Books in the Series in Systems and Control series

Presents a treatment of classical and shear deformation plates and shells, from the basic derivation of theories to analytical and numerical solutions. This book provides material on the theory and analysis of shells, featuring an additional chapter devoted to the topic.

This work presents approaches to modelling and control problems arising from conditions of ever increasing nonlinearity and complexity. It prescribes an approach that covers a wide range of methods being combined to provide multiple model solutions.

This text deals with the most fundamental deficiency of modern theory control; the lack of an easily applicable method for the design of low order controllers. It shows that solutions to many different problems in control all reduce to the same

This text provides the reader with a grounding in sliding mode control and is appropriate for the graduate with a basic knowledge of classical control theory and some knowledge of state-space methods. From this basis, more advanced theoretical

Predictive control is a powerful tool in dealing with those processes with large time delays. Generalized Predictive Control is the most popular approach to the subject, and this text discusses its application starting with the concept of long-range

Covering all major classes of aircraft, this book reviews many of the current aircraft flight control programmes. Topics discussed include: control design considerations; simulation and analysis results; flight test optimization; flight evaluation of handling qualities; and design techniques.