory. Each chapter has a common structure: a brief presentation of theory, extensively cited throughout the chapter; the description of a particular application; experimental results; and a final section highlighting, explaining and laying out solutions to the discrepancy between the theoretical and the practical.
The extensive list of applications used as examples includes: mine planning, suspension polymerization, copper founding, magnetic bearings, electromechanical systems, aircraft flight, active noise control, sewer networks, flexible structures, active suspension and active vision.
Identification and Control faces a well-known but often-evaded problem squarely and helps it readers to prevail against it. This collection is written for researchers interested in the application of control theory and for engineers who want to make use of new ideas in identification and control.