Fractional-order Systems and Controls details the use of fractional calculus (calculus of non-integer order) in the description and modeling of systems, and in a range of control design and practical applications. It is largely self-contained, covering the fundamentals of fractional calculus together with some analytical and numerical techniques and providing MATLAB^(R) codes for the simulation of fractional-order control (FOC) systems (available by download from www.springer.com/ISBN).

The use of fractional calculus can improve and generalize well-established...