Stabilization of Nonlinear Uncertain Systems

Efforts in nonlinear control have led to the level of generality in ehich conceptual solutions exist for all systems affine in control and the disturbance, and constructive designs exist for a specific class of nonlinear systems - although broad in terms of physical relevance. This monograph presents the fundamentals of global stabilization and optimal control of nonlinear systems with uncertain models. It offers a unified view of deterministic disturbance attenuation, stochastic control and adaptive control for nonlinear systems. It addresses a large audience of researchers, students, engineers and mathematicians.