Robust Control Theory

Robust control originates with the need to cope with systems with modeling uncertainty. There have been several mathematical techniques developed for robust control system analysis. The articles in this volume cover all of the major research directions in the field. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Nest Algebras, Causality Constraints, and Multirate Robust Control....Pages 1-20 Does Rantzer’s Convex Direction Theorem Sound the Death Knell for New Vertex Results in Robust Control?....Pages 21-39 Robustness to Bounded Inputs and Structured Uncertainty: Analysis and Synthesis....Pages 41-54 Robust Stabilization for l p Gap Perturbations....Pages 55-80 Generalized H 2 / H ∞ Control....Pages 81-103 On the Computation of Suboptimal H ∞ Controllers for Unstable Infinite Dimensional Systems....Pages 105-128 Robust Stabilization for Parametric Uncertainty with Application to Magnetic Levitation....Pages 129-141 Let’s Get Real....Pages 143-173 Weighted Approximation Techniques and Their Applications in Controller Reduction....Pages 175-207