__Safe Adaptive Control__ gives a formal and complete algorithm for assuring the stability of a switched control system when at least one of the available candidate controllers is stabilizing. The possibility of having an unstable switched system even in the presence of a stabilizing candidate controller is demonstrated by referring to several well-known adaptive control approaches, where the system goes unstable when a large mismatch between the unknown plant and the available models exists ("plant-model mismatch instability"). Sufficient conditions for this possibility to be avoided are formulated, and a "recipe" to be followed by the control system designer to guarantee stability and desired performance is provided. The problem is placed in a standard optimization setting. Unlike the finite controller sets considered elsewhere, the candidate controller set is allowed to be continuously parametrized so that it can deal with plants with a very large range of uncertainties. Publication In Lncis Is Free Of Charge. Springer-verlag Retains Copyright. However, All Authors Are Free To Use The Material In Other Publications, With Acknowledgment To Springer-verlag. Manuscripts Should Be Written In English And Be No Less Than 100, Preferably No More Than 500 Pages. The Manuscript In Its Final And Approved Version Must Be Submitted In Camera-ready Form. You Are Strongly Encouraged To Use Latex Together With The Corresponding Springer Latex Macro Packages. The Corresponding Electronic Files Are Also Required For The Production Process, In Particular The Online Version. Detailed Instructions For Authors Can Be Found On The Engineering Site Of Our Homepage: Springer.com/series/642. Manuscripts Should Be Sent To One Of The Series Editors, Professor Dr.-lng. M. Thoma, Institut Fur Regelungstechnik, Technische Universitat, Appelstraße 11, 30167 Hannover, Germany, Professor Frank Allgower, Universitat Stuttgart, Inst. Systemtheorie Technischer Prozesse (ist), Pfaffenwaldring 9, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany Or Professor M. Morari, Institut Fur Automatik, Eth/etl I 29, Physikstraße 3, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland, Or Directly To The Engineering Editor, Springer-verlag, Tiergartenstraße 17, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany. --book Jacket. Pt. 1. Overview Of Adaptive Control -- Pt. 2. Safe Switching Adaptive Control. Margareta Stefanovic And Michael G. Safonov. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Annotation Safe Adaptive Control gives a formal and complete algorithm for assuring the stability of a switched control system when at least one of the available candidate controllers is stabilizing. The possibility of having an unstable switched system even in the presence of a stabilizing candidate controller is demonstrated by referring to several well-known adaptive control approaches, where the system goes unstable when a large mismatch between the unknown plant and the available models exists ("plant-model mismatch instability"). Sufficient conditions for this possibility to be avoided are formulated, and a "recipe" to be followed by the control system designer to guarantee stability and desired performance is provided. The problem is placed in a standard optimization setting. Unlike the finite controller sets considered elsewhere, the candidate controller set is allowed to be continuously parametrized so that it can deal with plants with a very large range of uncertainties Front Matter....Pages - Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Overview of Adaptive Control....Pages 3-12 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Safe Switching Adaptive Control: Theory....Pages 15-40 Safe Switching Adaptive Control: Examples....Pages 41-128 Conclusion....Pages 129-130 Back Matter....Pages -
