Providing a thorough and authoritative introduction, "Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks: Protocols, Performance, and Control" examines the theory, architectures, and technologies needed to implement quality of service (QoS) in a wide variety of communication networks.

Intelligent systems are a hallmark of modern feedback control systems. But as these systems mature, we have come to expect higher levels of performance in speed and accuracy in the face of severe nonlinearities, disturbances, unforeseen dynamics, and unstructured uncertainties. Artificial neural networks offer a combination of adaptability, parallel processing, and learning capabilities that outperform other intelligent control methods in more complex systems.
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Examining neurocontroller design in discrete-time for the first time, Neural Network Control of...

Optimal Networked Control Systems with MATLAB^(R) discusses optimal controller design in discrete time for networked control systems (NCS). The authors apply several powerful modern control techniques in discrete time to the design of intelligent controllers for such NCS. Detailed derivations, rigorous stability proofs, computer simulation examples, and downloadable MATLAB^(R) codes are included for each case.

The book begins by providing background on NCS, networked imperfections, dynamical systems, stability theory, and stochastic optimal...