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Control Theory from the Geometric Viewpoint

Name: Control Theory from the Geometric Viewpoint
Author: Agrachev, Andrei A. , Sachkov, Yuri
ISBN: 9783642059070

by Agrachev, Andrei A., Sachkov, Yuri

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Overview

This book presents some facts and methods of Mathematical Control Theory treated from the geometric viewpoint. It is devoted to finite-dimensional deterministic control systems governed by smooth ordinary differential equations. The problems of controllability, state and feedback equivalence, and optimal control are studied.

Some of the topics treated by the authors are covered in monographic or textbook literature for the first time while others are presented in a more general and flexible setting than elsewhere.

Although being fundamentally written for mathematicians, the authors make an attempt to reach both the practitioner and the theoretician by blending the theory with applications. They maintain a good balance between the mathematical integrity of the text and the conceptual simplicity that might be required by engineers. It can be used as a text for graduate courses and will become most valuable as a reference work for graduate students and researchers.

Synopsis

This book presents some facts and methods of the Mathematical Control Theory treated from the geometric point of view. The book is mainly based on graduate courses given by the first coauthor in the years 2000-2001 at the International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy. Mathematical prerequisites are reduced to standard courses of Analysis and Linear Algebra plus some basic Real and Functional Analysis. No preliminary knowledge of Control Theory or Differential Geometry is required. What this book is about? The classical deterministic physical world is described by smooth dynamical systems: the future in such a system is com pletely determined by the initial conditions. Moreover, the near future changes smoothly with the initial data. If we leave room for "free will" in this fatalistic world, then we come to control systems. We do so by allowing certain param eters of the dynamical system to change freely at every instant of time. That is what we routinely do in real life with our body, car, cooker, as well as with aircraft, technological processes etc. We try to control all these dynamical systems! Smooth dynamical systems are governed by differential equations. In this book we deal only with finite dimensional systems: they are governed by ordi nary differential equations on finite dimensional smooth manifolds. A control system for us is thus a family of ordinary differential equations. The family is parametrized by control parameters.

About the Author, Agrachev, Andrei A. , Sachkov, Yuri

Andrei A. Agrachev

Born in Moscow, Russia.

Graduated: Moscow State Univ., Applied Math. Dept., 1974.

Ph.D.: Moscow State Univ., 1977.

Doctor of Sciences (habilitation): Steklov Inst. for Mathematics, Moscow, 1989.

Invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians ICM-94 in Zurich.

Over 90 research papers on Control Theory, Optimization, Geometry (featured review of Amer. Math. Soc., 2002).

Professional Activity: Inst. for Scientific Information, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 1977-1992; Moscow State Univ., 1989-1997; Steklov Inst. for Mathematics, Moscow, 1992-present; International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA-ISAS), Trieste, 2000-present.

Current positions: Professor of SISSA-ISAS, Trieste, Italy

and Leading Researcher of the Steklov Ins. for Math., Moscow, Russia

Yuri L. Sachkov

Born in Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine.

Graduated: Moscow State Univ., Math. Dept., 1986.

Ph.D.: Moscow State Univ., 1992.

Over 20 research papers on Control Theory.

Professional Activity: Program Systems Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pereslavl-Zalessky, 1989-present;

University of Pereslavl, 1993-present.

Steklov Inst. for Mathematics, Moscow, 1998-1999;

International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA-ISAS), Trieste, 1999-2001.

Current positions: Senior researcher of Program Systems Institute, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia;