Control Theory for Linear Systems deals with the mathematical theory of feedback control of linear systems. It treats a wide range of control synthesis problems for linear state space systems with inputs and outputs. The book provides a treatment of these problems using state space methods, often with a geometric flavour. Its subject matter ranges from controllability and observability, stabilization, disturbance decoupling, and tracking and regulation, to linear quadratic regulation, H2 and H-infinity control, and robust stabilization. Each chapter of the book contains a series of...

The analysis and design of linear systems is much easier than that of nonlinear systems; however, most real-world systems are an interconnection of linear and nonlinear components. A common paradigm of nonlinear systems is that they are linear systems with embedded or sandwiched nonlinear elements. More specifically, most nonlinear systems can be modeled as linear systems with constrains on their inputs and selected outputs.

Unifying two decades of research, this book is the first to establish a comprehensive foundation for a systematic analysis and design of linear systems with...