Modeling and Control of Complex Systems

• Other Authors: Ioannou, P. A. 1953- (Editor), Pitsillides, Andreas (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton CRC Press 2008
• Series: Automation and control engineering 26
• Subjects: System theory > Mathematical models; System analysis > Mathematical models
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• Physical Description: 522 pages, 12 pages of plate some colour illustrations 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780849379857; 0849379857

Comprehension of complex systems comes from an understanding of not only the behavior of constituent elements but how they act together to form the behavior of the whole. However, given the multidisciplinary nature of complex systems, the scattering of information across different areas creates a chaotic situation for those trying to understand possible solutions and applications. Modeling and Control of Complex Systems brings together a number of research experts to present some of their latest approaches and future research directions in a language accessible to system theorists. Contributors discuss complex systems such as networks for modeling and control of civil structures, vehicles, robots, biomedical systems, fluid flow systems, and home automation systems. Each chapter provides theoretical and methodological descriptions of a specific application in the control of complex systems, including congestion control in computer networks, autonomous multi-robot docking systems, modeling and control in cancer genomics, and backstepping controllers for stabilization of turbulent flow PDEs