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Citation
Rigelsford, J. (2002), "Control of Complex Systems", Assembly Automation, Vol. 22 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/aa.2002.03322bae.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
Control of Complex Systems
K.J. Åström et al. (Eds.)Springer2001482 pp.ISBN 1-85233-324-3£69.00 (hardcover)
Keywords: Control, Complex analysis
Control of Complex Systems is a collection of seventeen research papers that have emerged from the activities of the COSY (Control of Complex Systems) research program. This multi-disciplinary program is sponsored by the European Science Foundation (ESF) and aims to enhance our understanding of complex systems and to develop associated theories and control technologies.
After an introductory chapter techniques for Modeling Complex Physical Systems are discussed in chapter 2. Passivity-based Control of Non-linear Systems is addressed in chapter 3, while chapter 4 presents An Introduction to Forwarding.
The following two chapters discuss Iterative Identification and Control Design, and Learning Control of Complex Systems, respectively; while chapter 7 presents Software for Complex Controllers. Chapter 8 discusses Fault-Tolerant Control (FTC) Systems and addresses topics including analysis of fault propagation, analysis of structure, recoverability, and autonomous fault-tolerant control.
The principle of model-based fault diagnosis, signal-based FDI approach, and quantitative and qualitative model-based FDI approaches, are amongst the subjects discussed in chapter 9, Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI). Residual Generation for FDI in Non-linear Systems, and Predictive Methods for FTC, are addressed in chapters 10 and 11, respectively.
The remaining six chapters of the book address specific real-world control problems. Chapter 12, Three-tank Control Reconfigurations, covers reconfigurability analysis, a hybrid approach to reconfigurable control, a multi-model-based reconfigurable control, and a neural observer-based approach.
The following two chapters discuss Ship Propulsion Control and reconfiguration, and Learning Control of Thermal Systems. Vibration Control of High-rise Buildings is addressed in chapter 15, while chapter 16 discusses the Control of Helicopters. The final chapter of the book, Satellite Attitude Control, discusses topics including: fault- tolerant control of the ØRSTED satellite; stabilisation of the angular velocity of a rigid body; predictive attitude control of small satellites; and attitude determination without sensor redundancy.
Overall, this book provides useful coverage of complex systems, including background theory, discussion of specific problems and case studies. Its broad coverage makes it suitable for scientists, researchers and industrial engineers from many disciplines.