Trends in control

This book features the plenary lectures and mini-courses from the European Control Conference (ECC 95), held in Rome from September 5-8, 1995. It includes nine essays by leading experts discussing recent advancements in control systems design, along with three self-contained sets of lecture notes. Several essays focus on robust control. J. Ackermann's article explores robust control of vehicle rotational motions to ease the driver's task. H. Kwakernaak discusses the performance and robustness requirements in control systems design, emphasizing the roles of sensitivity and complementary sensitivity functions. P. Boulet, B. A. Francis, P. C. Hughes, and T. Hong present the Daisy testbed facility, which mimics the dynamics of a large flexible space structure for testing advanced identification and control methods. K. Glover examines recent developments in uncertain system modeling, analysis, and design, illustrated by a flight control case study. Other contributions address fundamental issues in control theory, including V. A. Yakubovich's survey on new infinite horizon linear-quadratic optimization problems. Overall, the book provides insights into contemporary challenges and innovations in control systems.