Nonlinear Systems Tracking

This book establishes the tracking theory, trackability theory, and tracking control synthesis for time-varying nonlinear plants and their control systems. Treating dynamical and control systems, including subclasses of input-output and state-space nonlinear systems, the text describes the crucial tracking control concepts that comprise effective tracking control algorithms. It defines the main tracking and trackability properties involved, detailing the corresponding conditions needed for the controlled plant to exhibit each property. It also discusses various algorithms for tracking control synthesis, attacking the tracking control synthesis problems themselves. The book opens important new research avenues in control science and engineering.