State-dependent Riccati equation (SDRE) techniques are rapidly emerging as general
design methods which provide a systematic and effective means of designing nonlinear …

Abstract The framework of Linear Parameter Varying (LPV) systems concerns linear
dynamical systems whose state-space representations depend on exogenous nonstationary …

With the rapid development of computer technology, automatic control technology and
communication technology, research on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has attracted …

Fuzzy control is a practical alternative for a variety of challenging control applications since it
provides a convenient method for constructing nonlinear controllers via the use of heuristic …

Gain scheduling for nonlinear controller design is described in terms of general features of
the approach and in terms of early examples of applications in flight control and automotive …

Through the past 20 years, the framework of Linear Parameter-Varying (LPV) systems has
become a promising system theoretical approach to handle the control of mildly nonlinear …

Modern wind turbines generally operate at variable speed in order to maximise the
conversion efficiency below rated power and to reduce loading on the drive-train. In …

The gain-scheduling approach is perhaps one of the most popular non-linear control design
approaches which has been widely and successfully applied in fields ranging from …

Hydraulic Servo-systems details the basic concepts of many recent developments of
nonlinear identification and nonlinear control and their application to hydraulic servo …

The fault-tolerant control problem belongs to the domain of complex control systems in
which inter-control-disciplinary information and expertise are required. This paper outlines …