Robust and H_ Control (Hardcover, 2000 ed.)

H-infinity control theory deals with the minimization of the H-infinity-norm of the transfer matrix from an exogenous disturbance to a pertinent controlled output of a given plant. Robust and H-infinity Control examines both the theoretical and practical aspects of H-infinity control from the angle of the structural properties of linear systems.

Constructive algorithms are provided for finding solutions to:

a [ general singular H-infinity control problems;

a [ general H-infinity almost disturbance decoupling problems;

a [ robust and perfect tracking problems.

The theory presented in the earlier chapters of the text are also subsequently applied to real-life problems with actual implementations: gyro-stabilized mirror targeting; hard-disk-drive servo control and control of a piezoelectric actuator.

Robust and H-infinity Control can be used for graduate courses in robust control and as a reference for academic researchers; the reader should have completed first-year graduate courses in linear systems and multivariable control. It will also be of great value to engineers practising in the process, electronics and aerospace industries.