Advanced Topics in Control Systems Theory (vol. # 328) : Lecture Notes from FAP 2005

This book includes selected contributions by lecturers at the third annual Formation d'Automatique de Paris. It provides a well-integrated synthesis of the latest thinking in nonlinear optimal control, observer design, stability analysis and structural properties of linear systems, without the need for an exhaustive literature review. The internationally known contributors to this volume represent many of the most reputable control centers in Europe.