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Well-written, practice-oriented textbook, and compact textbook
Presents the contemporary state of the art of control theory and its applications
Introduces traditional problems that are useful in the automatic control of technical processes, plus
presents current issues of control
Explains methods can be easily applied for the determination of the decision algorithms in computer control and management systems

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General Characteristic of Control Systems.- Formal Models of Control Systems.- Control for the Given State (the Given Output).- Optimal Control with Complete Information on the Plant.- Parametric Optimization.- Application of Relational Description of Uncertainty.- Application of Probabilistic Descriptions of Uncertainty.- Uncertain Variables and Their Applications.- Fuzzy Variables, Analogies and Soft Variables.- Control in Closed-loop System. Stability.- Adaptive and Learning Control Systems.- Intelligent and Complex Control Systems.- Control of Operation Systems.

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From the reviews:

"The exposure of the material is highly systematic and the flow of the main ideas is coherent, easy to follow, and prudently organized. The writing is lucid and concise. ... The monograph would be definitely of significant interest to researchers, practitioners, and graduate students. The strong algorithmic flavour would appeal to all those interested in the applied side of the area. ... All in all, this is a highly welcome and timely research monograph ... ." (Witold Pedrycz, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 17, 2007)

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