The author attempts to portray the ideas and general principles of the theory of materials
within the framework of phenomenological continuum mechanics. It is a well-written rigorous …

This report provides a review of notable publications regarding the topic of zeros of
multivariable systems in the period from 1970 into 1989. Particular attention is paid to …

A robust multivariable controller is introduced for a class of distributed parameter systems.
The system to be controlled is given as ̇ x= Ax+ Bu, y= Cx in a Banach space. The purpose …

This article deals with distributed parameter systems described by first‐order hyperbolic
partial differential equations (PDEs), for which the manipulated input, the controlled output …

Physical interpretation of the transfer function zeros of simple control systems with
mechanical flexibilities is presented. It is shown that for discrete spring-mass systems and …

A Practical Guide to Geometric Regulation for Distributed Parameter Systems provides an
introduction to geometric control design methodologies for asymptotic tracking and …

A design of the control of the internal fluid temperature at the outlet of a parallel-flow heat
exchanger by manipulating the inlet external fluid temperature is proposed. The dynamic …

System invariance concepts Page 1 CHAPTER Ih SYSTEM INVARIANCE CONCEPTS The
theory of controlled invariance of a subspace has been investigated in detail in the case that …

Continuity of the input/output map for boundary control systems is shown through the system
transfer function. Our approach transforms the question of continuity of the input/output map …

In this paper, a fairly complete parallel of the finite-dimensional root locus theory is
presented for quite general, nonconstant coefficient, even order ordinary differential …