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This work explains how to solve industrial system problems using a novel control system design theory. This easy-to-use theory does not require designers to choose a weighting function and enables the controllers to be designed or tuned for quantitative engineering performance indices such as overshoot. Equally emphasizing theoretical and application aspects of the subject, the book bridges classical control theory and the newly arriving generation of robust control theory. It includes numerous exercises and examples drawn from aeronautical, mechanical, and chemical engineering.

Presents modern control techniques based on the parallelism and adaptive capabilities of biological nervous systems. This book builds from actuator nonlinearities and strict feedback in nonlinear systems to nonstrict feedback, system identification, and novel optimal control using the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman formulation.

Focuses on the modern tactical missile, which has become a highly integrated package made up of many electronic, mechanical, electromechanical and pyrotechnic sub-systems. In addition to hardware, this title also covers the guidance algorithm and workings of the missile autopilot.