From the reviews:“The monograph is divided into two parts. In the first, the authors review existing analog-optimization-based ESC … . The second part of the book deals with applications of ESC … . The book will be of benefit to graduate students persuing their degrees in applied and industrial mathematics, as well as to researchers and engineers who may encounter optimal control methods in their work.” (Mikhail Yu Kokurin, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1255, 2013)