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This monograph is the first devoted to optimal syntheses in control theory and focuses on minimum time on 2-D manifolds. The first chapter outlines book results and examples of applicability. Then a quick introduction to geometric methods in control theory is provided. The following chapters contain a deep analysis of single input systems on 2-D manifolds including classifications of optimal syntheses and feedbacks, their singularities, extremals projection and minimum time singularities. Various extensions and applications are also illustrated. The volume is suitable for a graduate level one-semester course on optimal syntheses theory for mathematicians or engineers with a solid mathematical background.
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Introduction.- Geometric Control.- Time Optimal Synthesis for 2-D Systems.- Generic Properties of the Minimum Time Function.- Extremal Synthesis.- Projection Singularities.- A. Some Technical Proofs of Chapter 2.- B. Bidimensional Sources.- References.- Index.
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This monograph is the first devoted to optimal syntheses in control theory and focuses on minimum time on 2-D manifolds. The first chapter outlines book results and examples of applicability. Then a quick introduction to geometric methods in control theory is provided. The following chapters contain a deep analysis of single input systems on 2-D manifolds including classifications of optimal syntheses and feedbacks, their singularities, extremals projection and minimum time singularities. Various extensions and applications are also illustrated. The volume is suitable for a graduate level one-semester course on optimal syntheses theory for mathematicians or engineers with a solid mathematical background.
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"This book provides an excellent illustration of concepts and methods of geometric optimal control at work. … This book is a welcome addition to a number of texts that treat the mathematical aspects of control theory from a geometric point of view … . accessible to the advanced, mathematically inclined graduate student and rewarding in their results. They provide plentiful and excellent material for a mathematically oriented graduate course on the topic … ." (Heinz Schaettler, SIAM Reviews, Vol. 47 (3), 2005)
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From the reviews:
"This book provides an excellent illustration of concepts and methods of geometric optimal control at work. ... This book is a welcome addition to a number of texts that treat the mathematical aspects of control theory from a geometric point of view ... . accessible to the advanced, mathematically inclined graduate student and rewarding in their results. They provide plentiful and excellent material for a mathematically oriented graduate course on the topic ... ." (Heinz Schaettler, SIAM Reviews, Vol. 47 (3), 2005)
