Low gain feedback

This book gives a unified and unique presentation of low gain and high gain design methodologies. In particular the development of low gain feedback design methodology is discussed. The development of both low and high gain feedback enhances the industrial relevance of modern control theory, by providing solutions to a wide range of problems that are of paramount practical importance. This detailed monograph provides the reader with a comprehensive insight into these problems: research results are examined and solutions to the problems are considered. Compared to that of high gain feedback, the power and significance of low gain feedback is not as widely recognized. The purpose of this monograph is to present some recent developments in low gain feedback, and its applications. Several low gain techniques are examined, including the control of linear systems with saturating actuators, semi-global stabilization of minimum phase input-output linearizable systems and H2 suboptimal control. Introduction....Pages 1-5 Basic low gain feedback design techniques....Pages 7-42 Semi-global stabilization of linear systems with saturating actuators....Pages 43-64 Robust semi-global stabilization of linear systems with saturating actuators....Pages 65-98 Semi-global output regulation for linear systems with saturating actuators....Pages 99-131 Semi-global almost disturbance decoupling with stability for linear systems with saturating actuators....Pages 133-145 Scheduling low and high gain parameters — Turning semi-global results into global ones....Pages 147-171 Semi-global stabilization of linear systems with magnitude and rate saturating actuators....Pages 173-196 Robust semi-global stabilization of minimum phase input-output linearizable systems....Pages 197-229 Perfect regulation and H 2 -suboptimal control....Pages 231-250 Almost disturbance decoupling with internal stability for linear and nonlinear systems....Pages 251-290 Robust stabilization of an inverted pendulum on a carriage with restricted travel....Pages 291-301 Feedback design for an F-16 fighter aircraft with rate limited deflector....Pages 303-326 Zongli Lin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 339-350) And Index.