Switching in Systems and Control

di Daniel Liberzon (Autore)

Birkhauser Boston Inc, 2003

l\lany systems encountered in practice involve a coupling between contin­ uous dynamics and discrete events. Systems in which these two kinds of dynamics coexist and interact are usually called hybrid. For example, the following phenomena give rise to hybrid behavior: a valve or a power switch opening and closing; a thermostat turning the heat on and off; biological cells growing and dividing; a server switching between buffers in a queueing network; aircraft entering, crossing, and leaving an air traffic control region; dynamics of a car changing abruptly due to wheels locking and unlocking on ice. Hybrid systems constitute a relatively new and very active area of current research. They present interesting theoretical challenges and are important in many real-world problems. Due to its inherently interdisci­ plinary nature, the field has attracted the attention of people with diverse backgrounds, primarily computer scientists, applied mathematicians, and engineers. Researchers with a background and interest in continuous-time systems and control theory are concerned primarily with properties of the contin­ uous dynamics, such as Lyapunov stability. A detailed investigation of the discrete behavior, on the other hand, is usually not a goal in itself. In fact, rather than dealing with specifics of the discrete dynamics, it is often use­ ful to describe and analyze a more general category of systems which is known to contain a particular model of interest.

• Autore: Daniel Liberzon
• Editore: Birkhauser Boston Inc
• Collana: Systems & Control: Foundations & Applications
• Anno: 2003
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 233 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9780817642976

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