Abstract :
The purpose of this book is to present the fundamental techniques and algorithms of adaptive control in a tutorial manner to a wide audience, including engineers, students, and researchers. Some of the topics covered include: basic design methods, technical issues and history; two common parametric models of dynamic systems; the adaptive parameter identification (estimation) problem for continuous-time systems and for discrete-time systems; model reference adaptive control (MRAC) for continuous-time systems; designing indirect adaptive pole placement control (APPC); discrete-time versions of MRAC and APPC schemes; and adaptive control of nonlinear dynamic systems. The book includes a well-prepared appendix that covers a broad list of topics and results on systems theory, especially stability theory, in both continuous time and discrete time. The book is comprehensive, rigorous, well written and easy to read. It can be used as an introductory textbook or a technical reference.
